Cell phones in Russia
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The Russians are coming... to launch rockets from European base The Guiana Space Centre (CSG) is girding for a new era when it will host Russian rockets and Russian engineers who just a short while ago were Europe's space rivals....Russians Blame Mobile Phones for Lightning Strike Deaths Russian officials are putting the blame for a sudden surge in deaths from lightning strikes at increased mobile phone ownership....iPhones hot even in places Apple has yet to reach In the Soviet days, Russians asked their American friends to bring blue jeans, rock records and other Western goods into the country. Today Russians can buy almost anything they want here — but they are still begging for one item: Apple's slick iPhone....Nortel Providing WiMAX Kit for Moscow Network Russia based Comstar has selected Nortel equipment to develop the first mobile WiMAX network in Moscow. 160 base stations are expected to be built in Moscow by the end of 2008....Russia's New Telecom Min Meets With Industry Execs Russia's recently appointed communications minister, Igor Shchegolev, Friday held his first meeting with executives in the sector, Vedomosti business daily reported Monday....MySpace Signs Russian Mobile Deal Russia's MTS has inked a deal with MySpace to provide direct access to the mobile internet version of MySpace from MTS's own mobile homepage. ...MegaFon 1Q Net Profit Up 51% on Year, On More Calls, Users MegaFon, Russia's third-largest mobile phone company by subscribers, said its net profit for the first quarter of 2008 rose 51% on the year to 9.26 billion rubles ($396.7 million), as new users joined the network and longer-standing ones spent more time on calls...Sistema 1Q Core Profit Soars on Comstar, MTS Growth Russia's largest listed conglomerate AFK Sistema, Thursday said first-quarter net profit from continuing operations rose 80% from last year on continued strong growth at its telecoms units....Telenor Takes Action to Stop Russian $3.8 Billion Lawsuit Telenor says that it has requested the US Federal District Court in New York to stop Farimex from pursuing a lawsuit against Telenor in Khanty-Mansiysk in Russia....Brazil, Russia, India and China-collectively known as BRIC -- represent the next great growth curve for both the mobile and interactive marketing industries.... |
