Russian Telecom Market in 2007 - Consolidation, Broadband Internet and VSAT Growth
Year 2007 was the year of the telecom industry consolidation. By far the single largest merger shook the mobile operators’ status quo. Mikhail Fridman, Alfa Group’s owner, which holds a large stake in VimpelCom, blessed a deal to buy Golden Telecom, one of the largest Russian alternative fixed line providers. The deal, which is worth [...]