Studies Category: Studies

Digital River

Global software, games and consumer electronics companies target Russia

By East-West Digital News / May 17, 2012

Digital River, a US-based software company, has just released a survey of 250 companies across Asia, Europe, North America and emerging countries – including Brazil and India – which operate in the software, gaming software and consumer electronics sectors and generate annual global revenues of $250 million or more.

Russia came out on top of the list of countries where such companies are seeking to expand internationally in the next two years. Russia was named by 31% of the respondents, followed by Brazil (24%), China (23%), India (22%), Japan (22%), Germany (21%) and the United Kingdom (16%).

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Cybercrime

Russian-speaking hackers lead global cybercrime

By Elena Mikhaylova, East-West Digital News / May 03, 2012

Group-IB, a leading Russian cybercrime investigation company, has just published its 2011 report on the “State and trends of the ‘Russian’ digital crime market.”

Russian-speaking hackers – both from Russia and abroad – generated more than one third of the global cybercrime value: they earned an estimated $4.5 billion out of a global “cybercrime market” which amounted to $12.5 billion in 2011. Cybercrime from Russia reached $2.3 billion, doubling from $1.2 billion in 2010, the report reveals.

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Expanding To Russia With Love by Fabernovel

Report: “Google, the US Yandex”

By FaberNovel, East-West Digital News / Apr 20, 2012 / 2 Comments

In association with East-West Digital News, faberNovel, a French innovation consulting firm with offices in Paris, San Francisco and Moscow, has just released an eye-opening presentation on the Russian Internet and innovation system.

The report features the latest data on the Russian market and its key players, of course, but then goes further, providing useful insights on the country’s innovation model in a historical perspective: from rocket pioneer Tsiolkovsky to cosmonaut Gagarin and on to such notable startups as Displair, Good Roads and ResumUp – which faberNovel sees as having a disruptive value proposition.

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E-commerce study

The Spring of Russian E-Commerce: An Exclusive Global Perspectives Series

A Global Perspectives Series offered by East-West Digital News / Mar 19, 2012

In light of the fast development of e-commerce in Russia, this spring East-West Digital News and its partners are offering an exclusive series of articles and interviews with fascinating insights into this market, one that’s still little known among most foreign players.

Starting with an interview with Travelmenu.ru’s new CEO Katrin Buckenmaier, the series is made up of excerpts from an in-depth research paper on this industry that will be released next month.

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Ten top mobile apps

Russian mobile apps and games in review: An exclusive Global Perspectives Series

In partnership with Russia Beyond The Headlines / Nov 21, 2011

In light of the growing international success of Russian mobile games and applications, this week East-West Digital News and partner Russia Beyond The Headlines are offering an exclusive series of articles with insights into the segment.

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Mobiety

Mobile Internet usage in Moscow

A report by Mobiety / Jul 25, 2011

Key findings:

  • 52% of respondents use mobile Internet several times per day or “almost all the time”, 27% once or twice per day
  • 29% started using mobile Internet less than 1 year ago
  • Mobile Internet is used mostly for information (50%) and communication (45%) purposes. 66% of respondents visit mobile or non mobile sites, 37% check emails, 33% use instant messaging, 33% use other mobile apps, 25% download music, games or videos.

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FOM

Internet penetration in Russia

A report by The Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) / Jul 18, 2011

Key findings:

  • As of Spring 2011, approximately 53 million people in Russia aged 18 and older use the Internet on a monthly basis, or 46% of the corresponding population, up 22% in one year.
  • 11% of Russian Internet users live in Moscow, 5% in St. Petersburg, 9% in cities with more than 1 million inhabitants, and 18% in rural areas.
  • Almost three quarters of all Russian Internet users live in the European part of Russia.

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KPMG

Mergers & acquisitions in the Russian telecommunications & media sector

A survey by KPMG / May 24, 2011

Summary:

The communications & media sector was one of the fastest growing areas of the Russian economy in 2010 and Q1 2011, with IT and hardware spending quickly rebounding after a sharp decline in 2009. Communications & media is also one of the most innovative sectors in the economy, quickly developing and adopting the latest global technologies, which continue to converge.

Through the first quarter of 2011, the M&A landscape of the sector was dominated by the geographic expansion of telecom operators, the convergence of broadband and mobile, and heightened interest in online media.

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Yandex

Yandex in review: An exclusive series on EWDN

A special series on Yandex by East-West Digital News / May 23, 2011

Yandex looks to raise up to $1.1 billion offering 52 million shares between $24 to $25 a share, up from an initially considered price of $20 to $22, commanding a market value around $7 billion. Yandex will list on the NASDAQ under the symbol YNDX starting from May 23, 2011.

In light of this IPO, East-West Digital News offers a special series covering different aspects of Russia’s search giant.

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E-commerce in Russia

A report by FaberNovel / Mar 16, 2011 / 1 Comment

The reports covers:

  • Main market trends
  • Shoppers
  • Merchants
  • Emerging models
  • Payment issues

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