Articles tagged with: Alfa

VimpleCom Boss Owns Sweden's Most Expensive Home in 2007

The CEO of Russia's mobile network operator VimpelCom, Alexander Izosimov has become the owner of the most expensive home sold in 2007, according to a housing report from Svenska Dagbladet. He is reported to have paid a shade under US$7 million for the detached home in Stockholm's Djursholm district. more

Related Tags: telenor, alfa-group, vimpelcom, Sweden

Russia is One of the Worlds Top-5 WiMAX Opportunities

According to a new report from the market research and industry analysis firm Maravedis, the Russian Federation remains among the world's top five Wireless Broadband opportunities. The Russian economy is flourishing. GDP per capita has risen from $4000 in 1999 to $12,000 in 2006 . The demand in telecom services is rapidly outpacing the capacity of legacy infrastructure. Even now, investment in telecom is mostly coming into large cities, still leaving many places without coverage. more

Related Tags: mms, mobile-email, mobile-wimax, maravedis, sistema, moscow, bwa, enforta, cpe, Russia

89.8% of Lebanon's GSM users report using SMS

A new Arab Advisors' survey of Lebanon's cellular users provides insightful analysis into this idiosyncratic telecom market that is slated for liberalization and privatization. The survey found that 12.8% of Lebanon's GSM users share their phone lines with other members of their families. This indicates pent-up demand for cellular services in Lebanon. This bodes well for the country's mobile penetration which is below regional levels. more

Related Tags: mtc-touch, Lebanon

Mobile Telecoms Big and Small are Dialing Emerging Markets for Growth

Every day in emerging markets, more and more people are hearing the sound of cell phones ringing. Indeed, as mobile telecommunications markets in Western Europe become more commoditized and subscriber growth slows, established players from there and North America are increasingly moving into emerging markets to maintain their growth momentum. At the same time, local and regional companies are also gearing up, betting that being smaller and nimbler will help them garner market share despite competition from the global telecoms giants. more

Intec Wins Billing Software Contract in Lebanon

Intec says that it has signed a multi-million dollar deal in Lebanon with government owned GSM provider alfa. Under the terms of the agreement Intec will supply alfa with its integrated customer care, charging and billing solution, a scalable business support system designed to meet the growing demands of today's wireless operators. alfa has selected the Intec Mobile Business Solution, including its Singl.eView Customer Management, Billing and Financial Assurances modules. more

Related Tags: deutsche-telekom, customer-care, compete, intec, Lebanon

Telenor Invites Altimo To Make Peace Over Ukraine Assets

MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Norway's Telenor hopes that its move to resolve a dispute at Russian mobile phone operator VimpelCom will help settle a similar dispute with estranged business partner Altimo at their Kyivstar joint venture, a Telenor spokeswoman said Wednesday. more

Related Tags: telenor, vimpelcom, kyivstar, altimo, new-york, Ukraine

Regulator proposes prepaid mobile rates

Costa Rica's telecoms regulator Aresep plans to hold a public hearing in 30 days on the rates that would be charged for prepaid mobile telephony due to be introduced for the first time in the country by state-owned monopoly ICE, local press quoted Aresep's director Roberto alfaro as saying. more

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Telenor CFO: Alfa Group Fails To Pay For Arbitration In US

STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- A U.S. arbitration ruling relating to alleged violations by Russia's alfa Group of a shareholder's agreement in Kyivstar is delayed as alfa Group hasn't paid their bill, said Telenor's Chief Financial Officer Trond Westlie at a press conference Tuesday. more

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Vimpelcom: Altimo Can Now Elect Fourth Board Member

MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Altimo, the telecommunications holding of Russian private equity group alfa Group, can now appoint a fourth member to the board of mobile phone operator Vimpel Communications, a Vimpelcom spokeswoman told Dow Jones Newswires Wednesday. more

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Swedish Government Minister to Meet Alfa Group's Fridman

STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Russian holding company alfa Group's controlling shareholder Mikhail Fridman and Sweden's Financial Markets Minister Mats Odell will meet for the first time this week, but no formal talks on the future of Swedish telecommunications operator TeliaSonera are on the agenda, a spokeswoman for Odell said Monday. more

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