Mobile operators in Russia
Russian MegaFon's mobile network covers all Moscow metro stations
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Tuesday, 07 February 2012 18:21
MegaFon, the second largest mobile network operator in Russia, announced that its' 2G/3G networks are available at 185 stations of Moscow Metro. MegaFon’s subscribers use more mobile internet services in Moscow Metro — underground traffic showed almost 24x growth in last two years. Today, daily data traffic generated by MegaFon’s subscribers is approximately 176 Gb with 738 000 minutes of voice traffic and almost 1 000 000 SMS.
7 mln passengers use Metro daily and this number can be up to 9 000 000 on weekdays. Many of them use mobile services while travelling. «Most of our subscribers use metro every day, therefore access provided by MegaFon allows them to stay on-line, i.e. make calls, send SMS or surf the Internet» said Igor Akulinin, First Deputy to General Director of Stolichny Branch, MegaFon OJSC.
"MegaFon is the recognized leader on mobile data market. It has the strongest 3G infrastructure in Moscow region and our top priority is to improve its performance and quality which, I am sure, will be valued by Moscow residents and guests", said Igor Akulinin.
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Ivan Tavrin Was Appointed as First Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Saturday, 21 January 2012 17:05
Ivan Tavrin has been appointed as first deputy chief executive officer of the second largest Russian mobile network operator MegaFon.
“Strategic development of new businesses is the basis for the Company’s future growth, and I am confident that Ivan Tavrin’s experience and professionalism will help to achieve the goal of MegaFon’s leadership in the Russian telecommunications market. I wish Ivan all the best in MegaFon and I am happy of being able to work together with him”, said Sergey Soldatenkov, Chief Executive Officer of MegaFon OJSC.
“MegaFon’s results in the recent years testify to its extraordinary potential and commitment to leadership. I am honored to work in MegaFon’s team. And I believe it is essential for me to maintain succession of the best practices as well as bring new ideas and solutions to the Company’s operation”, said Ivan Tavrin.
Ivan Tavrin was born on November 1, 1976 in Moscow. He graduated from the International Legal Department of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO).
In 1997, he founded Construct-Region that became the largest agency in the regional advertising market.
In 2002, he founded and became the head of Regional Media Group that combined TV and radio assets.
In 2006, after merger of TV assets of Regional Media Group and TV-3 television network, Ivan Tavrin became President of TV-3, and Member of the company’s Board of Directors.
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Bobby Leach joined Russian VimpelCom as Group Director Communications
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Tuesday, 10 January 2012 19:01
Russian telecom operator VimpelCom (Beeline brand) announced that Bobby Leach joined the Company as Group Director Communications, reporting to Rob Conway, Chief of International Affairs for VimpelCom. Bobby will be responsible for communications at group level, including internal communications and media relations.
Bobby has considerable experience of the global telecommunications sector, having previously worked for Vodafone Group since 2001, where he was appointed Group Communications Director in 2008. Prior to Vodafone, he worked in consultancy for some 15 years, latterly with Weber Shandwick.
“Bobby’s experience, industry knowledge and strategic understanding of the telecommunications sector will be of great value to VimpelCom, with our unique footprint covering four continents and nineteen countries, and an exciting balance of customers from developing and more mature markets,” said Rob Conway. “We are looking forward to working with Bobby to enhance our relationships in the communities and countries we serve.”
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Belarusian cellular operator life:) added 6 more roaming partners
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Friday, 30 December 2011 14:53
Belarusian mobile network operator life:) expanded its' geography of international prepaid roaming. Roaming services became available to subscribers of “INFINITE life:)”, “FREE life:)”, “SIMPLE life:)”, “SUPER life:)”, “3G life:) MODEM” and “ANDROID life:)” tariff plans in networks of 6 new partners:
in “Movistar” network of “Telefonica Moviles” operator (Spain);
in “Axis” network of “Natrindo Telepon Seluler” operator (Indonesia);
in “Digicel” network (Panama);
in “Digicel” network (Honduras);
in “Gibtelecom” and “CTS Mobile” networks (Gibraltar).
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Russian MegaFon’s Roaming Prices in Europe Are 9 Times Less Now
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Friday, 16 December 2011 07:05
Since December 15, MegaFon will migrate to new basic tariffs of international roaming in Europe, including European part of CIS and Turkey. The operator has introduced a single “Eurotariff” for the Russian users of any rate plan – 6 and 16 RUR per minute depending on call destination. Data and SMS tariffs in roaming have also seen radical cuts.
These changes in roaming tariffs became the most significant over the recent several years:
— Incoming call price has dropped to 6 RUR per minute (it used to be 56 RUR/min, more than 9 times less now);
— Outgoing call to Russia and within the country of stay has fallen to 16 RUR per minute (previously 86 RUR/min., more than 5 times less);
— Mobile Internet price has plummeted to 50 RUR per Mb (used to be from 110 up to 440 RUR/Mb);
— Outgoing SMS in roaming is 6 RUR (compared to 19 RUR before).
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Jan Edvard Thygesen will join Russian Vimpelcom as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Monday, 14 November 2011 08:06
Russian telecom giant Vimpelcom announced today that Jan Edvard Thygesen will join VimpelCom on January 1, 2012 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Thygesen joins VimpelCom’s executive team from Telenor, where he currently is Executive Vice President and Head of Central and Eastern European operations. Khaled Bichara, President and COO of VimpelCom, will be stepping down as planned, at the end of December 2011, following his successful efforts in the post acquisition integration of the operations of VimpelCom and Wind Telecom.
Jo Lunder VimpelCom Group CEO said: “Khaled informed me some time ago that he would be stepping down from VimpelCom at the end of the year with the successful integration of VimpelCom and Wind Telecom. Khaled has played an instrumental role in the merger and securing the targeted synergies within the enlarged business. I express our sincere gratitude to Khaled for his dedication and achievements within the group and wish him continued success in his future endeavors.”
CEO Lunder further stated: “I am pleased to welcome Jan Edvard in his new position as Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer. Jan Edvard knows VimpelCom well, having served as a member of our board. He has extensive operational experience in all aspects of the telecom industry, which will help us deliver on our new strategy and further operational excellence throughout the company. With Jan Edvard as a member of our senior executive team, I am very positive about our future and believe that we have both the right strategy and the right management in place to create shareholders value in VimpelCom by increased focus on profitable growth, operational excellence and capital efficiency.”
Ivan Zolochevsky appointed as head of MTS Ukraine
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Wednesday, 28 September 2011 19:11
MTS, the largest mobile operator in Russia and the CIS, announces appointment of Ivan Zolochevsky to the position of General Director of Business Unit “MTS Ukraine”, who previously served as Director of the North-West Macro-Region of MTS in Russia.
“In recent years, we realized significant accomplishments in our Ukrainian business,” remarked Andrei Dubovskov, President and Chief Executive Officer of MTS. “We are seeing growth in key performance indicators and a positive effect from our corporate strategy. Likewise, Mr. Zolochevsky has developed into one of the most effective regional managers in MTS by virtue of his success and demonstrated leadership of one of the most important regions in Russia. In his new role, Mr. Zolochevsky will not only continue to implement our strategy, but also provide a further impetus to strengthen our position in the Ukraine market.”
Replacing Mr. Zolochevsky will be Kirill Dmitriev, who previously managed MTS’s business in Western Ukraine.
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MTS Belarus 51% stake to be sold in December
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Monday, 12 September 2011 11:29
Cellular-News reports that the Belarusian government has announced that it will sell its 51% stake in MTS Belarus through an open tender of the 1st December 2011.
The government is seeking offers of at least US$1 billion, but a trade sale to Russia's MTS, which owns the other 49% failed after the two sides could not agree on a price.
MTS has previously said that it might sell its 49% stake in its Belarus subsidiary if the government sells its controlling stake to another company.
Tele2 drops bid for SMARTS
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Monday, 01 August 2011 04:30
Russian RBC Daily reports that Tele2 Russia has abandoned plans to acquire regional mobile operator SMARTS Group. As previously reported by TeleGeography’s CommsUpdate, in May this year Tele2 tabled an offer of USD390 million (including USD100 million worth of debt) for 97% of the Russian cellco. However, it is now believed that Tele2 considers the deal too risky due to the ongoing conflict among SMARTS shareholders. It is not the first time that an approach for SMARTS has fallen apart; back in early 2009 state-owned telecoms holding company Svyazinvest emerged as the frontrunner in a previous SMARTS sale attempt, only to pull out of the deal citing other priorities.
Russian mobile operator MegaFon posts 1Q2011 results
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Tuesday, 17 May 2011 12:39
MegaFon, the second largest Russian mobile operator, announces its financial and operational results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. Consolidated revenue for the first quarter of 2011 grew by 18.0% to RUR 55,156 million year-on-year. The company's OIBDA for the first quarter of 2011 increased by 11.1% to RUR 23,807 million y-o-y.
Net income for the first quarter of 2011 decreased by 1.9% to RUR 10,091 million y-o-y. Free cash flow in the first quarter of 2011 reached RUR 5,705 million. Net positive cash position as of March 31, 2011 was RUR 38,576 million. Capital expenditures for the first quarter of 2011 were RUR 13,068 million.
The share of revenues from Value Added Services (“VAS”) in total wireless revenues for the first quarter of 2011 increased by 4.5 p.p. compared to the same period the year before to 26.2%.
The number of the MegaFon's active subscribers decreased by 0.3% to 57.1 million during the first quarter of 2011.
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