Kyrgyzstan
Industry
The telecommunications markets in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries vary greatly in terms of maturity, with the most developed being Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary,...
2010-02-04Companies
Kyrgyzstan's first pay-TV operator, Ala TV, will use a content protection system provided by Irdeto. The operator provides triple-play services in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek over...
2009-09-07Political Risk
According to Information Warfare Monitor as cited by TeleGeography, three quarters of Kyrgyzstan's internet service providers (ISPs) have crashed due to large scale cyber attacks...
2009-02-03Economy
South Korea's LG has unveiled its first dual-SIM card mobile phone, the LG KS660. The handset comes with touch screen technology and a five-megapixel camera. It does not support...
2009-01-05Companies
Turk Telecom has placed a bid for the 78% stake held by the Kyrgyzstan government in national fixed-line operator Kyrgyztelecom, reports Reuters. In July 2008, Kyrgyzstan announced...
2008-08-28Companies
Vimpel Communications' (VimpelCom) subsidiary in Kazakhstan, KaR-Tel, has signed an agreement to assist in operating and managing the network of Sky Mobile, owner of the largest...
2008-04-18Industry
According to our recent report on the telecoms markets of Central Asia, BMI ranks Uzbekistan as by far the most attractive telecoms market for potential investors. Intense competition...
2007-06-15Companies
Russian mobile operator MTS has written off the US$150mn that it paid for Kyrgyzstan's Bitel in 2005. MTS has said that it will seek indemnities and has already filed a lawsuit against...
2007-03-08
