On July 20th, VimpelCom announced the launch of a mobile network in Vietnam under the Beeline brand with the participation of Russian-Vietnamese joint venture GTEL-Mobile. The Vietnamese Beeline network will initially be available in the major provinces of Hannoi, Ho Chi Minh and Danang. By the end of 2009, GTEL-Mobile plans to cover more than 40... »
Dmitri Strashnov (pictured) has been appointed as the new CEO of TELE2 Russia, replacing Donna Cordner who is leaving the company. Dmitri arrives at the position after a spell as COO at TELE2 in Russia, vice president and general director of the Consumer Lifestyle division of Philips Russia, and general director for sales and marketing... »
MTS is launching an alternative energy project in Ukraine in which a number of base stations will be powered by wind turbines. The operator claims to be the first in Ukraine to dabble in alternative energy as a power source for its network. Under the pilot project, several of MTS Ukraine’s base stations in the Crimea... »
Sibirtelecom has completed construction of a 345 kilometer optical fibre line in the Novosibirsk district, connecting the regional centres of Vengerovo, Severnoe and Kyshtovka. The new line will bring improvements in service quality and reductions in trunk line maintenance costs by replacing the leased radio relay channels that were previously used. Source: Sibirtelecom »
Beeline has launched an IVR service that educates subscribers about how to avoid becoming victims of mobile scams that are highly popular among fraudsters in Russia. The helpline is available to all Beeline subscribers in Russia with its own short number, and is also accessible from the main support line. “The launch of this new information... »
MTS has announced new agreements for international roaming with Orange in Cameroon and Telesur in Suriname, and GPRS roaming with AMX (Claro) Argentina and AM Wireless Uruguay (Claro Uruguay). On July 1st, MTS anounced roaming with “Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited” in Nepal, Digicel (Vanuatu) Limited and Digicel Suriname. Source: MTS »
Mobile operator MTS has launched a 3G network in the Moscow district towns of Orekhovo-Zuevo and Noginsk, and has expanded its indoor coverage of the 3G service in Moscow city. The network is now accessible to users in the Lotte Plaza business centre and the Crocus City shopping mall. Residents of Orekhovo-Zueva and Noginsk now... »
Budget operator TELE2 plans to exapnd its operations to the Novosibirsk area by Q3 2009, making it the third new region for the operator in 2009. TELE2 has presence in 6 Federal districts, covering 19 regions and serving almost 11 million subscribers. Plans for 2009 include up to 10 new regions. Other areas where the... »
MTS reports the launch of a pilot project in Bashkiria to deploy a 3-in-1, fixed-mobile and high-speed internet service with a single billing account. The service will be available to corporate and private subscribers. MTS is promising attractive prices and convenience of use with a single support centre for all three services. FTTC and VDSL2 will... »
MegaFon reports that it has introduced CAMEL roaming with TeliaSonera (Finland) for subscribers of its Siberian branch. Source: MegaFon »
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