Russian market robust for comms business
CELLHIRE, the international mobile communications specialist, has broken into the Russian market and is set for success following its work at the Sochi Winter Olympics.
Milestones have included opening a Moscow office in September 2012 and establishing partnerships for delivering products and services within Russia.
Around 15,000 connections have been delivered by York’s Cellhire for the Sochi Winter Olympics, which finished yesterday, through a partnership with MegaFon, the Russian mobile network. Leading media companies from around the world and numerous Olympic organisations have been using Cellhire’s products and services on location as they geared up for the Games.
A Russian presence for the company has been critical to achieving success in Sochi and enables the business to capitalise on the FIFA World Cup in Russia in 2018, it said.
Tim Williams, chairman and CEO of Cellhire, said: “Our record year at the London Olympics working with key sponsors, Olympic organisations and some of the world’s biggest media corporations has given us great momentum to build on at events outside of the UK. We are delighted with our success in Sochi and our progress in Russia over the past 18 months.”
Formed in 1987, Cellhire is a supplier to organisers and businesses during events such as the Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro finals and The Cannes Film Festival. Cellhire’s next major event commences in June 2014 with the Kick-off of the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup where the company is supplying voice and data solution across Brazil.
In 2005 Cellhire won the Queens Award for International Enterprise as a result of its success as a specialist in the delivery of communications solutions for events around the world.
