Russia and CIS FAQs (updated March 2016)

As the largest country on the planet, Russian telecom networks are made up of ~42,100 towers and ~75,000 rooftops across its populated regions, most of which remain operator-captive. In a fiercely competitive MNO landscape with relatively few shared sites, only Russian Towers, Vertical and a couple of other smaller towercos are steadily creating an independent towerco market in the country.  That may all be about to change. VimpelCom is nearing the end of a process to sell 10,400 Russian towers (to which a further ~19,000 rooftops and an unspecified number of towers in the CIS could be added).