Operators & Networks

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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VPN use skyrockets as Russia blocks popular social networks and media resources

Virtual private networks (VPNs) are more in use than ever in Russia as a number of social networks and media have been made inaccessible by the authorities. Mobile operator Yota reports that the proportion of its subscribers using VPN services grew 38-fold, reaching 22.8% of the total number of Yota clients, from Jan. 1 to …

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MTS launches new online video service to get among market leaders

Last week MTS, a leading Russian mobile operator, launched a new online video platform for mobile devices and smart TVs, made available in the Google Play and Apple App stores.  Dubbed ‘Kion,’ this video streaming platform “features thousands of films and hundreds of TV channels”. It will also be “the exclusive home for a slate …

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MTS launches Russia’s first pilot 5G network for consumers

Today, MTS is happy to announce the launch of Russia’s first multi-location pilot 5G network for end consumers. The new network covers 14 highly-trafficked public spaces in Moscow and will provide 5G connectivity at speeds of up to 1.5 Gbps to invited subscribers with compatible 5G smartphones. The limited launch is yet another milestone toward …

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Survey: Russian SMEs rapidly shifting to online advertising

As digitalization accelerates cross all sectors of the economy, many businesses are putting online marketing and digital advertising at the core of their strategy for customer acquisition and engagement. MTS, Russia’s largest mobile operator and a leading provider of media and digital services, carried out a survey of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Russia …

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Rostelecom to take control of waste management solution provider for $16.7 million

Rostelecom, Russia’s national telecom operator, is in the process of acquiring a 51% stake in Bolshaya Troika (Big 3), a provider of waste processing automation solutions. The transaction, which amounts to 1.275 billion rubles ($16.7 billion at the current exchange rate), will be completed in the first half of 2021 “after successful launch of a …

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MegaFon invests in fast-growing challenger on Russian online video market

MegaFon, a major Russian mobile phone operator, is to acquire 33.8% of Digital Media Holding LLC (DMH), the parent company of the Start video service. The amount of the deal was not disclosed, but RBC heard from industry analysts that MegaFon’s stake might have been valued between 1.5 and 2.7 billion rubles (from $19 million to $34 …

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MegaFon joins race to space Internet

MegaFon, a major Russian mobile phone operator, is investing in a project that will provide data access to on-the-ground users from low-Earth orbit satellites. The operator plans to invest 6 billion rubles (some $75 million at the current exchange rate ) over the next two years into research of the new technology. A dedicated R&D …

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Russian PM orders to design a national warning system based on COVID-19 patients’ geolocation

[Updated March 25] On Monday, March 23, Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin instructed the communications ministry to “organize the creation of a system that can track people who have come into contact with patients infected by the new coronavirus.” Based on individual geolocation data from telecom operators, the system should also notify users about their …

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Russia’s top mobile operator sells Ukrainian business

Russia’s biggest mobile phone operator MTS said on Monday it had agreed to sell its Ukrainian business to Azerbaijan’s Bakcell for $734 million. The company also said its board had approved a special dividend of 13.25 rubles ($0.21) per ordinary share, or 26.5 billion rubles ($420 million) in total.  “Given the small share of our …

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Mail.Ru Group and Turkcell announce “strategic partnership” focused on social media and email solutions

Turkcell Group, an leading global digital operator, and Mail.Ru Group, a top Russian Internet company announced today a “strategic partnership” to “provide global digital services.” The partners have “begun to evaluate cooperation” on social media and e-mail solutions. “Our e-mail solutions can enhance Turkcell’s eco-system of digital services. We also think that our social networks …

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MTS increases its share in Ozon

MTS, a leading Russian telecom operator, announced earlier this month that it increased its stake in Ozon Holdings, one of the most established Russian e-commerce companies. The operator now own 16.7% of Ozon, up  from 13.7% previously, following “a series of transactions with minority shareholders.” MTS invested in Ozon in April 2014, acquiring a 10.8% …

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