Tagged in: Russia
Russia deploys initial LTE network
The Russian economy, having staged a strong recovery since its 1998 financial crisis, is beginning to emerge from the economic doldrums following the difficulties which have lingered since 2008. GDP growth is expected to reach 4.5% in 2011 following a … Continue reading
Russian MNOs set up joint ventures to expand LTE
Developing LTE networks is crucial for expanding broadband availability in regional areas of Russia. The main development has been with the WiMAX player Scartel, operating under the Yota brand. The company has been able to re-use its existing spectrum for … Continue reading
An ongoing boycott by three mobile operators in Laos sees Beeline mobile service isolated
The mobile network in Laos is in chaos and subscribers are struggling to make phone calls after mobile operators Lao Telecom, ETL and Unitel joined forces to block interconnection with fourth operator, Beeline. The boycott by the three operators was … Continue reading
Russian government steps up investment in satellite broadband to remote regions
Broadband has grown rapidly in recent years as incumbent and alternative telecom operators upgrade infrastructure as part of a general trend of migrating beyond voice-centric offerings to voice, broadband and convergence services. The updated Russia – Broadband Market Insights, Analysis … Continue reading
Russia’s mobile operators unite to extend LTE to remote areas by 2014
Having experienced more than a decade of strong GDP growth until 2009, the Russian economy has been negatively impacted by the recent global financial crisis. This is partly due to the country’s reliance on commodity exports, exacerbated by highly leveraged … Continue reading
MTS Belarus – market progress, and a chance to buy out the government’s stake
MTS Belarus is among the more progressive MNOs in central Europe, having rapidly developed its 3G network nationally and built up a subscriber base from 1.2 million at the end of 2004 to more than 4.7 million by the beginning … Continue reading
Vimpelcom expands global footprint
Vimpelcom has further expand its global footprint following its agreement to merge with Weather Investments. Under the agreement Vimpelcom will take control of Weather’s 51.7% stake in Egypt-based Orascom Telecom Holding and all of Italian fixed, mobile and broadband operator … Continue reading
New satellites from Russia
A Russian satellite system is aimed at expanding the use of satellite navigation beyond mapping and car navigation, and replacing aging US satellites. Russia has been developing Glonass, its answer to the US-led Global Positioning System (GPS), since 1976. Having … Continue reading
Svyazinvest CEO resigns
Evgeniy Yurchenko, the CEO of Russian telecommunications incumbent holding company Svyazinvest has resigned from Svyazinvest. The CEO’s resignation was due to disagreement with Rostelecom managers on development strategy. Svyazinvest is the holding company for Russia’s state owned regional telecoms incumbent … Continue reading
Russian telecoms politics and policies
Russia possesses one of the largest telecoms markets in the world due to its sizeable population. Like much of Russia’s economy, the telecoms sector is developing, with total revenue growing by 2.7% during 2009 to reach RUB1.3 trillion. As seen … Continue reading
