UK-based Virgin Group is preparing to announce a WiMAX wireless broadband partnership in Russia. A report from Russian Business says that Virgin is setting up a venture with local wireless ISP Trivon, in which Virgin has a stake. WiMAX networks will be deployed in 30 Russian cities, the report suggests.

---

TeleGeography's CommsUpdate is powered by the GlobalComms Database, TeleGeography's authoritative encyclopedia of the telecommunications industry, which tracks more than 900 companies in over 150 countries worldwide. Subscribers to the free daily email service receive headline news and updates on nearly every market in the global telecommunications industry and gain free access to the CommsUpdate archive, going back to December 2002.

---