Russian Telecom articles from August 2001

Russian Telecom archives from August 2001

PCs per 100 Inhabitants in Selected Countries Worldwide, 2000 (as a % of total population).(Illustration)
August 1, 2001... PCs per 100 Inhabitants in Selected Countries Worldwide, 2000 (as a % of total population) US 58.52 Sweden 50.67 Norway 49.05 Denmark 43.15 Finland 39.61 Netherlands 39.48 UK 33.78 ...

Lycos Europe Enters Russian Market.(Terra Lycos SA and Bertelsmann AG)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Lycos Europe, a joint venture of Terra Lycos SA and Bertelsmann AG, has become the first global Internet player to enter the Russian market with the launch of Lycos.ru, its Russian language site. The portal will offer the usual search, chat,...

Sonera and Telia Mobile Form Russia's First Nationwide Operator.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Sonera Corp., AO Telecominvest, an investment company in the telecommunications industry, and Telia Mobile Ab combined their mobile holdings into Russia's first nationwide operator. The new Russia-wide mobile phone operator is owned by...

Rostelecom to Stick on Long-Distance Market.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Rostelecom has said it would remain focused on the long-distance market rather than becoming a domestic operator. The company, whose shares have plunged in the last year, also said it was keen on taking part in Telia's Viking telecom cable...

Kulan Satellite Network Put New Equipment into Operation.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... The new SkyStar Advantage equipment, allowing effective use of voice and data transmissions, has been put into operation by the Kulan satellite communications network. The equipment is designed primarily for data transmission, however it...

MTS Acquires Telecom 900.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... JSC Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has announced completion of its acquisition of Telecom 900 Ltd. The company has purchased 81 percent of Telecom 900 shares for $27 million. After its acquisition of Telecom 900 Ltd., the license area of MTS and...

ECI's Lightscape Wins Optical Deal.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Lightscape Networks, the optical networking subsidiary of ECI Telecom, has won a contract worth US$6 million in Russia. The company will provide its XDM platform to Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS). MGTS, which operates as a wholesale...

Telecominvest Implements GSM Network in North Caucasus.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Telecominvest has completed construction of a GSM-900/l800 cellular communications network in North Caucasus that will use the MegaPhone trademark. Teleconinvest is also planning to establish an all-russian GSM megaphone network in 59...

Regional Data Transmission Network Completed.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... JSC Ivtelecom has completed construction of a regional data transmission network (RDTN). It will be put into commercial operation in the short run. The network is based on digital data-transmitting equipment that uses optical fiber. In the...

Bercut SMSC Installed in Martelcom Network.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Bercut Short Message Service Center (SMSC) has been installed in the network of Martelcom Ltd. (Ioshkar Ola) that provides GSM services. Bercut SMSC, a system designed for reception and transmission of short text messages, tops the list of...

Vimpelcom to Spend up to $530 Million on Untapped Regions.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Vimpelcom-R has said it would spend up to $530 million to stake out new territory in Russia's largely untapped regional markets in the next four years. Vimpelcom-R director, Alexei Mislichenko, said the company would take out nearly $200...

Clarent to Supply Ministries with IP Switches and Gateways.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Clarent, a VoIP systems vendor, has announced an agreement to supply the Russian Ministries of Defense and Internal Affairs with IP softswitches and VoIP gateways. Clarent claims the equipment, which will be positioned behind existing private...

Central Telegraph Implements IP Telephony.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... JSC Central Telegraph implemented IP telephony, a new service that allows reduced rates for some international connections using a Centel-Card prepaid card. According to the company, after dialing an access number, PIN, country code, area...

Zebra Telecom and Guta Bank Introduce On-Line Payment System.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Zebra Telecom and Guta Bank have implemented a new system of payment for access to Internet and telephone services. Now clients of Zebra Telecom can pay for its services in the on-line mode using Visa e-c@rd issued by Guta Bank or payment cards...

Morsviazsputnik Offers Internet Services through New Provider.(WebLink)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... The state-run enterprise, Morsviazsputnik, has started to provide access to the Internet for Inmarsat-B/M/Mini-M/A users at the ground station 015 globally in every region (AOR-E, AOR-W, IOR, POR) through a new Internet service provider,...

Digital Communications Link to Connect Baikal-Amur and Trans-Siberian Railroads.(Transtelecom-DV)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... A 1000-km fiber optic cable connecting Tynda with two lines - the East Siberian Railroad (Khani station) and the Far Eastern Railroad (Bamovskaya station) has been laid. By the end of the year, a fiber optic link will connect Tynda with...

Sonic Duo Gains $40 Million Financing from EBRD.(European Bank for Reconstruction and Development )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has drawn up detailed plans to lend $40 million to Sonic Duo, which has already secured a license to provide the third GSM 1800/900 MHz network in the Moscow area. Sonic Duo is 35...

Vimpelcom Astounds with $9.41 Million Profit.(company financial reporting information)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Vimpelcom won instant applause and a jump in its share price for unexpectedly strong gains in second quarter profit and thickening profit margins. "The numbers are astounding and much better than our expectations, which were higher than...

Web Plus Deploys Broadband.(company equipment deployment information)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Web Plus, a St. Petersburg-based ISP, which is part of the Telecominvest Holding, has completed a third stage of its broadband network deployment using asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) technology, which allows transmission of both...

Web Plus Obtains 1,000th ADSL Subscriber.(brief contract information)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Web Plus has connected its 1,000th ADSL subscriber. It is the St. Petersburg office of Radio Maximum. From now on employees of Radio Maximum will be able to access Internet at the maximum rate of 6 Mbps and no longer tie-up telephone lines,...

JSC AK Mobiltelecom Introduces New Rates for Internet Access Cards.(company service price information)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... JSC AK Mobiltelecom will introduce new rates for card-operated access to the Internet for bulk purchasers. According to the company, the rates for card-operated access to the Internet through the public network will be as follows: -...

JSC Chelyabinsksviazinform and Bercut Ltd. to Install Bercut Subscriber Service System.(contract information)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... JSC Chelyabinsksviazinform, and scientific and production company, Bercut Ltd., concluded a contract for installation of a number of BERCUT subscriber service systems in the network of JSC Chelyabinsksviazinform that provides CDMA telecom...

MTS Hands over Frequencies.(Mobile TeleSystems, Sonic Duo)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Mobile TeleSystems has handed regulators some radio frequencies to help create space in the airwaves for incoming competitor Sonic Duo. The company has ceded some of its limited use frequencies in the Moscow underground railway system as...

Vimpelcom Shareholders Approve Strategic Partnership with Alfa Group and Telenor.(contract information)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Vimpel-Communications, a provider of telecommunications services, announced that its shareholders overwhelmingly approved VimpelCom's strategic alliance with Alfa Group of Russia and Telenor with 99 percent of the voted shares in favor. As...

Sonic Duo Gets More Frequencies.(frequency allocation information)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Sonic Duo has been awarded further frequencies in the Moscow area. The Russian state radio frequency commission has allotted the Sonera/Central Telegraph joint venture, frequency in the E-GSM band, between 880-890 MHz and 925-935 MHz. Sonic had...

ROSNET Digital Network Node Put into Trial Operation in Zelenograd.(telecommunications systems management)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... JSC Russian Telecommunications Network (Rosnet) has put a new Rosnet digital network node into trial operation in Zelenograd, after completing the testing phase. At the Zelenograd node, a Definity ATX manufactured by Lucent Technologies...

Peterstar Changes Internet Traffic Exchange Point.(to SPB-IX Internet traffic exchange point)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Peterstar has switched its Internet-using subscribers over to the SPB-IX Internet traffic exchange point that belongs to the Russian Research Institute of Public Network development (RosNIIROS). The company used the exchange point of JSC...

Five Foreign Firms to Participate in GSM Auction.(Belarus mobile communications industry)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... The Telecommunications Ministry of Belarus has announced that five foreign companies may participate in an auction for the country's second GSM mobile license. The five potential bidders include three from Russia - Alfa-Eko, Northwest GSM, and...

Bosnia Cancels Tender for Third GSM Operator.(telecommunications information)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... The Communications Regulatory Agency (CRA) has cancelled the disputed tender for the third GSM operator license after Austria's Mobilkom and Croatia's HT telecom complained of its "politicization." Mobilkom which owns Croatia's second GSM...

3G Bidding in Czech Begins.(by RadioMobil and Eurotel)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... The Czech Republic's two mobile operators, Eurotel and RadioMobil, have both submitted bids in the tender for 3G mobile licenses. The other 2G incumbent, Cesky Mobil has indicated that it too will join the process, but at a later date; it is...

First Capital International Inc. Acquires the Remaining Interest in TGK-Link AS.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... First Capital International Inc., has completed its acquisition of the remaining interest of TGK-Link, AS, in Estonia. "This is a good move for our company which is needed in order to streamline our operations in Estonia and to prepare the...

Telekomas Buys 30 Percent Stake in Verslo Portalas.(Lietuvos Telekomas)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Lietuvos Telekomas has purchased 30 percent of business daily, Verslo Zinios' Internet site, Verslo Portalas, for an undisclosed sum. The move is part of Telekomas' plan to expand its fledgling Internet business ahead of the end of its monopoly...

Magticom Completes First GPRS Call in Georgia Using Motorola and Cisco End-to-End Solutions.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Magticom successfully completed the first general packet radio service (GPRS) call within its wireless network in the Republic of Georgia using Motorola's end-to-end solution. Magticom plans to make the Motorola/Cisco end-to-end GPRS commercial...

Slovakia's Mobile Subscribers to Increase This Year.(mobile telephone service)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Slovakia's booming mobile phone market is expected to maintain its fast growing pace in 2001, with the number of users seen exceeding one third of the country's population. Slovakia's two mobile phone providers expect the overall number of...

Slovakia to Bid 3G and GSM.(bid for third generation UMTS license and GSM license)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... The Slovak government will launch a tender by the end of this year to attract a third mobile. phone provider to the domestic market. Deputy Transport and Telecommunication Minister Dusan Faktor said the government planned to sell a...

Simobil Will Not Bid for UMTS License.(in Slovenia)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Simobil, a mobile phone operator, has said it would not take part in the country's second attempt to sell three UMTS mobile phone licenses as the price was too high. After the failure of a first tender in May, Slovenia cut the price of...

First Capital International Inc. Opens Office in Kiev.(Ukraine)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... First Capital International Inc. announced that, based on market research and an investigative trip to the Ukraine and careful consideration, the company has decided to open a representative office in Kiev, Ukraine. The company is seeking to...

JSC Odeskabel Opens New Coaxial Cable Shop.(in Odessa, Ukraine)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... JSC Odessa Cable Plant (Odeskabel) opened a new shop to manufacture coaxial and LAN cables. The new shop has an area of 1600 [m.sup.2]. It accommodates a LAN cable production line, a twisting line, an extrusion line and a cable line testing...

Privatization of Ukrtelekom Delayed.(Ukraine telecom company)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Ukraine's government has decided to indefinitely postpone a sale of a 37 percent stake in Ukrtelekom. The sale, a condition for renewed International Monetary Fund lending, had been scheduled for November or December and was meant to provide...