Russian mobile operators to launch 3G service in Moscow

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: OAO Mobile TeleSystems, OAO VimpelCom and OAO MegaFon- three major mobile operators of Russia received permission to launch third-generation networks in Moscow. The announcement was made more than a year after they launched similar services in cities elsewhere in the country.

All the three companies won the license to operate 3G networks across Russia in 2007 itself but could not launch the service as the Ministry of Defence was using the frequencies that they required in that city.

The companies have already installed 3G equipment at some of their base stations in anticipation of the ministry’s decision. They will now offer their Moscow subscribers special tariffs to take advantage of the 3G network’s higher speeds.