Mobile market overview
The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world by land area, spanning two continents and 11 time zones. Russia had an estimated population of 143.4mn people and 248.8mn mobile connections at the end of 2015, giving a penetration of 173%. The mobile market is dominated by four Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Beeline (VimpelCom), MegaFon, MTS, and Tele2, which between them accounted for 245.6mn connections (99%). Other MNOs include MOTIV, SMARTS, Sotel, Tattelecom and Vainakh Telecom. MegaFon and MTS lead the market with 74.8mn and 73.7mn connections respectively, while Beeline follows closely with 59.8mn