On the day of the launch of mobile operator Tele2 in Moscow computer system companies could not stand the influx of subscribers. According to the company, the problem touched on a few salons.
Today, a joint venture of Rostelecom and Tele2 holding “T2 RTK holding” (operates under the brand Tele2) entered the capital market. The network is running Thursday, October 22. But the operator began to accept requests for connection from 7 October. Wishing as of yesterday were about 30 000.
As reported by “Izvestia”, a few of the capital’s salons Tele2 network “freezes” a computer system that records new users. So the problems discovered in the cabin of the cellular network to the metro station “Savelovskaya”. Salon managers reported that a similar failure there and in several other outlets — and advised potential customers to come back tomorrow. As explained by the representative of Tele2 Konstantin Prokshin, the problem affected only five salons. According to the company, in the Moscow region about 400 points. Proxen reported that network staff are working to resolve the problem.
Just a day before the arrival to the capital of the company Tele2 has caused the competitors control the blow by announcing the tariffs, which, according to the operator, up to 25-50% below market. The experts have already in a hurry to warn: the business strategy is that “newbie” enters the market with low tariffs to raise prices after he will be able to expand its client base.
Only available to subscribers four tariff. When connecting the rate with no monthly fees “Orange” users will pay 1 USD. for SMS, the megabyte or the minute of outgoing calls within the network and to numbers of Russian mobile operators in Russia. The package also includes a gift pack 2 GB of the Internet traffic.
Also presented were three batch of the tariff with a monthly fee: “Black” — for 99 rubles per month (2 GB of traffic), “Very black” for 299 rubles per month (4 GB of traffic and 400 minutes) and “The black” — for 599 rubles. per month (10 GB bandwidth and 1000 minutes). Tablets are available in individual packages of Internet traffic: 7 GB for 299 rubles per month, 15 GB for 599 rubles. per month and 30 GB for 899 rubles a month.
Other players of the mobile market in no hurry to part with their subscribers already voluntarily and joined in the fight for the consumer. So, from the second November “MegaFon” resets for the majority of customer calls in a network across Russia. Now they are free only within the home district. According to media reports, MTS and “Beeline” is also ready to reduce the prices in Moscow on the third.
“Daughter” of the Swedish Corporation “Tele2” started to conquer Russia in 2003. In each region the company came separately, but under the standard scheme: first bought from a local operator and transferred subscribers under their brand, and then, due to the cheap fares have attracted new customers.
As a result, for 12 years, the operator was able to win 15% of the Russian market, but in the capital of Tele2 for many years were not allowed. Operators, which could buy according to the usual pattern: in Moscow only worked the “big three”, and competition for the new frequencies was carried out.
In 2013 the Swedish company fell into the hands of shareholders “Rostelecom”. Tele2 and finally got access to the capital market. It is known that Moscow brings operators more than a third of revenue. Now MTS, Beeline and MegaFon metropolis divided about equally. According to experts, already by the end of 2016 Tele2 will be able to take them up to 10% of the market.
However, in Moscow for Tele2 left the GSM frequency. The operator works only with 3G and LTE networks and assures that the communication quality is not affected. But the “big three” openly doubts it. In addition, the services of Tele2, the owners of push-button phones to use in the capital and will not be able.
