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Articles tagged with: Vimpelcom and Megafon
Russian Government May Buy Svyazinvest Stake
Russia's telecoms market faces a shake-up after further details emerged that could result in conglomerate, Sistema swapping a quarter of landline firm, Svyazinvest and half of CDMA operator, SkyLink for a 23% stake in Moscow landline operator, Moscow City Telephone Company (MGTS) along with the cancellation of debts of around US$826 million owed to Sberbank. more
Related Tags: svyazinvest, mts, comstar, sistema, Russia
MegaFon Denies Interest in Buying VimpelCom Stake
Russia's 3rd largest mobile phone network, MegaFon has denied reports that it is looking to buy a 5% stake in its rival network, vimpelcom. The company had been reported to have considered the purchase by Russian business daily, Kommersant - but a source told Reuters that the story was not true. more
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Russian Subscriber Growth - On the Brink of a Slowdown?
In the first quarter of 2009, the Russian market surpassed 190m customers and almost reached 135% penetration. The end-quarter total customer base of 190.65m was up by 22.81m year on year and the penetration rate of 134.8% was 16.6pp higher than the year-earlier figure. These are both strong gains, and they seem to indicate that growth is continuing unchecked. However, the quarterly figures suggest that Russia may be on the brink of a slowdown. more
Related Tags: mts, tele2, svyazinvest, uralzvyazinform, -sibirtelecom, volga-telecom, volga, Russia
Svyazinvest Planning to Merge Russian Mobile Networks
Russia's Communications and Press Minister Igor Shchyogolev has confirmed that Svyazinvest is planning to merge its separate mobile network operator subsidiaries into a single company. The move is expected to make it easier for the state-controlled company to compete with the three main private networks who dominate the market. more
Related Tags: svyazinvest, mts, comstar, sistema
Russia's Penetration Over 125% and No Sign of Stopping
The Russian market surpassed 125% penetration during Q3 to finish the quarter on 126.9%, but growth showed no sign of slowing: in fact, the annual growth figure of 14.5% was up 0.7pp compared to the prior twelve-month period. With 179.81m customers, Russia remained the fourth largest market in the world, around 87m behind the USA and 39m ahead of Brazil. more
Related Tags: arpu, mts, svyazinvest, volga-telecom, volga, Russia
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, st-petersburg, Russia
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
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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, tci, Iran
The rate of mobile customer growth in Russia has fallen to its second-lowest level ever in the first quarter of 2008. However, at 2.73%, the rate of growth was over double the record low seen in the first quarter of 2007, when the number of customers increased by just 1.18%. It is perhaps too early to tell whether this is a sign of renewed impetus in the market or not, but it did serve to increase the rolling annual growth rate from 13.9% for the year to 31st December 2007 to 15.6% in the year to 31st March 2008. As a result, net additions increased to 22.68m for the year to March - the highest total seen since 2006. more
Related Tags: arpu, w-cdma, mts, Russia
Russian Military to Permit 3G Services in Moscow
Russia's Defense Ministry has agreed to allow 3G frequencies to be used in the Moscow region - finally permitting the launch of 3G services by the end of this year. The Ministry had blocked the launch of 3G services as it used some of the frequencies for its own missile warning system. more
Related Tags: mts, moscow, Russia