Mobile internet in Russia
Azerbaijan Bakcell got 3G license
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Sunday, 06 November 2011 10:32
Azerbaijan mobile operator Bakcell has been awarded a license for provision of 3G mobile communications services. The decision was taken at the board meeting of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies on November 2. Bakcell’s network is completely ready for provision of services in 3G standard. Therefore, as soon as the relevant frequencies by the State Frequency Committee are allocated, there will be no more delay for “Bakcell” to start providing 3G services to customers.
Bakcell announces that with the launch of 3G, customers will be provided with the latest mobile data and internet services, and the development of digital infrastructure of Azerbaijan will be greatly supported. Bakcell has the largest base-station network, which exceeds 2 500 sites all around the country. Massive investments were spent for network renovation works and these works were implemented in a very effective way. As a result, there is necessary software support developed for provision of 3G services and the base-station replacement process was successfully completed. Bakcell is confidently stating that it is completely ready for providing the services in third generation standards.
MegaFon improves 3G coverage with in Moscow with Alcatel-Lucent Femto cells
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Thursday, 12 May 2011 17:19
MegaFon, the second largest mobile operator in Russia with 20,000 base stations deployed in its 3G network, has launched a 3G mobile coverage improvement program in Moscow – targeting in-building environments where providing a “5-bar” mobile signal is often a challenge. The project leverages Alcatel-Lucent’s small cells products and expertise.
When building cellular networks, service providers have to solve the problem of ensuring mobile coverage in hard-to-reach places – such as underground facilities, industrial buildings with thick concrete walls, etc. In all those cases, Femto-based small cells are an optimal solution to provide high-quality, “5-bar” coverage. Enhancing the wireless service experience of those residential and business customers who have been experiencing a weaker in-building mobile signal, MegaFon’s Moscow branch will install its so-called “Minicells” - free of charge.
"Our Minicells are compact 3G base stations ensuring high-quality mobile coverage - even in the most difficult locations. Expanding MegaFon’s 3G mobile network to in-building environments, the Minicells will help our customers get ubiquitous access to crystal-clear voice and high-speed wireless data/Internet services. This enables us to maintain our leading position in mobile data services delivery,” said Andrei Kurdanov, director of MegaFon's Moscow branch.
Read more: MegaFon improves 3G coverage with in Moscow with Alcatel-Lucent Femto cells
Russian MTS chose Tellabs for 3G Mobile Backhaul
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Saturday, 23 April 2011 09:45
MTS, the largest Russian and CIS mobile operator, expects 86% growth in Russian data traffic by 2015. Only a next generation Ethernet/IP network upgrade can ensure that operators' service quality and reliability remain uncompromised. MTS is partnering with Tellabs and local telecom solutions provider Intracom Svyaz to prepare for this challenge.
MTS is preparing for this growth with a strategic focus on network transport. Recognizing the need to boost the mobile backhaul and transport elements of their network, MTS has selected the Tellabs® 8600 Managed Edge System to support delivery of 3G mobile data services across Russia. Tellabs is now designated as a strategic supplier to MTS.
"High-speed wireless data services are vital to our growth strategy," said Oleg Larionov, Director of Transport Networks Department at MTS Group. "The Tellabs 8600 series offers a proven backhaul solution that cost-effectively delivers network capacity that can scale to our future needs. We can now meet the challenge of today's growing traffic whilst providing high quality mobile data services."
"The Tellabs 8600 series is ideal for the high-growth Russian market," said Tarcisio Ribeiro, Vice President, Europe, Middle East & Africa at Tellabs. "It enables MTS to migrate to Ethernet/IP technology. Tellabs offers a cost-effective way to deliver mobile broadband, and supports the launch of new data services."
MegaFon gears up to offer faster mobile broadband
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Wednesday, 20 April 2011 06:13
MegaFon, the second largest mobile operator in Russia, is building a country-wide IP mobile backhaul network to reduce costs, increase network capacity and ensure smooth migration from legacy technology to an all-IP transport platform. The operator has signed up Nokia Siemens Networks in one of Russia’s most significant systems integrator deals.
“We aim to build a unified mobile backhaul to facilitate faster rollout of 3G services such as HSPA and prepare a converged IP transport network for fixed and mobile services for millions of people in Russia,” said Valery Ermakov, first deputy to general director for operations (Chief Operations Officer), OJSC MegaFon. “Nokia Siemens Networks’ expertise in system integration, coupled with the best and highly scalable equipment from Tellabs and complemented by Juniper Networks, will enable us to build a cost-efficient, LTE-ready network. This will help us keep pace with the exponential increase in the data traffic while significantly reducing our capital costs.”
“The increasing use of bandwidth-intensive applications is creating capacity bottlenecks for operators, and existing networks cannot cope with the situation,” added Joe Doering, head of Nokia Siemens Networks business in across the region. “Our resilient and scalable all-IP mobile backhaul is a cost-efficient platform that will enable MegaFon to deliver competitive mobile broadband services, and enable universal access to network resources for both fixed and mobile users.”
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Top 10 mobile phones and sites in Russia - January 2011
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Tuesday, 01 March 2011 01:49
Opera Software issued a report about its' free mobile browser Opera Mini usage in January 2011. Russia is the leader by number of Opera Mini users, though Opera does not provide any exact numbers. Here's a quick overview of Russian Opera Mini users data.
- Page-view growth since January 2010: 137.3 %
- Unique-user growth since January 2010: 26.5 %
- Data transfer growth since January 2010: 108.4 %
- Page views per user: 806
- Data transferred per user (MB): 13
- Data transferred per page view (KB): 17
- For the first time, YouTube is on Russia’s top 10 list.
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Opera: top mobile websites and phones in Russia
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Thursday, 25 November 2010 15:13
Opera released a new State of the Mobile Web report based on its Opera Mini mobile browser usage in October 2010. Here’s the snapshot for Russia.
- Page-view growth since October 2009: 113.0 %
- Unique-user growth since October 2009: 33.2 %
- Data transfer growth since October 2009: 100.1 %
- Page views per user: 655
- Data transferred per user (MB): 12
- Data transferred per page view (KB): 18
Top ten mobile websites in Russia (October 2010, by number of unique users)
In brackets you can see position in last month’s rating or description of the website.
1. vkontakte.ru (Russian social network)
2. yandex.ru (Russian search engine)
3. odnoklassniki.ru (Russian social network)
4. google.com (5)
5. wikipedia.org (7)
6. tegos.ru (illegal mobile content downloads)
7. mail.ru (4) (Russian web-services)
8. spaces.ru (illegal mobile content downloads)
9. my.opera.com
10. sasisa.ru (adult content, datings, free content)
Russian Railways wants LTE
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Sunday, 14 November 2010 15:56
Russian Railways (RZD) has become a potential bidder for LTE spectrum. The comany aims to build LTE networks in order to introduce new technology intended to speed up the flow of anti-terrorist intelligence.
Russian mobile network operators are concerned that RZD’s intervention will rob them of a fair chance to bid for a slice of the LTE pie, slowing their growth.
Russian TELE2 offers unlimited mobile web-surfing with Opera Mini
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Tuesday, 28 September 2010 17:16
Opera Software today released a special version of Opera Mini for the mobile operator TELE2 Russia. Now, TELE2 Russia subscribers can get one-click access to games, music and entertainment content at the mobile operator’s portal with an extremely fast mobile browser. Moreover, users are now able to charge their mobile accounts in an instant, directly from the Opera Mini browser.
Along with the special version of Opera Mini, TELE2 Russia users can now surf the Web with no limits from just 2.9 RUR (7 eurocents) a day, thanks to the new “Unlimited Opera Mini” service package by TELE2 Russia. This service package can be activated for more than 3000 mobile phone models supported by the Opera Mini browser. Users need not worry about traffic or money they spend every day to chat with friends on social networks, send important emails or read the news while on the go.
The special version of Opera Mini will be available in any region covered by TELE2 Russia. You can easily download it for free from tele2.opera.com using your default mobile browser.
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Russia tunes in to LTE
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Wednesday, 22 September 2010 17:23
MegaFon, Russia’s second largest network operator together with Nokia Siemens Networks, showcased a next generation mobile broadband (4G) data call at the IX International Investment Forum Sochi 2010. The high-speed LTE data transmissions were conducted on Nokia Siemens Networks’ proven, commercial end-to-end LTE system.
The call demonstrated peak rates of up to 100 Mbps. It was conducted using Nokia Siemens Networks’ Flexi Multiradio Base Station, along with Evolved Packet Core (EPC) network elements Flexi NS (Networks Server) and Flexi NG (Network Gateway) with unique 4D scaling. Nokia Siemens Networks also provided the necessary network planning, installation and integration for the solution showcase.
“We are committed to offering the best telecom services to the people in Russia and this call brings us one step closer to commercial LTE rollouts in the country,” said Tigran Pogosyan, deputy CEO for Strategic Projects, MegaFon. “Given the tight timelines for the project, Nokia Siemens Networks has done a commendable job in proving its technology leadership and excellence in support services.”
Russian NTC subscribers get unlimited mobile web-surfing with Opera Mini
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Monday, 20 September 2010 12:20
Opera Software and Russian mobile operator New Telephone Company (NTC) released the special service package “Unlimited surfing with Opera Mini” for NTC’s 1.4 million subscribers. The agreement allows NTC users unlimited access to webpages for only 240 rubles per month (approximately 6 EUR) when using the fast and feature-rich Opera Mini mobile browser.
NTC is among the top 10 largest Russian mobile operators, serving more than 1.4 million subscribers in Vladivostok, Nakhodka, Ussuriysk, Artyom and other parts of the Primorie region (source: AC&M Consulting, July 2010).
“For many Russian people their mobile phone is the primary or only way to access the Web,” said Mikhail Ilin, Sales Director, Opera Software, Russia. “We are pleased to announce that NTC subscribers in the Primorie region got the opportunity for unlimited access to webpages using a safe, fast and powerful web browser that works on almost any mobile phone”. Opera Mini offers many of the features from the Opera desktop browser, empowering users with a desktop-like web-browsing experience from their mobile phones. Server-side compression technology reduces data consumption up to 90 percent and allows Opera Mini users to load webpages significantly faster. Opera Mini is used by more than 62 million people on more than 3000 mobile phone models around the world. According to analysts, one out of four mobile browser users open Opera Mini to get access to webpages while on the go (source: StatCounter).
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