Ukraine

Veon pledged to spend $600 million over the next three years on infrastructure projects in Ukraine through local unit Kyivstar, with cash set to fund a range of areas including provision of essential connectivity and 4G.

Operators including Orange, Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone Group agreed to reduce wholesale roaming charges with Ukrainian carriers for three months to help an estimated 4. 2 million refugees keep in contact with the nation.

Los fabricantes de chips han asegurado que la crisis entre Rusia y Ucrania tendría un impacto limitado en el aprovisionamiento a corto plazo, pero señalan que el conflicto podría causar precios más altos y más problemas si se imponen sanciones…

Russian operator group MTS agreed a deal to offload its subsidiary Vodafone Ukraine to Azerbaijani operator Bakcell for $734 million, as part of a broader strategy focusing on expanding its digital services play.

Vodafone and Russia’s MTS will roll out 3G and develop a number of new services in Ukraine using the Vodafone brand as they look to “expand the scope” of their strategic partner market agreement in the country.

Russia’s Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) reported a 14 per cent year on year decline in Q1 2015 net income to RUB10. 9 billion ($221. 30 million), which just beat analyst expectations. The company, Russia’s largest mobile player with 74.

As the Ukrainian conflict continues to rage, the country’s government is looking to reduce Russian companies’ hold on its mobile market, according to media reports.