MegaFon

Summary

MegaFon is a business^[1]. MegaFon ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (600 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• MegaFon was a member of ITU Radiocommunication Sector^[3].
• MegaFon was a member of ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector^[4].
• MegaFon is in the country of Russia^[5].
• MegaFon is in the country of RU^[6].
• MegaFon's instance of is recorded as business^[7].
• MegaFon's instance of is recorded as trademark^[8].
• MegaFon's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[9].
• MegaFon's instance of is recorded as public company^[10].
• MegaFon is owned by USM Holdings^[11].
• MegaFon is owned by Gazprombank^[12].
• MegaFon's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow^[13].
• MegaFon's child organization or unit is recorded as VK^[14].
• MegaFon's child organization or unit is recorded as Yota^[15].
• MegaFon's child organization or unit is recorded as NetByNet^[16].
• MegaFon's child organization or unit is recorded as Start^[17].
• MegaFon's child organization or unit is recorded as Gars Telecom^[18].
• MegaFon's child organization or unit is recorded as Citymobil^[19].
• MegaFon's child organization or unit is recorded as Aquafon^[20].
• MegaFon is part of FreeMove^[21].
• MegaFon's Commons category is recorded as Megafon^[22].
• MegaFon's industry is recorded as mobile phone industry^[23].
• MegaFon's industry is recorded as telecommunications^[24].
• MegaFon's industry is recorded as telecommunications^[25].
• 1993 marks the founding of MegaFon^[26].
• 1998 marks the founding of MegaFon^[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1993^[26], 1998^[27], June 2000^[28], and December 2004^[29].

Identity

MegaFon is part of FreeMove^[21].

Operations

MegaFon's headquarters location is recorded as Moscow^[13]. MegaFon's parent organization or unit is recorded as USM Holdings^[30]. Subsidiaries include VK^[14], an enterprise^[31], in Russia^[32], founded in 2005^[33], headquartered in Moscow^[34]; Yota^[15], a mobile virtual network operator^[35], in Russia^[36], founded in 2007^[37], headquartered in Saint Petersburg^[38]; NetByNet^[16], a business^[39], in Russia^[40], founded in 2006^[41], headquartered in Moscow^[42]; Start^[17], a video streaming service^[43], founded in 2017^[44], headquartered in Russia^[45]; Gars Telecom^[18], a business^[46], in Russia^[47], founded in 1999^[48]; and Citymobil^[19], a company^[49], in Russia^[50], founded in 2007^[51], headquartered in Moscow^[52].

Industry

Industries include mobile phone industry^[23] and telecommunications^[24].

Ownership

Owners include USM Holdings^[11] and Gazprombank^[12], a business^[53], in Russia^[54], founded in 1990^[55], headquartered in Moscow^[56]. Products include cellular network^[57], local telephone service^[58], cable television^[59], broadband Internet access^[60], 3G^[61], and 4G^[62].

Why It Matters

MegaFon ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (600 views/month).^[2] MegaFon has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] MegaFon is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]