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Articles tagged with: Megafon
Iran Looking to Sell Large Stake in State Owned Telco
The Iranian government has announced plans to sell off a second stake in the state owned telecoms operator, the Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI). The government recently floated a five percent stake on the local stock market and had been expected to seek an external investor. Ali Rahmani, managing director of the Tehran Stock Exchange has now confirmed that a 49% stake will be sold to a single investor, with a foreign party being invited to take up to 35% of the company. more
Related Tags: mtn, vimplecom, irancell, gsm-license, tci, tehran, Iran
Russia & Central Asia Q2 08 - 3G ConnectionsTop Half a Million
The number of W-CDMA 3G connections in the Russia and Central Asia region surpassed half a million in the second quarter of 2008, as Russian market leader MTS joined the fray. Rival megafon was the first Russian operator to get next generation services underway at the end of October last year, with MTS entering the market at the end of May and Vimpelcom rolling out its first offerings just a couple of weeks ago. more
Related Tags: w-cdma, mts, cdma, moscow, vimpelcom, st-petersburg, Russia
MTS Confirms Interest in Taking Stake in Russian Mobile Phone Retailer
Russia's MTS has confirmed that it is interested in buying a minority stake
in the country's largest mobile retailer, Euroset. The retailer was raided by
police on two separate investigations last week - one related to claims of fraud and the other an alleged kidnapping by an employee several years ago.
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Related Tags: alfa, mts, sistema, cdma, vimplecom, police, euroset, Russia
Three Firms Shortlisted for Armenian Mobile License
Three companies, Orange, Tele2 and Ireland based Blackrock Communications have been shortlisted for Armenia's 3rd mobile operator license. A statement from the Transportation and Communication Ministry said that although 17 companies applied for the tender documents, only six companies submitted a bid, Orange, CEO Blackrock Communications, V-Tel, Tele2, Auroratel and PJ Engineering. more
Related Tags: orange, mts, 3, vivacell, tele2, Armenia
UPDATE:VimpelCom 2Q Net +31%;Gets Russia's First iPhone Deal
MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Russian telecoms operator VimpelCom Thursday reported a sharp rise in second-quarter profits and said it would become the country's first operator to offer Apple Inc's (AAPL) popular iPhone. more
Related Tags: apple, telenor, mts, vimpelcom, andrew, Russia
Iran to Announce 3rd GSM License Tender Within Days
Iran is expected to announce a tender for a third GSM license in the country within the next few days, but may be required to offer generous terms to encourage investors into the country. The political interference in the tender for the second mobile license is still causing legal problems at the International Court for Arbitration. more
Related Tags: mtn, turkcell, irancell, satellite, gsm-license, vimpelcom, tci, Iran
Stable growth of the mobile telephony market in Russia
A new report by the PMR research and consulting company, demonstrates that the value of the telecommunication market in Russia grew by 27% in 2007, achieving the level of RUB 957 billion (US$39.5 billion). The data transmission and internet services sectors grew dynamically, but the market growth was caused primarily by very high dynamics of the largest sector: mobile telephony. In the last eight years, the market developed at an average annual rate of approximately 31%, primarily thanks to dynamic development of the mobile telephony market resulting from a low saturation of services. more
Related Tags: sim-card, mms, sms, mts, moscow, umts, Russia
Iran to Sell 25% Stake in National Operator
The Iranian government is planning to sell off up to a quarter of the state owned telecoms operator, Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI). The government will launch a standard floatation on the Tehran stock exchange for five percent next week and then seek an investor to take a twenty percent block in the company at a later date. more
Related Tags: intel, mtn, vimplecom, irancell, gsm-license, tci, tehran, Iran
TeliaSonera 2Q Net +7.8% on Emerging Mkts
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Telecommunications operator TeliaSonera, Thursday reported a 7.8% increase in second-quarter net profit on higher sales and contributions from its operations in Russia and Turkey. more
Related Tags: mobile-data, teliasonera, france-telecom, Sweden
MegaFon 1Q Net Profit Up 51% on Year, On More Calls, Users
MOSCOW (Dow Jones)--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 more
Related Tags: teliasonera, mts, mobile-telesystems, Russia