Revenue & Billing Geocell taps Peter-Service for new billing solution in Georgia Georgian mobile operator Geocell has selected Peter-Service to deliver its billing solution.
Optical & Fixed Networks Avelacom Builds Network from London to Moscow with PacketLight PacketLight Networks has partnered with Avelacom to build out their high speed network from London to Moscow with PacketLight’s optical transport solutions.
Regulation 12M Polish SIMs deactivated as crime legislation bites Anti-terrorism laws have prompted operators in Poland to disconnect around 12 million SIM cards across the country.
Operators Deutsche Telekom tipped to sell off Romanian units Deutsche Telekom’s Romanian operations are reportedly up for sale, with the operator believed to be holding talks to sell off its fixed and mobile units separately.
Revenue & Billing LMT and Fortumo launch carrier billing on Google Play in Latvia Latvijas Mobilais Telefons (LMT) is launching direct carrier billing on Google Play with Fortumo.
Operators MegaFon buys Russian social networking firm Mail.ru Russian operator group MegaFon is acquiring a controlling interest in the internet firm Mail.ru in a deal which bolsters its content offering as mobile growth drops off.
Operators Telia Carrier expands network in Budapest Telia Carrier today announced that it has established an additional point of connectivity in Budapest, Hungary.
Event News Talk to TB Forum Team The key feature of TB Forum is focus on the end users and large projects in such key segments of Russian Market as Transport,Safe City, Sports, Banks, Retail, Industry, Oil & Gas, Energy Complex.
Event News A Brief History of International Vendor Entering The Russian Market We understand the frustration of international vendors entering the new country market by exhibiting at big trade shows.
Optical & Fixed Networks Telia Carrier expands global backbone to Zagreb to improve CEE connectivity Telia Carrier has established a new point of presence (PoP) in Zagreb, Croatia, to deliver wholesale IP transit and Ethernet services for carriers, content and cloud providers.
Revenue & Billing Telia and Fortumo launch carrier billing on Google Play Telia Estonia is launching direct carrier billing on the Google Play app store with Fortumo.
Event News Synology BDM Niklas Poll to Discuss How Customer Expectations Challenge the IP Industry at All-over-IP Expo 2016 Smart Home and Smart Building are popular futuristic concepts which have not been clearly defined yet.
Operators Poland’s Play scraps auction following low bids The planned sale of Polish operator Play (branded as P4) has been shelved after underwhelming bids from private equity firms.
Event News All-over-IP Expo 2016: Matteo Lugaresi from MOBOTIX to Speak on Blending Technologies for a Better Living Making an excellent combination of in-depth knowledge of IT and video surveillance with business development, MOBOTIX AG Technical Project Engineer Coordinator Matteo Lugaresi will speak on blending technologies for a better living at All-over-IP...
Mobile Finance Russia gets Apple Pay a week after Samsung Pay launches Apple is launching Apple Pay in Russia via a partnership with Mastercard and local bank Sberbank.
Enterprise Ecosystems VimpelCom and Cisco Jasper announce Smart Connectivity platform partnership VimpelCom has selected Cisco Jasper to be the Smart Connectivity management platform across its network operator properties globally.
Event News How to Get In Touch with Key Decision Makers of $2.1bn Russian Security Market Globally, big vendors' marketing strategy is aimed to the events with increased ROI.
Operators Telenor announces public offering for VimpelCom stake Telenor has announced that it will sell a portion of its holding in VimpelCom via a public offering in the US.
Event News October PLUS-Forum “Cash Circulation + Self-service. Banking and Retail 2016”: new speakers! The 8th International PLUS-Forum “Cash Circulation + Self-service. Banking and Retail 2016” will be held on 5-6 October 2016.
Event News IT and Security Vendors to Meet with Russian Real Estate Developers and Property Managers at All-over-IP Expo 2016 Over the past decade Russia has grown into Europe's largest property market, with investment surging to US$8 bln annually.
Optical & Fixed Networks Nokia and Orange Polska transforming legacy voice network to all-IP Nokia and Orange Polska have successfully completed a pilot project to prepare for the mass migration of Orange's legacy public switched telephone network (PSTN) services to an all-IP network ready to support current and future broadband needs.
Event News Loss Prevention and Shrink Control in Retail The most important driver for the physical retail security market is the need of retailers to safeguard their property, staff and customers.
Revenue & Billing Elisa Estonia and Fortumo bring carrier billing for Google Play to Estonia Mobile operator Elisa Estonia has launched direct carrier billing for the Google Play app store with Fortumo.
Event News PLUS-Forum “Cash Circulation + Self-service. Banking and Retail 2016”: new partners, new topics! The 8th International PLUS-Forum “Cash Circulation + Self-service. Banking and Retail 2016” to be held on 5-6 October 2016 is an event the Russian and international payment industry players always look forward to.
Operators Telenor reaffirms interest in divesting VimpelCom assets Telenor is still investigating options for selling its $2.4 billion stake in VimpelCom after announcing its intention to divest in October last year.
Regulation Google fined in Russia over Android practices Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service has issued Google with a RUB438 million ($6.8 million) fine.
Event News 2018 World Cup in Russia: Public Safety and Security in Crowded Places Sadly the events in Paris and more recently the suicide bombing of Brussels airport and Metro have underlined the difficulties of protecting crowds in public spaces.
Vendors China-EU equipment agreement hits the rocks An agreement reached by the EU and China in 2014 regarding the sale of telecoms equipment in EU member states could be under threat.
Event News How to Win Big Contracts in Russia: The Major Buyers of Security Market You probably know that the Russian Government is one of the key buyers of safety and security equipment, with purchases of over $700 million in 2016.
Consumer Ecosystems Vodafone launches VoWiFi service in Czech Republic Vodafone Czech Republic has launched a new Wi-Fi Calling service based on the WIT VoWiFi solution.
Wireless Networks Tele2 bringing Nokia’s Cloud Packet Core solution to Eastern Europe, Central Asia Tele2 has selected Nokia's Cloud Packet Core solution to transform its core network to meet growing customer demand for high performance mobile broadband services.
Wireless Networks Nokia and MTS deploy FDD-TDD carrier aggregation in Moscow Nokia and MTS have deployed FDD-TDD carrier aggregation technology on MTS's commercial LTE network in Moscow.
Revenue & Billing Telenor Serbia transforms customer charging and billing experience Ericsson has been selected by Telenor Serbia to deploy its Charging and Billing in One (CBiO) solution as the operator's new real-time convergent charging and billing platform.
Regulation Russian operators rally against new data storage law Three of Russia’s largest operators have warned that a new law which grants far-reaching surveillance powers to the government could cost the mobile industry as much as $34 billion.
Event News Evaluate Russian security market demand If you are in charge of business development and export at EMEA security market, why not to evaluate the potential demand for an international expertise and products in Russia to get an idea of niche opportunities that exist around it.
Service Management Makedonski Telekom signs managed services agreement with Ericsson Ericsson has been selected as a Managed Services partner by Makedonski Telekom in Macedonia, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom Group.
Event News Agenda for Intelligent Video 2.0 Conference Launched The New Intelligent Video 2.0 Conference that takes place for the 7th time this year on November 24, the second day of All-over-IP Expo 2016 focuses on convergence of video surveillance and access control.
Mobile Finance VTB24 deploys Gemalto eBanking mobile secure app in Russia Russian banking services provider VTB24 has implemented Gemalto’s Ezio Mobile Protector smartphone-based secure software app solution.
Cloud & Virtualisation VimpelCom and Ericsson sign software partnership for infrastructure transformation VimpelCom has entered into a software partnership with Ericsson in a deal worth more than USD 1 billion that will radically transform VimpelCom's global IT infrastructure.
Revenue & Billing PLUS Communication Albania taps Syniverse for Revenue Management PLUS Communication is extending its agreement with Syniverse for revenue management solutions.
Mobile Finance Orange & Fortumo carrier billing partnership launches first in Poland Mobile payments company Fortumo has announced a direct carrier billing partnership with Orange covering the group’s 29 markets.
Cloud & Virtualisation Nokia partners with Skolkovo Foundation for Russian Mobile Edge expansion Nokia and the Skolkovo Foundation are expanding Nokia’s Mobile Edge Computing ecosystem in Russia.
Event News All-over-IP Expo 2016 Calls for Outstanding Speakers! The Call For Papers for All-over-IP Expo 2016 is now open for global IT, surveillance and security vendors.
Event News PLUS-Forum “Cards, Payments and Mobile 2016” enters the home stretch! On 7-8 June, 2016, the 7th International PLUS-Forum “Cards, Payments and Mobile 2016” will be held by the PLUS Journal in Moscow. The event is dedicated to the analysis of the current state of and prospects for the payment...
Event News PLUS-Forum “Cards, Payments and Mobile 2016”: coming soon! The 7th International PLUS Forum “Cards, Payments and Mobile 2016” will be held by the PLUS Journal on June 7-8, 2016 in Moscow. The event is dedicated to the analysis of the current state and prospects for the payment industry development in Russia and globally.
Data Centres & Networks BSO and IXcellerate sign Russian data centre agreement for global connectivity A new partnership between BSO and IXcellerate is set to improve fibre access to Russia’s MOEX Exchange in Moscow.
Data Centres & Networks Interoute delivers 100G deployment in Bulgaria for Sofia Connect Bulgarian wholesale carrier and gateway provider Sofia Connect has deployed 2x100G services from Interoute, linking carriers from the Balkans, Caucasus region and the Middle East to western Internet hubs.
Event News PLUS-Forum “Cards, Payments and Mobile 2016”: coming soon! The 7th International PLUS Forum “Cards, Payments and Mobile 2016” will be held by the PLUS Journal on June 7-8, 2016 in Moscow, Russia.
Event News All-over-IP Expo 2016: Broadening Access Control Business Beyond Security In response to budget tightness, customers are driven to determine their demands for access control more specifically.
Operators CITIC Telecom Expands into Central Asia & CEE CITIC Telecom has announced its acquisition of the telecoms business of Linx Telecommunications, signifying a further global expansion of the Chinese parented group.