INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The departure of top telecommunications firms from Russia after the invasion of Ukraine looks set to cause serious problems for the
and the European Union threaten maintenance and upgrading in the long-run because the four major vendors are banned from providing new
representative told The Moscow Times that they are working on licenses allowing them to continue servicing telecoms equipment across Russia
They have also emphasized the importance of ensuring the continued flow of information and access to the internet which provides outside
stuck with outdated equipment.It appears unlikely that Ericsson, Huawei and Russian domestic operator MTS will be able to implement their
extend existing internet coverage also look to be on ice, with expansion almost impossible without Huawei, Nokia and Ericsson, according to
handset sales in the first two weeks of March, existing U.S
sanctions on the Chinese company and fears of a Western backlash has led to the Chinese company suspending its operations in Russia and
sanctions imposed on Huawei in 2019 ban the telecommunications company from exporting products that use U.S
state-owned Chinese company ZTE is one option
While ZTE is not subject to any U.S
sanctions, it reportedly performs much worse than any of the other major players.But there are few other companies to which Russia can
