Mobile Internet

Russia is taking over the Internet in Ukraine’s occupied territories

Webpages in the city of Kherson in south Ukraine stopped loading on people’s devices at 2:43 pm on May 30. For the next 59 minutes, anyone connecting to the internet with KhersonTelecom, known locally as SkyNet, couldn’t call loved ones, find out the latest news, or upload images to Instagram. They were stuck in a …

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Moscow city plans to use mobile technology to manage and monitor human traffic flows

In its efforts to manage and monitor the flow of human beings through the city, Moscow officials have experimented with mobile apps, QR codes, and telephone hotlines. Many of these systems have confused the elderly, overwhelmed operators, and frustrated virtually everyone. According to a new public contract reported in the Russian news media, the capital …

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4G growing fast, 5G to follow in Russia and neighboring countries, says GSMA report

GSMA Intelligence, the research branch of international mobile operator association GSMA, has just released an overview of the mobile economy in Russia and 11 neighboring countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The findings of the report may be summarized as follows:   Mobile penetration rates The region was …

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What you need to know about Russia, the world’s 5th largest app market

As the fifth largest app market in the world based on iOS and Android downloads, Russia offers great opportunities for global publishers eyeing international expansion. There are more than 62 million mobile users in Russia (1), so it is no wonder that this audience is highly attractive for global app publishers. myTarget, an advertising platform …

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International business mobile conference (Moscow, April 25)

The sixth edition of the International Mobile Conference for Business MBLT17 will take place on April 25 in Moscow. The event will bring together experts from such tech giants as Google, Facebook, Shazam, Uber, AppAnnie, Statsbot, Qlean, AppMetrica, Aviasales and a number of other industry players to discuss a variety of the latest trends of …

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The Kremlin eats GPS for breakfast

Over the past several months, Muscovites have been busy complaining on social media that their GPS-powered mobile apps are malfunctioning. Users of Yandex.Navigator have run into frequent problems, for example, watching their vehicles’ locations bounce all over the map. When the Pokemon Go craze arrived in Russia earlier this year, Moscow’s geolocation issues became truly …

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Mikhail Fridman’s LetterOne confirms $50 million investment in “disruptive” US mobile service provider

Earlier this week LetterOne (L1), an international investment group controlled by Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman, announced that it had received clearance from the US authorities for a $50 million capital injection in FreedomPop. Founded in 2012 and based in Los Angeles, California, FreedomPop offers wireless data, voice and text services. Presenting itself as “one of the fastest growing and most innovative mobile …

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Russian mobile Internet users in 2016

Approximately 19% of Russians only use their mobile phone to access the Internet, compared with 52% of Russians who use both computers and mobile devices to access the Internet. Computers are still a popular way for Russians to access the Internet, but mobile devices offer convenient and affordable access always, compared to a stationary desktop …

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Moscow subway’s wireless network honored as “Best Wi-Fi Deployment in a City or Public Area”

Earlier this month in San Jose, California, Maxima Telecom’s WiFi network in the Moscow subway was honored at the WBA Wi-Fi Industry Awards as the “Best Wi-Fi Deployment in a City or Public Area.” Task complexity and scale, the approach to monetization, service quality, and market impact were among the jury’s key criteria. Open to the whole industry, …

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Mobile commerce takes off in Russia: Number of shoppers more than doubles in 2014

In line with the global trend, over the next few years the main driver of m-commerce in Russia will be the growing number of tablet and smartphone users. This is the primary thesis of the study “The Russian M-Commerce Market in 2014,” presented by the marketing agency RBC.research and reported by the e-commerce online portal …

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Mobile users become the majority on the Russian Internet

Russians are now using the Internet on their mobile devices more frequently than through conventional computers. According to web statistics service LiveInternet, in November some 51% of Russian Internet users (31.1 million) accessed the web on their mobile devices, both phones and tablets. In October, the figure was 49.9% (29.4 million), with the majority still …

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