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Telecoms & IT
A BITTER BOARDROOM BATTLE Norwegian telecoms operator Telenor is far from giving up the battle with the Alfa Group over Kyivstar, says Telenor Executive Vice-President Thor Halverson SubscribeGOODBYE TO UMC, HELLO TO MTSMobile operator UMC adopts Russian parent company name with massive rebranding programme Subscribe PC sales grow as laptops gain ground The PC market is not only growing but changing, as notebook sales catch up on desktops and consumer purchases play an increasingly important role SubscribeA HALF-HEARTED PRIVATISATION Ukrtelecom is losing value over time despite the government's efforts to inject market values into its operations SubscribeBRINGING SCIENCE TO THE MARKETUkrainian venture capital firm Techinvest is charting the largely unexplored waters of commercialising Ukraine’s hi-tech know-how Subscribe NEW APPROACHES TO CUSTOMERS As the battle for subscribers in a near-saturated market heats up, Ukraine’s mobile providers will have to innovate more to retain existing customers and attact new ones SubscribeWiMAX: THE NEXT BIG THING? The latest broadband wireless system offers high speed, long range and low rollout costs, but is likely to take a while to catch on in Ukraine MoreSTILL REASON FOR ASTELIT TO :) The recent news that the owners of Ukraine’s number three mobile firm have had to pump more cash into the enterprise doesn’t mean Astelit is in trouble - it just has a lot of catching up to do SubscribeTAKING A BEELINE FOR GROWTH As Ukraine's fourth largest mobile provider, Ukrainian Radio Systems reported an eight-fold increase in subscribers during 2006, but with only 3 million subscribers it has to go a long way to catch the leaders SubscribeTHE GREAT IT CONUNDRUM As international firms drive strong growth in the IT sector, the need for the state to take a strategic interest grows more apparent
Subscribe3G MOBILE INTERNET PUT TO THE TEST One of the nice things about being a business magazine is that telecoms companies hand over not only advertising and information, but useful things to test. SubscribeUKRAINIAN TELECOMS JOIN THE 3G WORLD With the recent launch of 3G mobile services by two firms, high-speed mobile data is at last available in Ukraine. But with the hi-tech future isn't necessarily as bright as it seems Subscribe | |