Ufone adds Russian roaming partner – but are we doing any business there?
This press release from Etisalat’s Ufone got me thinking, if they’re adding roaming partners in Russia, then Ufone customers must be going over to Russia enough to justify the partnership. At this point, I would hazard a guess that Russia is probably not a favourite tourist destination for Pakistanis travelling outside the country. That leaves business travellers… so what significant are we doing with Russia other than commodity trading? On the technology front, the Russians are still far behind the west, but their excellent S&T education and focus on the pure sciences certainly produces great talent. Companies like Luxoft have certainly made their mark, obtaining business from some of the biggest names in the US.
We’d love to hear from anyone that knows of any Pakistani-Russian technology collaboration going on right now. Especially in the commercial IT area. Meanwhile, you can read on to view the Ufone press release that got me thinking…
Ufone adds MegaFon as GPRS partner
KARACHI: Ufone has added MegaFon Russia as their GPRS roaming partner. This venture of Ufone will provide an unrestricted communication stream to its valued customers on the move.
With this addition to our team of international partners, our GPRS roaming count has now grown to 106 in 76 destinations worldwide. Ufone has added 5 new GPRS roaming destinations in the last two months including Vodacom Tanzania, CTI Paraguay, Vodafone Portugal, MIC2 Lebanon and now MegaFon Russia – letting our valued subscribers not only take their office along but also share every moment of their cherished lifestyle with friends and family through pictures, audio, video and messages.
Ufone is an Etisalat Group Company with the second largest cellular operator base in Pakistan with more than 16 million customers. Ufone services are spread across all the major cities, towns, villages and tehsil head quarters in Pakistan. The company employs more than 2,200 people and operates with a network of more than 350 franchises and 25 company-owned customer service centres along with a distribution network of 150,000 outlets nationwide.
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