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Russia’s MTS and Vodafone announced a strategic, non equity partnership to “provide customers with high quality communications services and to collaborate jointly on future technological developments.”
Under the agreement, MTS will draw on Vodafone’s expertise in building and developing 3G networks and mobile broadband products, working with leading global equipment providers and deploying innovative CRM practices to enhance quality and further improve the efficiency of its operations. In addition, MTS will have an access to a range of products, services and devices from Vodafone for its markets of operation in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Armenia.
On the other hand, Vodafone will get insight into the opportunities of the telecommunications markets of Russia and the CIS, which are among the fastest growing in the world. The Big Red’s products and services will be marketed in Russia and the CIS under a co-branded approach.
Vodafone will also open a representative office in Moscow to co-operate more closely with MTS on future offerings and customer services.
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
