Russian into WiMAX
July 6, 2009 Written by Ken Wieland
Dennis Sverdlov, Yota CEO, talks to Ken Wieland about his ambitious plans to use WiMAX to dominate the fixed and mobile broadband markets in Russia.
Russia
Intelsat puts a new bird in space
December 2, 2009 Written by James Middleton
Fixed satellite operator Intelsat this week announced the successful launch of its latest bit of kit, the shiny new Intelsat 15 satellite (IS-15), which will replace the ageing 709 satellite.
MTS, TeliaSonera go on shopping sprees
October 13, 2009 Written by James Middleton
Russian investment house Sistema said Tuesday that it has sold its 50.91 per cent stake in leading Moscow fixed line broadband provider Comstar UTS to Mobile TeleSystems (MTS).
WiMAX volumes may finally be coming
June 17, 2009 Written by Mike Roberts
The WiMAX industry continues to suffer from delays and a lack of scale, but can now point to signs that volumes may finally be on the way due a growing number of significant deployments by operators such as Packet One in Malaysia, Yota and Comstar in Russia, Cleawire and its MVNO Time Warner Cable in the US, and UQ Communications in Japan.
Tags; Comstar, Malaysia, Packet One, Russia, Time Warner, UQ Communications, Networks, Opinion, WiMAX
MTS launches indoor 3G in Moscow
May 27, 2009 Written by telecoms.com editorial
Leading Russian operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) said this week that it has switched on its first phase 3G network in Moscow.
Russian step
March 23, 2009 Written by Mike Hibberd
After 13 years at Telekom Austria, Boris Nemsic has moved to take on the role of CEO at Russian carrier Vimpelcom. He talks to Mike Hibberd about the two carrriers and his views on the industry.
Tags; Austria, Boris Nemsic, mobilkom, Russia, telekom austria, vimpelcom, Europe, Interviews, Operator
WiMAX-embedded netbooks come to Russia
March 20, 2009 Written by Ken Wieland
Samsung and Yota, a Russian mobile WiMAX operator, have announced the introduction of what they say is the first ‘4G’ ready netbook (mini-notebook) in Russia.
Yota extends free WIMAX trial offer
March 16, 2009 Written by Ken Wieland
Yota, a mobile WiMAX operator in Russia, is extending its free consumer trial period until 31 May 2009. Until that time, holders of WiMAX USB-modems, express-cards and HTC MAX 4G phones will get free access to high-speed wireless internet, to Yota Music, to Yota’s photoblogging service (Yap-Yap), as well as mobile TV (Yota TV) and to online film browsing (Yota Video).
HTC unveils world’s first WiMAX/GSM handset
November 13, 2008 Written by Ken Wieland
HTC, a Taiwanese PDA and handset manufacturer, has officially unveiled a dual-mode mobile WiMAX/GSM handset to add to its ‘Touch’ range of devices using Windows Mobile OS.
The HTC MAX 4G integrated handset, heralded as the world’s first commercial device of its kind, will become available on 26th November to customers of Scartel, which is building [...]
Tags; HTC, HTC MAX 4G, Russia, WiMAX, Yota, Europe, Handsets & Devices, Networks, News & Analysis, WiMAX
Vodafone takes brand into Russia, CIS
October 30, 2008 Written by James Middleton
Russia’s leading mobile operator, Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), has partnered with Vodafone, the world’s largest operator in terms of revenues, to bring the Big V’s brand to Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Armenia.
On Thursday, Voda announced that it has struck a strategic, non-equity partnership with MTS, giving the Russian operator access to products, services and devices [...]
Tags; Armenia, mts, Russia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, vodafone, Europe, News & Analysis, Operator
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