Monday, August 5, 2013

Moscow Metro Found Contractor for Wi-Fi

In the end of July.2013, Moscow metro announced the results of the tender for roll-out and operation of an underground Wi-Fi network. The only application to the tender was submitted by Maxima Telecom, and eventually they were the ones who got the contract.

According to SPARK-Interfax, as of the end of 2011, Maxima telecom stock was equally divided between system integrator NVision Group and RBS. However, since then, the company was sold to a group of
private investors including former president of Sitronics IT company Sergey Aslanyan, communicated a representative of NVision Group.

Maxima Telecom will provide wireless services free of charge, but users will have to view a few short advertising clips, said Aslanyan. These advertising services are exactly what the company is going
to profi t on. Network roll-out will cost Maxima Telecom more than $30 million of proprietary and borrowed funds, which investors plan to return within about seven years. Network construction will be
subcontracted to NVision Group, specifi ed Aslanyan, and a source in NVision also confirmed it. 

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