The number of acting high definition channels in Russia /HDTV/ will grow in 9 times to 62 channels by 2014 against 7 now. This was declared in the context of the International Conference on TV and Radio Broadcasting MKB-2008 by the President of the Russian Association of high definition TV and digital cinema Gerasim Gadiyan.

The Conference has the international status – the participants will be the representatives of leading Ukrainian and foreign companies and web-projects from Poland, Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine, which will let see a real picture of Internet-advertising markets both in Ukraine and abroad. The Conference will be held within the framework of the International Exhibition for Advertising, Marketing and Mass Media "Rex 2008”. For the first time within the framework of the conference a Round table will be held – with the the subject-matter of the discussion: " Internet-advertising – a new coil of business development."

Three in the Crimea (Yalta, Simeiz and Yevpatoria), as well as in Donetsk, Lugansk, Dnepropetrovsk, Zakarpattya.

Today due to VOLIA Company Kyiv has one of the largest hybrid cable networks in Europe and the largest in the CIS.

The users’ base of CDMA communication operator Intertelecom exceeded 200 thousand subscribers as of August 8 2008. This was reported by the press-service of the company.

Top-management of the Ukrainian mobile communication company Astelit (life:) TM) is going to monitor Turkcell investment in Belarus in order to take the Belarussian operator BeST bought in this country out of the outsiders list of the market.

The volume of provided communication services in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in January – July 2008 made UAH 491 million /USD 1 = UAH 4.85/. This was reported by the press-service of the Central Statistical Administration in the AR of Crimea.

On October 29 within ЕЕВС-2008 the International Round Table will be held «New opportunities of cooperation of commercial, non-governmental and governmental organizations in the ICT sphere in the countries of Europe and the CIS». The Organizing Committee comprises the Internet Association of Ukraine, the Association of Information Technologies Enterprises of Ukraine, the Cable Television Union of Ukraine and Wireless Ukraine *** The stand of Menu.TV Channel will be the first to present such companies as People, Real Estate, Gold Barry, Turburo *** Deutsche Welle TV Channel has become the sponsor of the All-Ukrainian Cable Operators Congress *** The Independend Broadcasters Association is going to support ЕЕВС-2008 exhibition and conference *** What is watched «in motion» and what are subscribers ready to pay for? Mobile TV in Russia in facts and figures –Irdeto Company is going to present сase-study within the Second International forum «Mobile Broadcasting. World experience and the prospects of realization in Eastern European countries»

The AntiMonopoly Committee of Ukraine (The AMCU) has recommended Volia Cable to extend the term of shift from analogous to digital broadcasting. This has been reported by the press-centre of the AMCU.

Mobile communication operator MTS-Ukraine has announced the list of major companies that connected MTS-Ukraine convergent services in the first half-year of 2008.

The world market of equipment for WiMAX fixed and mobile networks grew by 3% in the second quarter of 2008 as contrasted with the previous period to USD 402 million. This is evidenced by the results of the Infonetics Research Company.

UMTS mobile operator Ukrtelecom Company (ТМ Utel) has introduced the international roaming service in Georgia, Montenegro and Tajikistan.

Mobile communications operator MTS-Ukraine has declared the completion of the next large-scale stage of expanding the network of high-speed Wi-Fi Internet access based on CDMA technology.

A new Task force has been created at Wireless Ukraine Association to simplify the legalization of subscribers’ devices (СРЕ). The head of the Task force is Alexander Fedienko (IMC).

Mobile communications operator MTS-Ukraine has declared the completion of the next large-scale stage of expanding the network of high-speed Wi-Fi Internet access based on CDMA technology.

The Ukrainian Plus Tele Com Ukraine Company has applied for participation in the bidding for a contractor to construct the network of the Ukrainian communication operator Astelit in 2008-2011. The total cost of the project is USD 150 million.

The National Communication Regulation Commission (NCRC) has declared the documents "The Procedure of selling radio-electronic equipment and radiating devices in Ukraine" and "The Regulation of giving permit to import radio electronic equipment and radiating devices to Ukraine from abroad”.

Nokia Company has declared that South Korean Samsung agreed to sell them the share in Symbian Company.

Wireless Ukraine, the Association of participants of wireless data transmitting networks market, created a new Work-group "On the problem of development of VSAT satellite networks market". This was reported by the Executive Director of the Association Oleg Sobolev.