The Communications and Press Ministry has opened a much-anticipated competition for 4G wireless frequencies, with winning telecoms operators to be announced July 12 and licenses to take effect in 2013. The Communications and Press Ministry has opened a much-anticipated competition for 4G wireless frequencies, with...

Scartel (better known to the consumer under the brand name Yota) is the only Russian company that boasts the frequency LTE (4G), and today one of the most desirable pieces on the telecommunications market. The future of this industry depends on how quickly the company is swooped up and taken under the wing of one of the big three operators. Vladimir Lupenko Partner Financial...

Telecoms operator VimpelCom Ltd. said it was seeing signs of a turnaround in its core Russian business, and it had a good chance of winning one of the next-generation 4G licenses to be awarded by the government. Telecoms operator VimpelCom Ltd. said it was seeing signs of a turnaround in its core Russian business, and it had a good chance of winning one of the next-generation 4G licenses to be awarded by the government...

... would likely be concluded as soon as the parties receive permission from the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service. He said there is no talk about combining MegaFon and Scartel. VTB Capital analyst Viktor Klimovich told Vedomosti that as long as Scartel's LTE's 4G networks are not overloaded, it's more profitable for the company to remain independent and sell the use of the networks to MegaFon and other mobile operators. 179742

... operator to offer the PayPass feature, Kuzmenko said. The MTS program is launching in Moscow and other major cities in Russia. Consumers can already use PayPass with some MasterCard credit cards here, Kuzmenko said. On the heels of its recent forays into 4G wireless, fixed-line broadband Internet and paid television, Rostelecom has announced that it wants to become the largest information-technology company in Russia. Speaking at the Svyaz ExpoKomm, Rostelecom president Alexander Provotorov said the state-owned...

... Vedomosti reported at the time. That gives Rostelecom a foothold in the capital's market for fixed-line Internet and paid television services. Rostelecom also has a deal with Yota-brand operator Sñartel to develop LTE, sometimes called wireless broadband or 4G, and it is expected to begin offering LTE service on Sept. 1. In addition, President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a March 2013 deadline for merging Rostelecom and national telecom Svyazinvest. The companies hold major stakes in each other, and the Federal...