Research and Analysis
Mobile Market in Russia: overeview and statistics
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Tuesday, 10 May 2011 16:53
Research and Markets issued a report about current state of mobile market in Russia. Russia possesses the largest mobile market in Europe. A number of mobile network operators offer services although the market is dominated by three major operators (MTS, VimpelCom and MegaFon), which have expanded nationally through acquisitions of smaller regional service providers.
Competition in the key markets of Moscow and St Petersburg is fierce, due to higher concentration of wealth in the two cities. Russia’s recent economic woes, due to the global financial crisis, have impacted growth although growth is expected to pick up again in line with the overall economy. Mobile SIM card penetration has surpassed 150% although actual mobile user penetration is lower.
Deployment of WCDMA/HSDPA network presents a new growth opportunity through the offering of mobile broadband services. This report provides a concise overview of Russia’s mobile market, covering regulatory developments, the major mobile operators, technologies used and mobile data, content and applications, in addition to a variety of financial and operational statistics.
The report can be purchased here.
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