X5 Retail Group to partner MTS for mobile virtual network

Russia-based X5 Retail Group has chosen MTS as a partner to establish a mobile virtual network operator. In a joint venture with MTS, X5 could launch operations by the end of the year, starting in Moscow and St Petersburg. MTS is expected to sell X5 traffic and deal with billing, while X5 will undertake project costs.

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