Private network operator and industrial connectivity specialist Citymesh has deployed a private 5G network – or rather upgraded an existing private LTE network – at the Nobelwind wind farm in the North Sea, about 50 kilometres off the Belgian coast. The work is part...
With Nokia also exiting Russia, Huawei remains the only major international telecom equipment provider in the country
Ericsson has announced its official exit from Russia due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The vendor suspended its business in Russia indefinitely in April of this year,...
The war in Ukraine is being fought through many unconventional means. One of the most prominent relates to energy supply and dependence. In 2021, about two-fifths of the gas that Europeans burned came from Russia. The war has boosted already high prices of oil...
MTS first announced plans to build the private network using Ericsson Dedicated Networks solution in October 2020
Russian operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has launched the country’s first commercial 5G-ready private network for gold and silver producer Polymetal International plc. at the Nezhdaninskoye gold deposit in...
Those testing out the 5G pilot network will do so by playing a virtual reality or online game
Russian mobile operator Beeline has launched what it believes will be its first long-running 5G pilot network in St. Petersburg, Russia with general availability for consumers. Located...
MTS president says the carrier is seeing 'serious changes in the structure of consumption of mobile Internet traffic'
COVID-19 continues to spread globally, and networks around the world are working double-time trying to keep up with the unprecedented influx of traffic as work and school...
Russia’s 65.2 million gamers spent a total of $1.7 billion in 2018
Telecoms around the world are becoming increasingly more interested in investing in cloud gaming, because their technological strengths are well-suited to the new gaming format. Getting into the game early, so to speak,...
U.S. and U.K. issue alert about Russian state-sponsored hackers
The U.S. and U.K. recently published an alert that Russian state-sponsored hackers are targeting network infrastructure devices, such routers, switches, firewalls and network-based intrusion detection systems, as part of a cyber espionage campaign.
The joint-alert was issued...
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories!
Oh, the days...
WASHINGTON – MegaFon, the second-largest mobile carrier in Russia, is forecasting a decline in sales and revenue for 2015, according to a report from Bloomberg Business.
The report follows a 5.9% increase in revenue in 2014 with a profit margin forecasted at 40% for 2015,...
Vladimir Putin wants to take Russia off the global Internet in case of an emergency, like war or anti-government protests, according to recent reports — reports which, of course, the Kremlin denies.
It's easy to dismiss this move as the madness of Vlad (as German Chancellor Angela...
Welcome to our weekly wrap-up of everything in the world of telecom software. There's no real common thread in the week's news, but there's definitely a sense of gearing up for 2014 with new acquisitions, new software deployments and new partnerships.
Redknee landed an impressive $10...
Russian telecommunications giant Mobile TeleSystems said it was one of four companies to have been allocated spectrum licenses designed for the rollout of LTE services across the country.
MTS noted that The Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Communications, Information Technologies and Mass...
Emerging countries are expected to play a bigger role in the e-commerce market by 2015, according to a new study by Forrester Research.
During last week's NRF 101st Annual Convention & Expo, Forrester Research presented a study that showed the compound annual growth...
Indian attorney Prashant Bhushan told the country's Supreme Court that India's investigating agencies have overlooked the role of Shyam Telelink in the 2G spectrum scam because it has links to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Alcatel-Lucent | August 26, 2011 | Press Release
St. Petersburg, August 26, 2011 - OJSC VimpelCom announced the choice of Alcatel-Lucent's (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) technical solution to support the launch of new services for Beeline subscribers in the North-Western region of Russia based...
Mobile TeleSystems | August 29, 2011 | Press Release
The management of Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) will be holding a conference call to discuss the Company’s Second Quarter 2011 Financial and Operating Results on September 06, 2011.
Please note that the conference call will start at:
18:00 hrs...
Mobile TeleSystems | August 10, 2011 | Press Release
Moscow, Russian Federation – Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (“MTS” or the “Company” – NYSE: MBT), the leading telecommunications provider in Russia and the CIS, announces that the Company’s ordinary shares are expected to commence trading on the...
NAVTEQ | July 25, 2011 | Press Release
Moscow – XX July 2011 – NAVTEQ, the leading global provider of maps, traffic and location data enabling navigation, location-based services and mobile advertising around the world, has signed an agreement with the Russian network radio station...
Mobile TeleSystems | July 22, 2011 | Press Release
Moscow, Russian Federation – Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (“MTS” or the “Company” – NYSE: MBT), the leading telecommunications provider in Russia and the CIS, announces that the 3-months period from the registration of the Company’s share issuance...
Mobile TeleSystems | July 11, 2011 | Press Release
Moscow, Russian Federation – Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (“MTS” or the “Company” – NYSE: MBT), the leading telecommunications provider in Russia and the CIS, announces changes to the organizational structure of the Company as part of its...
Market Watch | June 16, 2011
Stockholm, Sweden, Jun 16, 2011 (Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) -- Stockholm - Tele2 AB (Tele2), (nasdaq omx stockholm:TEL2 A and TEL2 B) today announced that its Russian operations added 216,000 new customers in May 2011. Tele2 Russia has...
