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Read Armenia to be the site of Rostelecom's 200-rack data center
Armenia to be the site of Rostelecom's 200-rack data center

Armenia to be the site of Rostelecom's 200-rack data center

June 02, 2023 Rostelecom

Rostelecom is proposing to build a new data center in Armenia. According to Tass, the Armenian subsidiary of Rostelecom, GNC-Alfa, intends to launch a 200-rack facility in Armenia at the beginning of 2024. Location and power capacity were not divulged. Last year, it was reported that Rostelecom...

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Read Rostelecom Decides Against Selling The Armenian Business Unit
Rostelecom Decides Against Selling The Armenian Business Unit

Rostelecom Decides Against Selling The Armenian Business Unit

March 20, 2023 Rostelecom

Rostelecom intends to increase investment in the company's Rostelecom Armenia business subsidiary (formerly GNC-ALFA). Rostelecom instead intends to increase its investment in the business. That signals a U-turn on the company's part, which had appeared poised to sell its subsidiary to Electric...

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Read Rostelecom expands data center footprint in Moscow
Rostelecom expands data center footprint in Moscow

Rostelecom expands data center footprint in Moscow

March 09, 2023 Rostelecom

Rostelecom has announced that it has launched a new data center in the Medvedkovo area of Moscow. Located on Chermyanskaya street, the facility will span 20,000 sqm (215,280 sq ft), offering six data halls with the capacity for 312 racks each. Further, it has been disclosed that the site has a...

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Read Rostelcom Focused on Acquiring Megafon
Rostelcom Focused on Acquiring Megafon

Rostelcom Focused on Acquiring Megafon

February 08, 2023 Rostelecom

Russian mobile provider Rostelcom is apparently interested in acquiring Megafon, according to local publications. The prospective agreement is being explored at the government level, according to CNews. Rostelcom already controls another Russian mobile provider, Tele2, and is the sole proprietor...

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Read Rostelecom seeks to build a new data center in Armenia
Rostelecom seeks to build a new data center in Armenia

Rostelecom seeks to build a new data center in Armenia

October 26, 2022 Rostelecom

Rostelecom is reportedly looking to expand its presence in Armenia, after the company’s President Mikhail Oseevsky met with Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan and his deputy Narek Teryan this week to discuss plans. Speaking about this, the Armenian Ministry of the Economy said: "During...

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Read Rostelecom Announces Plan For a Backup Data Center For Sverdlovsk Government
Rostelecom Announces Plan For a Backup Data Center For Sverdlovsk Government

Rostelecom Announces Plan For a Backup Data Center For Sverdlovsk Government

August 29, 2022 Rostelecom

Rostelecom has announced that it is developing a backup data center for Russia’s Yekaterinburg local government. The vice president and director of PJSC Rostelecom Yekaterinburg said: “Our team has already equipped the premises for the data center, having installed and launched all engineering...

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Read Rostelecom expands its facility in Russia
Rostelecom expands its facility in Russia

Rostelecom expands its facility in Russia

February 15, 2022 Rostelecom

Rostelecom's Udomlya data center has entered its second phase. The launch features an 8MW facility with a capacity for 800 racks, and a new fiber-optic line. The facility first launched back in 2019 is located at the Kalininskaya Nuclear Power Plant in Tver and is a joint project with...

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Read Rostelecom to expand one of its data centers in Moscow
Rostelecom to expand one of its data centers in Moscow

Rostelecom to expand one of its data centers in Moscow

January 24, 2022 Rostelecom

Rostelecom has announced that it is expanding one of its facilities in Moscow. Its M9 data center on Moscow's Butlerova Street will span 466 sq m (5,000 sq ft), with a capacity of 840kW and offer standard racks of 5.5 kW. The facility is built to Tier III standard and will reportedly accommodate...

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Read Rostelecom to open the first Arctic data center in Russia
Rostelecom to open the first Arctic data center in Russia

Rostelecom to open the first Arctic data center in Russia

October 20, 2021 Rostelecom

Rostelecom has plans to develop a data center in the Arctic in Murmansk, Russia. The Murmansk region Government revealed that the Russian telco would open a new facility on the Kola Peninsula in 2022. Rostelecom also said it would be starting work on the new facility at the end of this year or...

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Read Rostelecom signs data center service deals with Russian Post and mining company Petropavlovsk
Rostelecom signs data center service deals with Russian Post and mining company Petropavlovsk

Rostelecom signs data center service deals with Russian Post and mining company Petropavlovsk

September 08, 2021 Rostelecom

Russian telco Rostelecom has announced the signing of a new data center deal with Russian gold mining company Petropavlovsk and Russian Post. Rostelecom signed a five-year contract worth RUB13.5 billion ($184.3 million) with Russian Post to provide IT services. The agreement will see Rostelecom...

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Read Rostelecom merges 2 data center units
Rostelecom merges 2 data center units

Rostelecom merges 2 data center units

June 23, 2021 Rostelecom

Rostelecom is merging its two data center business units, Rostelecom-DPC and DataLine, into one. It will be forming a new Company called DPC technology Center. The Company said the merger would see the new Company combine its experience in managing data centers. In a statement issued by the...

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Read Rostelecom opens data center in St. Petersburg, Russia
Rostelecom opens data center in St. Petersburg, Russia

Rostelecom opens data center in St. Petersburg, Russia

June 01, 2021 Rostelecom

Rostelecom has announced the opening of its new data center in St. Petersburg, Russia. Besides, the new data center is a 4,000 square meter facility, and Rostelecom built it to Tier III standards. It has a power capacity of 7.4MW and a total capacity of 800 racks. In addition, Rostelecom said the...

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