Yota
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Yota[9] (Russian: Йота) is a Russian mobile phone brand and mobile broadband manufacturer.[10] Yota is a trademark of Skartel LLC.
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Company type | Ltd |
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Industry | Telecommunications, consumer electronics, digital distribution |
Founded | 2007 (SLL Scartel)[1] 2008 ИОО «Yota Бел»[2] |
Area served | Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Astrahan, Kazan, Khabarovsk, Kovrov, Kostroma, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Murom, Naberezhnye Chelny, Novosibirsk, Obninsk, Orenburg, Samara, Sochi, Tomsk, Tula, Ufa, Vladivostok, Vladimir, Yoshkar-Ola[3] |
Key people | Igor Torgov(CEO) |
Services | Mobile internet, cell phone operator |
Revenue | $486.78 million[4] (2017) |
$116.55 million[4] (2017) | |
Owner | MegaFon |
Number of employees | 1,200 |
Subsidiaries | SLL Scartel (Синамакс and Макмис owned by Scartel [5]) Scartel Starlab [6] More [6] ИОО «Yota Бел» (100%[7]) Yota de Nicaragua (75%[8]) |
Website | yota |
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On May 9, 2012, Yota's WiMAX was replaced by its LTE network. In September 2012, 4G networks were launched in the Russian cities of Novosibirsk, Krasnodar, Moscow, Sochi, Samara, Vladivostok, Ufa, Kazan and St. Petersburg.
Garsdale Services Investment Ltd. owns 100% of Yota's shares and 50% of MegaFon's shares. In turn, Garsdale is controlled by AF Telecom (82%), Telconet Capital (13.5%), and the Russian Technologies State Corporation (4.5%).[11]