MTS

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MTS is a Russian telecommunications company with operations in IT services and retail, operating over 4,200 stores through its subsidiary RTK. The company reported strong financial performance in Q1 2026, with a 46.4% year-on-year increase in net profit to 7.2 billion rubles and a 14.7% rise in consolidated revenue to 201.3 billion rubles. MTS has undergone infrastructure restructuring by selling a majority stake in its tower subsidiary BIC while retaining control, with the aim of excluding BIC's historical debt from its consolidated financial statements. The company’s stock is subject to div…

Events

• 5G to Launch in Million-City Urban Centers
• Russia Approves 5G Rollout Amid Smartphone Compatibility Issues
• Mobile signal boosted in Moscow–St. Petersburg trains
• 5G to Launch in Russian Million-City Centers by 2027
• MTS Profit Up 24x in Q2 2026
• Moscow Residents See Digital Safety of Elders as Family Duty
• Massive Internet Outage Hits Russia on August 18
• Sofya Mitrofanova Leaves MTS Media Leadership
• Authorities will make messenger app Max mobile traffic free. Russian…
• Mobile traffic in the messenger 'Max' will become free for users

Recent coverage

• Crystals ran out or iCloud wants to delete all your photos? — Первый Московский
• Russians will be able to receive call history summaries using AI — РИАМО
• In Russia, conditions for launching 5G networks have been approved, reported by the press service of the Ministry of Digital Development. — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Launch of 5G networks in Russia is on the final stretch — РИАМО
• Seven years after 5G launch worldwide, authorities allowed building such networks in Russia. But this will not give fast and noticeable improvement in connectivity — The Bell
• There is no Internet, but 5G will be: Ministry of Digital Affairs promised to launch the technology in million-plus cities — Говорит НеМосква
• Russian operators welcomed the decision to allocate frequencies for 5G — Коммерсантъ
• Russian mobile operators allowed to launch 5G — Коммерсантъ
• Ministry of Digital Economy announced imminent launch of 5G in million-population cities — Ведомости
• Operators of the "big four" will build 5G networks on current LTE frequencies and get bands 4.63-4.99 GHz — Интерфакс
• 5G networks should appear in Russia's million-population cities in the very near future, the Ministry of Digital Development reported. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
• Russian mobile operators will introduce payment for communication services in digital rubles, report "Vedomosti" citing representatives... — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Quality of mobile communication in long-distance trains will improve — telecom equipment is being installed directly into the console for the first time... — Mash
• Mobile communication will be improved on trains between Moscow and St. Petersburg. — Первый Московский
• Communication in Russian trains will be strengthened using equipment built into wagons — РИАМО
• Vedomosti: In Russia, it was proposed to legalize training on open data of AI models — Вести
• Nizhny Novgorod residents increased gadget purchases before the school year — РИАМО
• More than 10 million Max users on iOS connected notifications — Ведомости
• 5G connectivity will appear in Russian million-population cities by the end of 2027 — Ведомости
• In Mincyfry named the deadlines for launching the 5G network in major cities of Russia — Вести