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MOTIV discloses further details regarding LTE plans; Ericsson named as rollout partner [TeleGeography CommsUpdate](TeleGeography CommsUpdate Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Yekaterinburg-based regional mobile operator MOTIV has reportedly deployed 'portions' of its planned 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Sverdlovsk, Kurgan, Yamal-Nenets and Khanty-Mansi. According Comnews.ru the network is being deployed by Swedish vendor Ericsson, and the service is expected to go live later this autumn. *TeleGeography's GlobalComms Database notes that MOTIV's subscriber base totalled 2.408 million as at 30 June, equivalent to a 1% market share. The Sverdlovsk Oblast currently accounts for around 95% of its users, the Comnews.ru report suggests. (c) 2014 PriMetrica, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |