Copyright©2018GSMAssociationRussia&CISTheMobileEconomy2018TheGSMArepresentstheinterestsofmobileoperatorsworldwide,unitingmorethan750operatorswithover350companiesinthebroadermobileecosystem,includinghandsetanddevicemakers,softwarecompanies,equipmentprovidersandinternetcompanies,aswellasorganisationsinadjacentindustrysectors.TheGSMAalsoproducestheindustry-leadingMWCeventsheldannuallyinBarcelona,LosAngelesandShanghai,aswellastheMobile360Seriesofregionalconferences.Formoreinformation,pleasevisittheGSMAcorporatewebsiteatwww.gsma.comFollowtheGSMAonTwitter:@GSMALTEUnionisanonprofitorganization,withthemissiontofostermobilenetworkdeploymentwithintheRussianFederationbypromotingofadvancedtechnologies,enablinglegislationandaccesstonewspectrumbandsformobilenetworks.Currently,theLTEUnionincludesVimpelComPJSC,MegaFonPJSC,MTSPJSCandT2MobileLLC.ExecutiveDirectoroftheLTEUnionisGulnaraKhasyanova.Readmoreathttp://lteunion.ru/GSMAIntelligenceisthedefinitivesourceofglobalmobileoperatordata,analysisandforecasts,andpublisherofauthoritativeindustryreportsandresearch.Ourdatacoverseveryoperatorgroup,networkandMVNOineverycountryworldwide–fromAfghanistantoZimbabwe.Itisthemostaccurateandcompletesetofindustrymetricsavailable,comprisingtensofmillionsofindividualdatapoints,updateddaily.GSMAIntelligenceisreliedonbyleadingoperators,vendors,regulators,financialinstitutionsandthird-partyindustryplayers,tosupportstrategicdecision-makingandlong-terminvestmentplanning.Thedataisusedasanindustryreferencepointandisfrequentlycitedbythemediaandbytheindustryitself.Ourteamofanalystsandexpertsproduceregularthought-leadingresearchreportsacrossarangeofindustrytopics.www.gsmaintelligence.cominfo@gsmaintelligence.comContentsEXECUTIVESUMMARY21INDUSTRYOVERVIEW61.1CIS:ahighlypenetratedregion71.24Gadoptionsurgingacrosstheregion101.35Glaunchesinsight121.4Smartphonesdrivingdatatrafficgrowth161.5Financials:revenueoutlookstabilising182MOBILEDRIVINGGROWTHANDINNOVATIONINCIS212.1ScalingIoT222.2E-commerce242.32.42.5Investin...
