National operator ‘Rostelecom’ and regional mobile provider ‘Tele2 Russia’ purchased by VTB in the beginning of 2013, have made a first step towards a possible merger: the companies are negotiating about using each other’s networks through MVNO (virtual network operator) scheme, communicated general director of ‘Rostelecom’ OJSC Sergey Kalugin at the company’s shareholders’ meeting in the end of June.
When asked by the press whether ‘Rostelecom’ has plans of merging with ‘Tele2 Russia’ (recently acquired from the Swedish Tele2 AB by VTB bank for $3.4 bln), the top manager said they could start from sharing an MVNO.
Sergey Kalugin explained that if they implement an MVNO, ‘Rostelecom’ will provide ‘Tele2 Russia’, which only holds licenses for GSM, access to its 3G network, and in return it will be able to use ‘Tele2 Russia’ infrastructure in locations where the federal operator lacks presence.“It would make sense for us to employ the MVNO model in regions where we complement each other,” Sergey Kalugin said. He added that this would also resolve ‘Tele2 Russia’s difficulties with coming into the Moscow market. Tele2 has been desperately trying to find way to the capital for many years, meanwhile, ‘Rostelecom’ is planning to launch a cellular network in Moscow by the end of 2013.
When asked by the press whether ‘Rostelecom’ has plans of merging with ‘Tele2 Russia’ (recently acquired from the Swedish Tele2 AB by VTB bank for $3.4 bln), the top manager said they could start from sharing an MVNO.
Sergey Kalugin explained that if they implement an MVNO, ‘Rostelecom’ will provide ‘Tele2 Russia’, which only holds licenses for GSM, access to its 3G network, and in return it will be able to use ‘Tele2 Russia’ infrastructure in locations where the federal operator lacks presence.“It would make sense for us to employ the MVNO model in regions where we complement each other,” Sergey Kalugin said. He added that this would also resolve ‘Tele2 Russia’s difficulties with coming into the Moscow market. Tele2 has been desperately trying to find way to the capital for many years, meanwhile, ‘Rostelecom’ is planning to launch a cellular network in Moscow by the end of 2013.
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