Putting together the pieces of Russia’s data demand

Georgy Chumburidze leveraged his experience in Russian content platforms to identify the need for growth in telecoms infrastructure, and set about assembling a team who could deliver on the core competencies he believed would be needed. Vertical is now Russia’s second largest towerco with ambitions to grow exponentially in 2017. He talks us through how the company was formed and their vision for the future.

TowerXchange: Please introduce Vertical, how was the company founded and how has it grown?

I am heavily involved in various media and internet projects in which I am also a shareholder.