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	<title>Wireless Federation &#187; Russia</title>
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		<title>MTS acquires debt-ridden CJSC Sistema-Inventure for US$ 342 million (Russia)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90967-mts-acquires-debt-ridden-cjsc-sistema-inventure-for-us-342-million-russia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile TeleSystems (MTS)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sistema Inventure]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Russia-based telecommunications provider, Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has reportedly acquired CJSC Sistema-Inventure, which owns 29 percent of Moscow City Telephone Network, for US$342 million and has also agreed to pay the company&#8217;s debt of US$ 331 million to AFK Sistema by this year end, causing its share price to decline significantly. As per sources, industry analysts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rostelecom and MegaFon sign 4G service agreement with Scartel (Russia)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90930-rostelecom-and-megafon-sign-4g-service-agreement-with-scartel-russia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MegaFon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MVNO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rostelecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scartel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telesystems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vimplecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yota]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mobile operator MegaFon along with State-owned telecommunications company Rostelecom, have reportedly signed an agreement with Scartel to offer 4G services in Russia. According to reports, the agreement with Scartel, which operates under the brand &#8216;Yota&#8217;, will enable the two operators to act as mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) for offering 4G services. As per sources, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vimplecom and MTS offer joint proposal for Ukrtelecom&#8217;s 3G business (Europe)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90861-vimplecom-and-mts-offer-joint-proposal-for-ukrtelecom%e2%80%99s-3g-business-europe/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90861-vimplecom-and-mts-offer-joint-proposal-for-ukrtelecom%e2%80%99s-3g-business-europe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TriMob]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukraine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ukrtelecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Utel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vimplecom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Russian telecom operators, Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and Vimplecom may join forces in an attempt to offer a joint proposal for the 3G mobile operating business of Ukrtelecom, a Uknranian telecom operator. According to reports, Ukrtelecom is looking for a buyer its 3G mobile operations after receiving the proposals in the second round. Further, sources claim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MTS to offer upgraded technology for better management of mobile data traffic (Russia)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90827-mts-to-offer-upgraded-technology-for-better-management-of-mobile-data-traffic-russia/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90827-mts-to-offer-upgraded-technology-for-better-management-of-mobile-data-traffic-russia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flash Networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile data traffic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile TeleSystems (MTS)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), a leading telecommunication operator in Russia is reportedly deploying the Harmony Mobile Internet Services Gateway by Flash Networks in an attempt to better manage the mobile data traffic as well as increase the internet speed. According to reports, MTS has begun testing the technology and hopes to make the service available to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Any consolidation of mobile market in Russia to include Tele2 says VimpleCom (Europe)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90820-any-consolidation-of-mobile-market-in-russia-to-include-tele2-says-vimplecom-europe/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90820-any-consolidation-of-mobile-market-in-russia-to-include-tele2-says-vimplecom-europe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jo Lunder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MegaFon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tele2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vimplecom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[VimpleCom, the third largest telecom operator in Russia, has reportedly said that any consolidation in the telecom industry in Russia will have to involve Tele2 as there will be no consolidation among the top three wireless operators of the country. Mobile TeleSystems is the leading operator in the country followed by MegaFon and VimpleCom. Tele2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Android smartphones account for 52.5 percent of the global mobile market in Q3</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90805-android-smartphones-account-for-52-5-percent-of-the-global-mobile-market-in-q3/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90805-android-smartphones-account-for-52-5-percent-of-the-global-mobile-market-in-q3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Android]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile market]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google&#8217;s Android mobile software powered more than half of all smartphones sold across the world in the third quarter of 2011, doubling its market share as compared to last year, according to a research report by Gartner. The research giant said that smartphone sales by volume grew 42 percent even as some consumers delayed purchases [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vimplecom blames forex loss for decline in Q3 results (Russia)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90778-vimplecom-blames-forex-loss-for-decline-in-q3-results-russia/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90778-vimplecom-blames-forex-loss-for-decline-in-q3-results-russia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[q3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vimplecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wind Mobile]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Russian telecom operator, Vimplecom has reportedly listed the $400 million foreign exchange related losses as a key factor for the $356 million decline in the third-quarter net profit of the operator. According to reports, the network operator had said that its net profit was $104 million, down from $460 million on a proforma basis in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nokia&#8217;s new $6,800 diamond encrusted phone</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90588-nokia%e2%80%99s-new-6800-diamond-encrusted-phone/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90588-nokia%e2%80%99s-new-6800-diamond-encrusted-phone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diamond phone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the time mobile phones were introduced to consumers, there was one name that was dominant across regions – Nokia. Recently though, with players like Apple and Samsung bringing in new technology, users have shifted their allegiance to other manufacturers, causing Nokia to lose some of its market share. However, the luxury division of Nokia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia&#8217;s network-sharing deal in trouble over pricing problems</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/87838-russias-network-sharing-deal-in-trouble-over-pricing-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/87838-russias-network-sharing-deal-in-trouble-over-pricing-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile Operators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[4G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Beeline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dennis Sverdlov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LTE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MegaFon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rostelekom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skartel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VimpelCom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yota]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=87838</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Russia&#8217;s leading mobile network operators MTS, VimpelCom (Beeline), Megafon along with Rostelekom, had signed a deal with Yota to provide mobile broadband services via its LTE network, earlier this year. In the first of its kind, competing service providers will come together to offer their consumers better services via a single network. The said network [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enduring legal fight that involves Turkcell shares ends in favor of Russia&#8217;s Altimo</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/83755-enduring-legal-fight-that-involves-turkcell-shares-ends-in-favor-of-russias-altimo/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/83755-enduring-legal-fight-that-involves-turkcell-shares-ends-in-favor-of-russias-altimo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 10:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caribbean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[­ The Russia based Alfa announced the win with regard to a long standing legal tussle involving the ownership of shares in Turkcell, the Turkish mobile network. As per the judgment passed by the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, it was valid on the part of Alfa in appropriating shares owned [...]]]></description>
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