Russian Telecom articles from November 2001

Russian Telecom archives from November 2001

Alcatel wins GSM contract in Russia. (Russia).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Taif Telecom, a mobile operator in the Tatarstan Republic, has selected Alcatel to expand its GSM900 network. Alcatel's Evolium equipment will be used for the upgrade of the network, optimizing existing infrastructures and enabling the...

Comverse deploys enhanced intelligent network-based prepaid solution to vimpelcom. (Russia).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Comverse, a supplier of software and systems to enable network-based multimedia-enhanced communications services, has deployed its Intelligent Network-based solution to provide wireless prepaid services to VimpelCom's GSM network subscribers....

Russian ISP regulations to be relaxed. (Russia).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The Russian Ministry of Communications intends to relax licensing requirements for ISPs, according to a report on the Russian website, New Economy Discovery Russia (NED.ru). Leonid Reiman, the Minister of Communications, was quoted as...

Rostelecom posts healthy first half results. (Russia).
November 1, 2001... Rostelecom, a long-distance carrier, recorded an upbeat set of results for the first half of the year. According to United Financial Group (UFG), the carrier shows "gradual top line improvement" and "a positive surprise" at the EBITDA level....

Tele2 in talks to buy MIC's assets. (Russia).
November 1, 2001... Tele2, a Swedish telecom operator, is in talks with Millicom International Cellular about the possible acquisition of MIC's Russian mobile assets. The companies described the talks as "ongoing." When MIC sold its Estonian mobile business...

Leitch wins major TV contract. (Russia).
November 1, 2001... Leitch Technology Corporation, a provider of high-quality digital video and audio solutions to the broadcasting, telecommunications, cable and Internet industries, has secured a multi-million dollar deal to provide Professional & Broadcast...

Ericsson and Combellga in a wireless broadband deal. (Russia).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Ericsson has won an order from Russian operator Combellga to supply a wireless broadband access network. The wireless broadband access network is many times faster than wireless LAN, offering transmission speeds of 37 Mbps, fast enough to...

Golden Telecom signs MOU with Rostelecom. (Russia).(memorandum of understanding)
November 1, 2001... Golden Telecom Inc., an alternative provider of voice, data and Internet services in Russia and other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, and national long distance carrier Rostelecom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

VimpelCom closes first tranche of investment from alfa group and telenor to accelerate expansion. (Russia).
November 1, 2001... VimpelCom announced the closing of the first tranche of its transaction with Eco Telecom Limited, part of the Alfa Group of companies in Russia, which resulted in Alfa Group acquiring a strategic ownership interest in the company. Alfa...

Rostelecom sees net profit doubling in 2001. (Russia).
November 1, 2001... Rostelecom sees its full-year net profit doubling to anywhere between 2.0 and 2.5 billion roubles, according to the carrier's chief financial officer. "We expect that, for 2001, our net profit to Russian accounting standards (RAS) will be...

SpyLOG introduces new paid service. (Russia).
November 1, 2001... SpyLOG, an Internet statistics provider, is introducing new paid service as part of its expansion scheme and is stepping up its presence in foreign markets. "For 18 months, we ran a promotional campaign, which meant all our services were...

MTS launches GSM 900/1800 network. (Russia).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... MTS has launched its GSM 900/1800 network in the Kirov region, where it will be providing services through its 100 percent-owned affiliate Rosiko, acquired by MTS earlier this year. MTS began the construction of an integrated GSM 900/1800...

Telecom operators face market saturation. (Russia).
November 1, 2001... With the increase in the number of cell-phone users, Russia's leading telecom operators now face the problem of market saturation. The problem is further aggravated by the fact that the potential for price reductions has been almost exhausted,...

Infocom services market continues to grow. (Russia).
November 1, 2001... The market for infocommunications services in Russia has grown by more than 30 percent on average since the beginning of this year, communications minister Leonid Reiman has said. Reiman said at the opening of the Infocommunications Russia...

Regulator asks government to set minimum UMTS price. (Czech).
November 1, 2001... The chief Czech telecoms regulator said he would ask the government to set a minimum level for bids for an auction of three UMTS mobile phone licenses after operators snubbed earlier price offers. Czech Telecommunications Office (CTU) head...

Cabinet to discuss changes in telecom sale. (Czech).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... The Czech government said it will discuss changes in the privatization of a 51 percent state stake in Cesky Telecom, including a postponement of the sale deadline to March. The Finance Ministry said in a statement that the advisers to the...

Infonet and Eesti telefon in a partnership deal. (Estonia).
November 1, 2001... Infonet, a global services provider, has struck a partnership deal with Eesti Telefon in an effort to win business from companies with offices in the Baltic country. Eesti Telefon is to offer the full range of California-based Infonet's...

Parliament passes telecommunications law. (Latvia).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... On November 1st, the Parliament passed a new telecommunications law that grants monopoly rights to the fixed-line national phone company Lattelekom until January 1, 2003, a reduction of two years. The new law will also allow consumers free...

Lattelekom selects UshaComm's unicorn product suite. (Latvia).
November 1, 2001... Usha Communications Technology announced that Lattelekom, the resident Post Telephone & Telegraph administration telecommunications services provider in Latvia, has selected UshaComm's Unicorn Customer Care & Billing product suite in light of...

LG electronics to supply Kazakh Telecom with digital equipment. (Kazakhstan).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... South Korea's home appliance maker LG Electronics will supply digital telecom equipment worth $13 million to Kazakhstan. LG signed a contract with Kazakh Telecom, Kazakhstan's top telecom service provider. LG will build the telecom...

Greece's OTE awarded mobile license under protest from UK's mint telecom. (Macedonia).
November 1, 2001... Greece's PTO Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE) has won Macedonia's second mobile license. The telco agreed to pay US$25 million for the license, which will last for 22 years, and plans to start operating in early 2002. OTE was...

Polkomtel has a strong third quarter. (Poland).
November 1, 2001... Cell phone operator Polkomtel posted a nearly fourfold increase in third-quarter earnings and said it expected an earnings gain of over 140 percent for the full year. The group's net profit surged to 245.7 million zlotys (US$60.1 million) in...

TPSA buys $9 million stake in Wirtualna Polska. (Poland).
November 1, 2001... The TPSA telecoms group has agreed to pay at least $9.0 million for a 25 percent stake in Poland's Web portal, Wirtualna Polska, with an option to buy the rest of the firm. "The price for the 25 percent stake will be $9.0 million, but may...

Ebone bolsters fastest IP network in central Europe. (Poland).
November 1, 2001... Businesses in Poland will be able to develop IP applications that improve communications and increase business competitiveness following Ebone's announcement that it has dramatically increased the speed and capacity of its IP network. ...

Turkcell applies for licenses to launch GSM networks. (Ukraine).
November 1, 2001... Turkcell, a mobile phone operator, has applied for both operational and frequency licenses to launch a GSM1800 mobile telecom network in Ukraine. Reportedly, the cost of these licenses may reach $12 million. The Ukrainian company Novacell,...

Ukraine backtracks on mobile sale. (Ukraine).(postpones privatization)
November 1, 2001... The Ukraine government backtracked from an earlier promise to sell the state mobile phone operator this year, saying there was no decision yet on how big a stake should be offered. The State Property Fund announced two months ago the...

Ukrtelekom lays fiber optic between Mukachevo and Uzhgorod. (Ukraine).(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Ukrtelekom has finished laying the first phase of the Karpaty (Lvov-Uzhgorod) fiber optic communications line between Mukachevo and Uzhgorod. The cost of the 47 km-long stretch was five million hryvnias. The new line is equipped with STM-l and...