Russian Telecom articles from July 2001

Russian Telecom archives from July 2001

Internet Hosts per 10,000 Inhabitants in Selected European Counteries, 2000.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Internet Hosts per 10,000 Inhabitants in Selected European Counteries, 2000 Finland 1,023 Netherlands 1,017 Norway 1,009 Sweden 671 Denmark 627 UK 281 Germany 248 France 191...

VimpelCom's 2001 First Quarter Earnings Improve.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... VimpelCom has announced improved financial results for the first quarter of 2001 and a strategic partnership with Telenor and the Alfa industrial-financial group, which plans to take a 25 percent plus one share stake in VimpelCom and a 42...

Vimpel Tests GPRS Network.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... VimpelCom has announced that it has started test-commercial operations of a general packet radio services (GPRS) network in Moscow. Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has put off the deployment of similar services due to low envisaged demand. The...

Siemens to Supply Equipment for Kesik-Poti-Tbilis Route.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Siemens plans to finish equipment assembly within the framework of the project of laying fiber- optic communications cable along the Kesik-Poti-Tbilisi route (parallel to the existing railway). The cable will stretch for a total of 1,412...

Moscow Cellular to Use Digital Equipment.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Moscow Cellular Communications (MCC) announced its contract with Lucent which will develop a new network under the MCC trademark. The new network will rely on digital IMT-MC standard, which will replace the network's obsolete analog standard....

Ericsson and MTS to Deliver Equipment for GSM and GPRS Network in Northwestern Russia.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Ericsson and JSC Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) signed a contract to deliver equipment for establishment of a multifunctional GSM and GPRS network in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. Under the $30 million contract, Ericsson will provide...

Martelecom Connected to MTT Transit Network.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The SPS network of Martelecom, a GSM-standard operator, has been connected to the transit switching center of the MTT network which is located in Samara. Forty-one SPS network operators working in the GSM-900/1 800 standard and 42 SPS...

Rostelekom to Use DWDM Technology.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Rostelekom intends to use DWDM technology on the basis of fiber optic communications lines in developing a high-capacity data transmission system. Russia's first large-scale DWDM network is currently being developed by companies of the...

Baltic Communications Issues a New IP-Telephony Card.(internet protocol)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Baltic Communications Ltd. (BCL) has issued an IP telephone card of a new direction, Asia, the Mediterranean. Asia, the Mediterranean IP telephone cards of BCL are intended for five-, 20-, and 40-minute calls with such countries as: Creek,...

Lanit to Install IP-Telephony Network.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Lanit has started installation of the IP-telephony corporate network for long-distance and international calls, which is to integrate branches of Lanit in Russia and the CIS countries and will be open for connection of corporate clients and...

Alcatel to Supply Digital Switching Equipment.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Alcatel has signed a contract with Elektrosvyaz of the Novosibirsk region for the supply of Alcatel digital switching equipment to expand telephone networks in Novosibirsk and the Novosibirsk region. Under the contract, over 48,000 Alcatel...

Elvis Telekom to Provide IP Telephony and Internet Services.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Elvis Telekom, Moscow's Internet provider, will begin to offer IP telephony and Internet access services through dedicated lines in the St. Petersburg market in late summer. The Elvis Telekom communications center in St. Petersburg will...

Baltic Communications Launches Broadband Ethernet Service for Multi-Tenant Buildings.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Baltic Communications Ltd. (BCL), a communications service provider in Northwest Russia, announced the launch of its new Ethernet Internet service for multi-tenant buildings, initially targeting business centers. The new service provides...

Dominix Inc. to Expand Russian Network.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Dominix Inc. announced that its joint venture telecommunication partner in Russia, Telenet MKTC, finalized a lease agreement for an additional El (2.048 Mbps) data line between Moscow and New York. This additional capacity will allow...

Huawei Wins Russian Contract.(from Ufa City Local Phone Corp.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Huawei, a Chinese vendor, has won a contract to supply intelligent network equipment in Russia. The contract was awarded by local operator, Ufa City Local Phone Corp. Huawei will provide Tellin IN equipment that it said will enable value-added...

Thuraya to Distribute and Market Services in Russia.(Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co. has signed a deal with private Russian firm TM SAT )(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Abu Dhabi-based Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications Co. has signed a deal with private Russian firm TM SAT to distribute and market its services in Russia. Thuraya is trying to expand its network after it launched a communications satellite in...

Golden Telecom to Buy Back Stock.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Golden Telecom Inc. said it would buy back $25 million of stock at $11 per share. Golden Telecom, whose stock is listed in the US, said in a statement it would buy back the stock from telecommunication firm, Global TeleSystems Inc., which has...

VimpelCom Selects Amdocs for GSM and GPRS Billing and CRM.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Vimpel Communications (VimpelCom), a provider of telecommunications services in Russia, and Amdocs, a provider of CRM, billing, and order management solutions to the communications and IP industry, announced that VimpelCom will implement Amdocs...

SRFC Considered Conditions for Using Radio Frequencies in GSM Systems.(Russia's State Radio Frequency Commission)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... The State Radio Frequency Commission (SRFC) has considered the possibility and conditions for using 880-890 MHz and 925-935 MHz radio frequencies in GSM systems. Taking into account the information from the electromagnetic compatibility...

Peterstar Call-Center to Service Fora Subscribers.(Fora Communications)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Beginning on July 18, calls of Fora Communications subscribers with a virtual phone number will be handled by a call-center of Peterstar. Both operators have combined their hardware and software resources to handle and route the calls more...

BeeLine GSM 900/1800 Cellular Network to Operate in Tatarstan.(Vimpelcom-R )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Vimpelcom-R is planning to establish an adequate high-quality cellular communications network in Tatarstan. The company already possesses required licenses. It is anticipated that the provision of cellular communications services for dwellers...

Sonic Duo Gets Moscow Frequencies for 11 Base Stations.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Sonic Duo, the joint venture between JSC Central Telegraph and Sonera, was awarded frequencies in the 890-915 MHz and the 935-960 MHz range for 11 base stations in Moscow. The frequencies come from the Russian military. Alexander Esikov,...

North West to Invest $12 Million for Pre-Paid Service System Development.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... North West GSM invested $12 million in the development of the pre-paid service system in 2001. The system was inaugurated in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region on June 15. North West plans to invest a total of $40 million in network...

Lucent to Deliver High-Speed Internet System.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Lucent Technologies announced that it signed an agreement with Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS) for the delivery and connection of high-speed Internet systems to digital dedicated lines for corporate and private users. The total worth...

Central Telegraph to offer Voice Messaging Service.(available on Centel cards)
July 1, 2001... Central Telegraph will offer a trial voice messaging service relying on IP telephony. The new service will be provided within the framework of prepaid Centel phone cards for long-distance calls, using the existing CTK-dialog system platform....

Corning Optical Fiber to Be Used in Backbone Communications Network for Railroads.
July 1, 2001... The RF Railway Ministry, JSC TransTeleCom, and Coming Inc. announced that Coming optical fiber grades LEAF and SMF-28 would be used for the construction of a digital fiber-optic backbone communication network for Russian railroads. Corning...

Azercell Launches Mobile Data Service.(Azercell Telecom)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Azercell, Azerbeijan's mobile network provider, held a public launch for its new high-speed mobile data service. From now on Azercell GSM mobile users will be able to connect to the Internet from their cell phones. "You don't need to go...

Cesky to Launch ADSL Tests in July.(Cesky Telecom)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Cesky Telecom will launch tests of high-speed ADSL technology in July which could help boost its stagnating fixed-line business. ADSL technology allows for the fast transfer of data through existing fixed telephone lines thus avoiding...

KPNQwest Completes Eastern and Southern Fiber Optic Rings.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... KPNQwest, the pan-European data communications and hosting company, connected a further two of the OC-192 self-healing rings in its EuroRings fiber optic network. This brings the number of completed rings to six out of seven, spanning 15,300 km...

Czech Bids Tender for UMTS Licenses.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... The Czech Telecommunication Office will call a tender for four UMTS licenses, but existing operators are widely expected to reject its conditions. According to a CTU spokesman, three licenses will be offered to the incumbent operators in a...

Czech Republic Wants $167 Million Per 3G License.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... The government of the Czech Republic is to offer the country's three existing mobile operators UMTS licenses at a price of 6.7 billion koruna (US$167 million) each. Head of the Czech Telecommunication Bureau (Cm), David Stadnik, revealed...

Cesky Telecom Close to Acquiring Full Control of EuroTel.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Czech's former monopoly fixed line operator, Cesky Telecom, is close to buying a 49 percent stake in mobile operator, EuroTel, from the Verizon and AT&T Wireless Services joint venture, Atlantic West. The share, worth around US$1.25 billion,...

Deutsch Telekom to Buy Stake in Hrvatski Telecom.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... The Croatian government said it would sell a 16-percent stake in Croatian telecom operator, Hrvatski Telekom (HT) to Deutsche Telekom for 500 million euros (US$423 million), allowing the German company to raise its stake to a controlling 51...

Hrvatski Launches Commercial GPRS.(general packet radio service )(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Hrvatski Telekom (HT), controlled by Deutsche Telekom, launched its GPRS service making mobile Internet use in particular faster and more easily accessible. According to Miaden Juresa of HT's research and technology department, the general...

Croatia Sends Revised Privatization Law to Parliament.(law for the privatization of national telephone operator Hrvatski Telekom)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... The Croatian government recently sent to parliament a revised law for the privatization of national telephone operator, Hrvatski Telekom, to accommodate the deal to sell an additional 16 percent to Deutsche Telekom. Croatia agreed to sell...

Hrvatska to Form Telecommunication Unit.(Hrvatska Elektroprivreda to set up REP Telekomunikacije)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) will this month form a telecommunications unit with a view to eventually becoming a telecom operator. "We shall formally set up REP Telekomunikacije, fully owned by REP, by the end of July, as part of our...

First Capital International Inc. to Offer VoIP Service.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... First Capital International Inc., an international telecommunications company, has opened its full service telecom center in Estonia. TGK-LINK AS (Estonia) a local telecom operator, whose majority shares are owned by First Capital, has...

Slovak Utilities Form Energotel.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Six state-owned Slovakian energy utilities have bought into state-controlled telecommunication firm Transtel, which will be relaunched under the name Energotel a.s. The companies said power generation firm, SE, distributors ZSE, SSE, and VSE,...

IP Telecom Registers 32,000 Internet Users.(Ukraine)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... IP Telecom, Ukraine's Internet provider, has over 32,000 registered Internet users. IP Telecom currently has Ukraine's largest Internet access center of 870 modem lines, which accounts for approximately 20 percent of the overall number of all...

Ukrtelekom to Obtain License for 3G Communications Services.(sells joint venture shares to obtain funding)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Ukrtelekom, Ukraine's national communications operator, plans to obtain a license for third-generation mobile communications services. Ukrtelekom plans to use some of the revenues from the sale of the Ukrainian Mobile Communications joint...

Coscom to Build GSM 1800 Cellular Network.(Uzbekistan)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Coscom, an Uzbek-American joint venture, will begin building a GSM-1800 cellular network in Uzbekistan in 2002. The Uzbek agency for post and telecommunications allocated a frequency to the joint venture. The first GSM-1800 base stations...