Ivan Tavrin Was Appointed as First Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Saturday, 21 January 2012 17:05
Ivan Tavrin has been appointed as first deputy chief executive officer of the second largest Russian mobile network operator MegaFon.
“Strategic development of new businesses is the basis for the Company’s future growth, and I am confident that Ivan Tavrin’s experience and professionalism will help to achieve the goal of MegaFon’s leadership in the Russian telecommunications market. I wish Ivan all the best in MegaFon and I am happy of being able to work together with him”, said Sergey Soldatenkov, Chief Executive Officer of MegaFon OJSC.
“MegaFon’s results in the recent years testify to its extraordinary potential and commitment to leadership. I am honored to work in MegaFon’s team. And I believe it is essential for me to maintain succession of the best practices as well as bring new ideas and solutions to the Company’s operation”, said Ivan Tavrin.
Ivan Tavrin was born on November 1, 1976 in Moscow. He graduated from the International Legal Department of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO).
In 1997, he founded Construct-Region that became the largest agency in the regional advertising market.
In 2002, he founded and became the head of Regional Media Group that combined TV and radio assets.
In 2006, after merger of TV assets of Regional Media Group and TV-3 television network, Ivan Tavrin became President of TV-3, and Member of the company’s Board of Directors.
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Belarusian cellular operator life:) added 6 more roaming partners
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Friday, 30 December 2011 14:53
Belarusian mobile network operator life:) expanded its' geography of international prepaid roaming. Roaming services became available to subscribers of “INFINITE life:)”, “FREE life:)”, “SIMPLE life:)”, “SUPER life:)”, “3G life:) MODEM” and “ANDROID life:)” tariff plans in networks of 6 new partners:
in “Movistar” network of “Telefonica Moviles” operator (Spain);
in “Axis” network of “Natrindo Telepon Seluler” operator (Indonesia);
in “Digicel” network (Panama);
in “Digicel” network (Honduras);
in “Gibtelecom” and “CTS Mobile” networks (Gibraltar).
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Russian MegaFon’s Roaming Prices in Europe Are 9 Times Less Now
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Friday, 16 December 2011 07:05
Since December 15, MegaFon will migrate to new basic tariffs of international roaming in Europe, including European part of CIS and Turkey. The operator has introduced a single “Eurotariff” for the Russian users of any rate plan – 6 and 16 RUR per minute depending on call destination. Data and SMS tariffs in roaming have also seen radical cuts.
These changes in roaming tariffs became the most significant over the recent several years:
— Incoming call price has dropped to 6 RUR per minute (it used to be 56 RUR/min, more than 9 times less now);
— Outgoing call to Russia and within the country of stay has fallen to 16 RUR per minute (previously 86 RUR/min., more than 5 times less);
— Mobile Internet price has plummeted to 50 RUR per Mb (used to be from 110 up to 440 RUR/Mb);
— Outgoing SMS in roaming is 6 RUR (compared to 19 RUR before).
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Jan Edvard Thygesen will join Russian Vimpelcom as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Monday, 14 November 2011 08:06
Russian telecom giant Vimpelcom announced today that Jan Edvard Thygesen will join VimpelCom on January 1, 2012 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Thygesen joins VimpelCom’s executive team from Telenor, where he currently is Executive Vice President and Head of Central and Eastern European operations. Khaled Bichara, President and COO of VimpelCom, will be stepping down as planned, at the end of December 2011, following his successful efforts in the post acquisition integration of the operations of VimpelCom and Wind Telecom.
Jo Lunder VimpelCom Group CEO said: “Khaled informed me some time ago that he would be stepping down from VimpelCom at the end of the year with the successful integration of VimpelCom and Wind Telecom. Khaled has played an instrumental role in the merger and securing the targeted synergies within the enlarged business. I express our sincere gratitude to Khaled for his dedication and achievements within the group and wish him continued success in his future endeavors.”
CEO Lunder further stated: “I am pleased to welcome Jan Edvard in his new position as Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer. Jan Edvard knows VimpelCom well, having served as a member of our board. He has extensive operational experience in all aspects of the telecom industry, which will help us deliver on our new strategy and further operational excellence throughout the company. With Jan Edvard as a member of our senior executive team, I am very positive about our future and believe that we have both the right strategy and the right management in place to create shareholders value in VimpelCom by increased focus on profitable growth, operational excellence and capital efficiency.”
Azerbaijan Bakcell got 3G license
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Sunday, 06 November 2011 10:32
Azerbaijan mobile operator Bakcell has been awarded a license for provision of 3G mobile communications services. The decision was taken at the board meeting of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies on November 2. Bakcell’s network is completely ready for provision of services in 3G standard. Therefore, as soon as the relevant frequencies by the State Frequency Committee are allocated, there will be no more delay for “Bakcell” to start providing 3G services to customers.
Bakcell announces that with the launch of 3G, customers will be provided with the latest mobile data and internet services, and the development of digital infrastructure of Azerbaijan will be greatly supported. Bakcell has the largest base-station network, which exceeds 2 500 sites all around the country. Massive investments were spent for network renovation works and these works were implemented in a very effective way. As a result, there is necessary software support developed for provision of 3G services and the base-station replacement process was successfully completed. Bakcell is confidently stating that it is completely ready for providing the services in third generation standards.
Russian Sitronics teams up with G&D to create NFC-capable SIM cards
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Thursday, 13 October 2011 18:55
Giesecke & Devrient and Sitronics Smart Technologies (SST) joined their efforts to create NFC-capable SIM cards for a mobile payment system in Russia, reports NFC News.
The first of it’s kind in Russia, the solution will enable MTS customers, a leading Russian mobile operator, to tap and pay for gas at Lukoil service stations using only their mobile phones.
According to G&D, the system will use its NFC enabled SIM cards, which can be used in a wide range of available mobile phones, including Samsung, Nokia, HTC, Sony Ericsson, RIM, Motorola or LG
To complete a transaction at the pump, all the customer has to do is hold his or her cell phone against the card reader. The invoice amount is debited via an electronic cash function on the SIM card that MTS customers can activate with the provider.
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Ivan Zolochevsky appointed as head of MTS Ukraine
Written by Russia-Mobile.com Wednesday, 28 September 2011 19:11
MTS, the largest mobile operator in Russia and the CIS, announces appointment of Ivan Zolochevsky to the position of General Director of Business Unit “MTS Ukraine”, who previously served as Director of the North-West Macro-Region of MTS in Russia.
“In recent years, we realized significant accomplishments in our Ukrainian business,” remarked Andrei Dubovskov, President and Chief Executive Officer of MTS. “We are seeing growth in key performance indicators and a positive effect from our corporate strategy. Likewise, Mr. Zolochevsky has developed into one of the most effective regional managers in MTS by virtue of his success and demonstrated leadership of one of the most important regions in Russia. In his new role, Mr. Zolochevsky will not only continue to implement our strategy, but also provide a further impetus to strengthen our position in the Ukraine market.”
Replacing Mr. Zolochevsky will be Kirill Dmitriev, who previously managed MTS’s business in Western Ukraine.
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