Specialized telecommunication magazine of Kazakhstan september — november / №3 [27]

Kcell is a Market Leader Again Mobile Network Antennas: Myths and Reality Dual Carrier: 3G Evolution in Progress Publisher: Apriori Communications LLP

Editor-in-chief: Aida Dossayeva

Editorial Director: Natalia Yeskova

Director: Dinara Sherieva

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Authors of Publications: Natalya Yeskova Ivan Glushchenko Aisha Arynova Sanzhar Bimamirov Dmitriy Paramonov

Photographs: Saken Nigmashev Valeriy Ayapov Translation into the Kazakh and English languages: InterBridge-A Translation Bureau

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The magazine is re-registered with the Ministry of Communications and Information of the RoK as of 19.10.2011 under No.12052-Ж Contents

News 4 TeliaSonera News 8 Kcell News

Analytics 6 Kcell is a Market Leader Again 22 Mobile Network Antennas: Myths and Reality

Interview 26 The Road Project: What Matters Is There's Almost Always a Connection

Market 12 Kcell Cloud: Taming Clouds 14 Dual Carrier: 3G Evolution in Progress 16 How to Maximize Your Smartphone's Potential 18 Roaming: Make Yourself At Home! 20 A Pretty Number Is Quick and Convenient 34 Smartphones with Dual Carrier Support

Photo Reportage 30 TEDxAlmaty. Extra is New Rationality 4 5 news

TeliaSonera International the interconnection services. The net sales Net sales in the Eurasian branch of Carrier Presents Anywhereization Trend figures remained stable in the local currency, TeliaSonera (BA Eurasia) increased by 11.1 excluding acquisitions and divestments. Net percent in the local currency, while revenue income decreased by 1.8 percent in the in such areas as Mobile Services and during the Operator Workshop track, reporting currency and amounted to SEK Broadband Services decreased by 3 and 2.4 TSIC’s Director of Product Management, 25,381 mln. percent respectively. Andrew Haynes emphasised the critical importance and evolution of underlying network services in the Anywhereized TELIASONERA INTERNATIONAL CARRIER and App-powered world. (TSIC) sponsored Apps World Europe 2013 As a part of the Mobile Payment conference that took place on October track, Aida Dosayeva, Corporate 22—23 in London. This is the fourth time the Communications Director at Kcell JSC Organic Sales Growth Developer Conference and Exhibition has took part in the panel discussion. She been held. This year over 250 exhibitors and described the opportunities of mobile in Eurasia more than 8,000 attendees registered for it. payment system development in In his presentation entitled ‘There is a Kazakhstan, based on Kcell’s case studies The TeliaSonera Eurasia subdivision, 11—14% at other four companies of Network Even at the End of the Rainbow’ of mobile payments. which includes Kcell JSC, demonstrated TeliaSonera Eurasia. Revenues from the the organic sales growth in Q3 2013, data transmission services increased in which amounted to 11.1% in the local all the markets, excluding Georgia. currency, comparing to Q3 2012, excluding The total number of subscribers for Tesla Motors choose TeliaSonera’s M2M-services to connect electric cars acquisitions and divestments. The sales all companies in Eurasia has reached results increased in all the markets, 44.1 mln, which is 3 mln subscribers The innovative electric vehicle connected services like remote excluding Georgia, with the double-digit more than at the end of Q3 2012 and manufacturer Tesla Motors choose vehicle diagnostics, internet radio, sales growth at Ucell, Tcell and Ncell. At 0.9 mln subscribers more than at the TeliaSonera to connect its award winning and web browsing, all available at Kcell, Azercell and Moldcell sales growth end of Q2 2013. Nepal and Kazakhstan Model S. This was announced at the the driver’s fingertips through a 17” can be expressed in single digits. revealed the highest subscribers’ base annual TeliaSonera M2M Symposium 2013. touchscreen and continually improved Revenues from data transmission growth. TeliaSoneras services enables remote through remote software upgrades. services increased in all markets on average The EBITDA margin has increased vehicle diagnostics, internet radio in the — Tesla’s Model S demonstrates by 2.5%. Income from these types of up to 53.9% (50.3% in Q3 2012 and cars. that connected cars provide an services in the total revenue amounted to 51.7% in Q2 2013), mostly due to cost Still the most interesting news during improved driving experience and 6% at Ncell and Geocell, 8% at Moldcell and control measures. the day was that Tesla Motors choose more cost efficient cars by smart TeliaSonera to provide connectivity in maintenance and management of the award winning Model S to customers connectivity. The services we provide in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, to Tesla is made possible by our Lithuania and Latvia. The collaboration mobile networks across markets and enables Tesla to optimize the process of our new M2M-plattform, that enable 4G Roaming Expands the Boundaries deploying and managing connectivity to customers like Tesla to manage its electric vehicles, from the factory to connectivity for their products and TeliaSonera has taken another subscribers, and Estonia has recently the customer. Tesla’s Model S offers an services, said Hans Dahlberg, Head of step towards providing 4G services. joined this list. At the same time, entirely new driving experience, featuring TeliaSonera Global M2M Services. 4G roaming is now also available for Danish and Norwegian subscribers now Estonian subscribers visiting Denmark, have access to 4G roaming services. Norway and Sweden. Since 2013, TeliaSonera is In February 2013, TeliaSonera constantly pushing the boundaries of became the first company in Europe, and 4G roaming in an increasing number TeliaSonera in Q3: one of the first operators in the world of markets. Having started with the Exceeding Expectations to launch 4G roaming services when ‘home’ market, TeliaSonera will enter Danish mobile provider Telia launched into the roaming agreements with According to the financial which became possible largely due to 4G roaming for its customers travelling operators in other countries to provide analysts, the 3rd financial quarter results the cost control measures. Net sales in Sweden. its customers with the opportunity of TeliaSonera exceeded the expectations were still affected by the complex After that, 4G roaming became to enjoy 4G roaming services in all by increasing the level of profitability, economic conditions and low rates for available for Netcom (Norway) countries which have these networks.

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According to the "Rating of largest Kazakhstan's companies Average labor efficiency in companies enlisted in "Expert -400" is "Expert-200," the sales volume of the 200 largest companies by $183 thousand per person. According to “Expert РА” the main tools to the end of 2012 reached 22.3 trillion tenge ($149.6 billion) with improve labor efficiency would be new business processes, transition an increase of 6% compared to last year. Such value is pretty low to advanced technology and skills development. However, the same compared to more than thirty percent growth recorded last year. The experts believe that current labor efficiency in Russian companies reason of decreased consolidated revenues of companies rated is over the CIS countries is becoming increasingly ephemeral. This is an overcooling of revenues growth of oil and gas enterprises, and due to the fact that the majority of top 50 Kazakhstan's companies metallurgy. are the foreign subsidiaries. 16 Kazakhstan's companies joined the In 2012, revenues growth of oil companies amounted to 0.4%, rating, but Kcell is the only non-resource business. while last year sales volume of major oil companies increased by Speaking at the panel session “Who creates the new economy about 40%, — says Adil Mamazhanov, CEO, "Expert RA Kazakhstan" of Kazakhstan" Baurzhan Ayazbayev, Chief Financial Officer, Kcell — Such a harsh contrast could be easily explained by stabilization noted that most of the way independent Kazakhstan and Kcell went of production volume on the one hand, and by hydrocarbon prices together." For 15 years our company has paid to the state budget more on the other. So, in 2011 the world price of Dated Brent crude oil than $2 billion in taxes and other payments. Our investment in the increased by 39%; in 2012 — less than by 1%." development of national telecommunications infrastructure is more The growth is driven primarily by mass consumer demand- than $2 billion. Kcell became a reliable partner of the GOK in various oriented industries including trading companies, financial services, projects. This refers to the license obligations to provide public and telecommunications. communication, the implementation of joint projects including Awarding of the largest Kazakhstan's companies was held as part support to ICT Development Fund, the OSCE summit, and the Asian of the Forum. For the second time in a row Kcell was recognized as a Games." telecom leader in Kazakhstan. It was ranked 17th in the top RoK 200 analytics Currently, telecommunications contribute significantly to largest companies. According to "Expert RA Kazakhstan” Kcell is the the country's GDP. The share of information and communication largest company in the telecommunications industry in Kazakhstan technologies industry in GDP increased from 3.4% in 2011 to 4.4% in in sales volume by the end of 2012. 2012 accordingly. In November 2012, Deloitte and Cisco companies Ali Agan, CEO, Kcell JSC said: "We are especially proud to be conducted a study for the GSM Association. According to the awarded in the nomination "Leader in the telecommunications findings, 10% growth of mobile penetration increased GDP at 1.2%; Kcell is the market industry" for the second time. We are pleased to contribute to the growth in data consumption increased GDP at 0.5%; while 10% new Kazakhstan's economy emerged and successfully developed growth of 3G penetration increased per capita GDP at 0,15%. during fledging years of country's independence . We will continue As of today, Kazakhstan is steadily moves up in all international leader again to apply our unique knowledge and experience to develop advanced ratings. According to the 2013 World Economic Forum, Kazakhstan communication technologies and bring market products and services was ranked 42nd in the world in the cost of cellular services; and 11th Natalya Yeskova to make mobile communication more convenient and accessible." in the number of mobile users. In October 2013, the International October 2013, the company was ranked among top 50 major Telecommunication Union (ITU) announced that Kazakhstan is V Economic Forum "Expert -200- Kazakhstan" CIS businesses in terms of labor efficiency according to "Expert RA" ranked 22nd in the world and leads the NIS in the ranking of the Russia. In this rating Kcell has overhauled other mobile operators most inexpensive communication. Kazakhstan's national domestic organized by Expert RA Kazakhstan Rating in Russia and Ukraine. In the estimation of experts, performance income per capita is $8220, while the communication cost is 1% of Agency and Expert Kazakhstan Magazine was standard in Kcell is higher than in Gazprom, Rosneft, Transaero, and GNI. "We are pleased to actively participate in this process. Between held in Astana on November 22, 2013. The Baltika. January 2009 — March 2013 the average cost of 1 minute in Kcell network decreased by more than 3 times while the voice traffic grew primary subject of this Forum was "Who makes by more than 4 times. As of October 17, 2013, average price per minute T the new economy of Kazakhstan?" in our network was 4.7 tenge (5.3Tenge in October, 2012.) Between January 2009 — June 2013, the average cost of 1 MB of internet traffic in Kcell network decreased more than 17 times, while traffic increased 166 times. This is how we contribute to the development The 2013 ranking of largest Kazakhstan's companies has doubled New economy segment includes not just the resource- of our country and reduction of the digital gap compared to highly and currently covers the top 200 national enterprises. The share of producers, but also the companies established or radically developed countries," — emphasized Baurzhan Ayazbayev. companies participating in "Expert 200" was 74% of GDP. Advanced upgraded over the independence years. More than 100 of the As noted by Adil Mamazhanov, CEO, "Expert RA Kazakhstan, rating list has just confirmed high turnover of Kazakhstan's 200 major companies in the RoK meet such criterion. Their 2012 Rating Agency, this year awards presentation has favored the new companies. Top 100 companies amounted to more than 60% of revenues increased by 20% and amounted to 4.5 trillion tenge economy companies which produce goods or provide services and consolidated revenues of the rating, the share of another hundred (20% of consolidated revenues of the rating.) First of all, we are contribute a lot to the development of their respective industries. companies amounted to 9% only. Nevertheless, the second hundred talking about trade, commercial banks, and telecommunications "These non-resource businesses have been established in the post- of companies has more clearly specified the non-resource sector in which make more than half the revenues of new enterprises of Soviet era and promote economic diversification and sustainable Kazakhstan since there are not so many operators here. the rating list. growth," — he added. ●

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Kcell is the Official Mobile Yandex, Kcell, M.video and NIS recognised Kcell Supported the Tour Network Operator of the as outstanding companies at the tenth annual of Almaty Cycle Race III Eurasian Sport Games East Capital Awards, 2013

Kcell became the official first professional international cycle East Capital, the specialist in sponsor of the Tour of Almaty race within the territory of Kazakhstan. emerging and frontier markets announced international cycle race that took ‘Astana Pro Team’, Kazakhstan that Yandex, Kcell, M.video and NIS had place on October 6 in the southern professional cycling team, is known been named the winners of the 2013 East capital. Tour of Almaty participants not only within the country, but also far Capital Awards and had received their included 16 countries of the world. 20 beyond its limits. Professional cycling accolades at the annual Awards ceremony teams competed to win the race: three and cycling movement are developing held in Stockholm. professional continental teams, 12 actively in Kazakhstan. Every year more This is the tenth year the East Capital continental teams, three national, one and more people join this movement, Awards recognise outstanding companies regional team and one club. Kazakhstan including employees of our company. I in East Capital’s investment universe. The sportsmen joined the competition with am sure that Tour of Almaty is the first categories are Best Growth, Best IPO, such well-known sports teams as ‘ITERA- step for Kazakhstan to come in the Discovery of the Year and a new award this KATUSHA TEAM’, ‘Synergy Baku Cycling number of countries with international year, Best Corporate Governance. Project’ Azerbaijan project, teams from cycle races of the highest level”. Peter Elam Håkansson, Chairman of Italy, Austria, Ukraine, Latvia, Iran, Ireland, Tour of Almaty is the first East Capital, said: “The East Capital Awards Brunei, Netherlands, France, Poland, professional cycle race organized by recognise the outstanding achievements Uzbekistan, the USA, and Moldova. the International Cyclists Union (UCI) of companies in our investment universe. Three teams from Kazakhstan took part: and conducted within the territory Kcell became the official Through our ongoing research, extensive national team, ‘Astana’ continental team of Kazakhstan. Professional cycling mobile network operator of the III company visits and investment in the and ‘Vino 4-ever’ club. teams participate in this race. The Eurasian Sport Games among youth region, we identify companies each year When commenting on this event, Memorandum regarding the Tour of that was conducted in Almaty from that have achieved impressive results and Ali Agan, the CEO of Kcell JSC, noted, Almaty single-day race was signed by September 14 till September 20, demonstrate exciting potential. We are very “This is a great honor to be the official UCI and Kazakhstan Cycling Federation 2013. pleased to be honouring those companies sponsor of the Tour of Almaty—the in February 2013. The Eurasian games included today.” competitions in 13 sports The Best Growth Award is presented disciplines such as weight-lifting to Yandex, the largest search engine in and track-and-field athletics, boxing, Russia with a 62% search market share. The swimming, cycling, rhythmic and company is a prime example of first-class well as contract termination rates, Kcell standards for corporate governance sports gymnastics, etc. 1,000 Russian innovation, entrepreneurship and has managed to keep its subscriber market among Serbian companies. sportsmen and 500 coaches engineering. From 2010 to 2012, Yandex share of 50% and its profits intact. Since the The Best Corporate Governance from Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, achieved revenue and EBITDA Compound IPO in December 2012, the stock has yielded Award, a new category established this Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan took part Annual Growth Rate of 50% and 42% a 67% return for shareholders in USD. year, is presented to M.video, the largest in the tournament. The games were respectively. In 2Q13, the company delivered NIS, one of the largest vertically Russian consumer electronic retail chain initiated within the framework of stellar results with an EBITDA margin of integrated oil companies in Southeastern by revenue. With corporate governance the Eurasian Customs Union and 48.6% and increased the 2013 forecast Europe, has been awarded the Discovery practices nearing international standards, conducted with the assistance of the revenue growth range to 34% — 38%. The of the Year Award. The company has M.video demonstrates a clear aim to EvrAzEs Interstate Council. Yandex stock price has rallied 74.9% YTD undergone a major transformation following create value for all shareholders. “There are many talented (1 November), making it one of the best- its privatisation in 2008. Modernisation, This includes recognised respect for sportsmen in Kazakhstan. It was performing companies in Russia in 2013. the introduction of new technologies and the rights of minority shareholders, a proven during the previous Olympic Kcell, the largest mobile operator improved business processes have helped to stable dividend policy and a transparent Games in London, where Kazakhstan in Kazakhstan, is awarded the Best IPO turn the company’s huge losses into a highly and open approach to communication sportsmen won 13 medals, including Award. The company is well known for its profitable business with a net income close with external stakeholders. M.video’s 7 gold medals. I am sure that this strong management team and issuing one to USD 500 million in 2012. At the same management team and professional tournament will help Kazakhstan of the highest dividends among telecom time, NIS has taken a major step forward board of directors, mainly comprising discover new sportsmen, who will in companies worldwide. Even though the in terms of corporate governance. By independent directors, have successfully the near future become the World company operates in a very competitive improving communication and transparency developed M.video’s operations, which and Olympic Games champions”, says environment, with cuts experienced in the towards minority investors and introducing currently includes 316 brand name stores Ali Agan, the CEO of Kcell JSC. sector both in new mobile subscription as a clear dividend policy, NIS has set new in 140 Russian cities.

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Kcell Published the Report for the 3rd Quarter of 2013 initiatives on realization of effective cost controls allowed us to keep our EBITDA percent and totals 48,749,000 KZT. The profitability parameters for the quarter at a income from voice services decreased by level exceeding 55 percent. 3.1 percent and totals 37,469,000 KZT, while We still exert all efforts toward the income from data transmission services possible growth of income due to the data increased by 43.3 percent and amounts to transmission services, including revenue 6,796,000 KZT. The income from additional generation, as one of the key directions services also grew by 22.7 percent for a of the company. At the same time, we are total of 4,481,000 KZT. The user base of reorienting our internal structures with the the company within this quarter increased purpose of maximizing our resources and by 174,710 subscribers making 14,251,000 providing the best efficiency of quality of users. service for our clients. While in a complex “In the third quarter of 2013 we kept our competitive and regulatory environment, strong position of the leader in the market we continue to develop our technologies and have shown growth in income due to and offers on products to ensure that our On October 17, Kcell JSC published the demand for data transmission services Company meets the requirements and the Q3 2013 report. According to the and the further growth of our user base. foresees the constantly varying needs of our report, company income has grown by 3.0 The combination of increased income and customers,” says Ali Agan, the CEO.

week a new word in English with translation into both Russian and Kazakh languages, and a phrase demonstrating the use of the new word. During the weekend users will receive a test verifying knowledge of new words. Each subscriber can choose a suitable level: beginner, medium or advanced. In order to activate the Phrase of the Day service to study English, send a text message with Easy, Medium, or Hard (depending on the desirable level of complexity) to the number 1515. Upon doing so the subscriber will receive messages once a day. The service costs 7 tenge a day. “We are glad to provide the subscribers of our company a convenient and simple service to study the English language—the main tool of communications in the modern world. Any user of mobile networks can Learn English with the Updated Phrase of the Day include send and receive SMS messages. This means Updated Phrase of the Day! the most commonly used words and that practically every Kcell subscriber can expressions on the most popular themes, learn the English language. According to The British Council and Kcell such as ‘my family’, ‘work’, ‘weather’, our data, more than 40,000 subscribers of have begun an updated version of the ‘leisure time’, etc. The service will be the company have already used the Phrase mobile service called Phrase of the useful for those who are just starting to of the Day service. And we are sure that the Day, with the help of which all Kcell study English and for users with more updated mobile application, as well as new subscribers can learn the English developed linguistic skills. Business and IELTS levels will increase the language via SMS using British Council Upon subscription to the service number of Kazakhstanis who speak English materials. users will receive every day during the fluently,” says Ali Agan, the CEO of Kcell JSC. 12 13

Kcell Cloud: Taming Clouds Aisha Arynova, Dmitry Paramonov and Sanzhar Bimamirov

a buzz word. market "Cloud Technologies" is currently In this article we will tell you how Cloud Technologies work and what the new Kcell Cloud service is about Client

History would know who first our subscribers, our company has already invented the term "cloud", however started offering the IaaS services and will the term enabled the development soon start introducing PaaS and SaaS of Cloud Technologies, a new sector services. within the IT industry. The term The main advantages of the cloud of "Cloud Technologies" is slang, the services are a rapid cloud creation, scientific name of this technology type flexibility in selection of resources required, is "distributed computing". However it is and service accessibility worldwide. After extremely difficult to sell the service with a user gets connected to the service he can We assume that the main users of this Internet channel the name of the "distributed computing", see reduction in the cost of equipment, service will be small and medium size and therefore the "cloud" term had infrastructure creation, and electricity businesses aimed at money saving and release successfully naturalized. consumption. Thus a user hands us over all of resources for their business development, Cloud calculations allow storing and concerns about maintenance and support in other words the companies aimed at working with the data and programs of servers and programs, in Kcell, and redirection of their capital expenses into the remotely via Internet. In other words they simply enjoys the easiness of work and no operational ones. Companies will benefit are the resources available via the global worries. from saving money on creation of their own Kcell Cloud network. There is special need for this The Kcell Cloud service operates based infrastructure as they can use the resources type of service when one has to urgently on the infrastructure of Ксеll Data Centre released for their further business development. start working in a new program, and that in turn was build based on the TIA Companies can store their data on moving process data, without spending neither 942 standard. Servers have been purchased goods in warehouses, video conference money nor time for creation of the from Dell™ and HP™. There is a system of recordings, terminals/reedings/automatic required infrastructure. bulk and backup power supply installed, tracking data. Still important is that companies Data There are three main types of cloud and electric power generator is connected. can create virtual machines for their programs services: One of the most important questions and applications, thus developing their • IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) — that our customers ask is: what about business based on Kcell infrastructure. provision of infrastructure for data and data security? The identifying feature of This type of service is widely applicable program storage and operation; the Kcell Cloud service is the VMWare™ worldwide. Let's have a look at the market of • PaaS (Platform as a Service) — virtualisation technology. It allows cloud services in Russia for instance. Their provision of storage space and special consolidating all Kcell Data Centre servers market of cloud services has increased by 150% programs so that a customer could write into one whole system that saves all data in 2012 if compared to 2011 and equalled 2,31% his programs and applications himself. At and programs even in case of failure of of the total IT-service market. The forecast is Kcell data-centre present these types of services are under one of the servers. Virtualization system that the use of cloud services will reach the development; ensures better data protection. The user mark of 4,23% of the total IT-service market in • SaaS (Software as a Service) — has access to his/ her cloud only via VPN 2015. provision of such applications as allocated for this user. A security firewall Ксеll also plan to develop this service and Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, protects the Kcell Cloud services from enter partnership contracts on provision of Sharepoint, Lynk, 1C, SAP. external attacks, and only a limited number ready-made applications to our customers. At Intending to suggest the most of Kcell employees have the actual access to present we are testing various applications that sophisticated modern technologies to Kсеll Data Centre. can be interesting to our customers. ●

september — november / №3 [27] 14 Background First-generation system engineering started way back in 1970, but it wasn’t until July 1978 that AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone Service) started to work. Then in 1981 in Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway the Nordic Mobile Telephone System (NMT-450) was created. First-generation networks were available to a limited number of subscribers and roaming between networks was impossible, therefore the second generation of mobile network soon appeared. The second generation considerably improved both quality and network capacity. The GSM standard became the most popular 2G standard. Incidentally, Kcell was the first GSM-operator in Kazakhstan. The technology of packet data transmission GPRS that appeared in 1999 allowed mobile phones on a 2G network also to access the Internet. EDGE technology, the next evolution step of mobile data transmission in 2G networks, increased the speed of data transmission up to hundreds of kilobits per second. By the way, both GPRS and EDGE became accessible to market Kazakhstanis for the first time in 2004 thanks to Kcell. But soon users of mobile phones outgrew the services and the throughput rate which 2G networks could provide. This lead to appearance of the third generation of data transmission with a transmission rate up to 2 MBit per second. 3G users could download larger applications, view large video files, and make video-calls. Since these services were introduced the amount of people surfing the Internet using mobile phones has dramatically increased. The average cost of 1 Mb of Internet-traffic in January 2010 decreased by 29% compared with January 2009. Prices in January 2011 decreased by 19% compared with January 2010. But in January 2012, the average cost reduction of 1 Mb of Internet traffic made 83% compared to January 2011; and in January 2013 it made 39% compared to January 2012. The trend of average cost reduction of Internet-traffic continues. This occurs due to the start of unlimited and packet offers for Internet services. For the first 9 months of 2013 the income from data transmission services in our company has grown by 40.4%, making 18.400 million tenge (13.102). The amount of transmitted data increased by 115.4% and reached 10.720.270 Gb (4.976.087). The growth of data transmission Dual Carrier: was partially neutralised by the proposal of a service package providing a low tariff per Mb, which resulted in decreased 3G Evolution ARMB (average rate per 1 Megabyte) down to 1.7 tenge (2.6). In November 2010 Kcell officially declared the start of the third generation networks in Almaty and Astana. In February in Progress 2011 numerous visitors to the 2011 Asian Games were able to download files at up to 14 Mbit/sec rate due to HSPA + technology. According to company data, the Internet-traffic Ivan Glushchenko on the Kcell network increased 166 times during the period from January 2009 to June 2013. During this autumn, Kcell was the first cellular operator Mobile communications is one of the most convenient in Kazakhstan to use Dual Carrier technology, which allows remote communication methods; nobody can live without to transfer data with the rate up to 42.2 Mbit/sec from the base station to the subscriber device. The technology works it today. But it is also one of the most rapidly evolving in all 3G network provided by Kcell, covering 249 cities and technologies in the world. For the thirty years-plus of its settlements. It allows files to be downloaded up to 42 times faster than on the 2G standard. In practical terms this means existence it has undergone many fundamental changes and that you can download a 15 Mb file just in 30 seconds instead improvements. And each of them has brought its own set of of 21 minutes (2G) or 1 minute (3G). Impressive? Of course! Many manufacturers of mobile phones already produce new opportunities for subscribers. This year Kcell made 3G devices supporting Dual Carrier. I have prepared a table especially for VOX.com readers with smartphone and tablet Internet even faster thanks to Dual Carrier technology models that support DC-HSDPA (Dual Carrier) and are already in the Kazakhstan market or will be there very soon. Read and choose them on page 34. ●

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All you have to do is enter the app store is called Play Market, iOS has the you to find your location and speed at any and video files that your store and select whatever you feel like Smartphone's AppStore, Windows Phone has the Windows time, nearly at any place and in every kind smartphone does not support by default. playing: arcade games, races, strategy Store, Symbian has the Nokia Store etc. of weather. These smartphone functions are These are alternative audio and video games, shooters, all imaginable football, To install an app you have to open used all the time in the different navigation players making it possible to adjust hockey, basketball and golf simulators, Potential or a Memo for Dummies an account identifying you as the user of services and maps. One of the convenient additional playback settings for songs and many other genres. Among the most a particular model of smartphone. The and functional maps are considered Here and films, songs cutters, files downloaders, popular games are those such as Angry Are you sure you've been using 100% of your smartphone's registration process you will be asked to Maps and Here Drive, which come pre- online radio and video editors. All of Birds, Fruit Ninja, Asphalt, Cut the Rope, functionality? After all, it can be used for more than just complete when you first launch the store is installed on Windows Phone devices. The these applications will help turn your Need for Speed and Temple Run. sending SMS, calling, taking photos, watching movies and very simple and takes only a few minutes. advantages of these maps are the fact that smartphone into a true machine for making Aside from the App categories It's accepted here that the registration only they offer nearly complete coverage (196 and enjoying music and video. Thus, for listed above, there are also dozens of listening to music! Your smartphones capabilities can be needs to be completed once and that later countries around the globe), voice guidance example, using a song cutter, you can others including utilities, books, guides expanded many times over and dozens of new ways to you're logged in automatically. and, importantly when you're on the road, download a music file, cut it to size and set and budget tracking apps. It would be use it can be found via mobile apps. They will turn your In each app store you will find a wide these maps can be used in offline mode it as your realtone ringtone. Online radio, impossible to describe all the multitude assortment of applications, broken down after you've downloaded them before your being an alternative to traditional FM radio, of apps in a single article. That's why I smartphone into a navigator's map, movie schedules and into a large number of categories and trip. This will help you not only to save allows you to listen to radio broadcasts will continue sharing what apps users home appliance remote control! subcategories among which a few major money on your roaming data bill, but will from anywhere on earth: Mexico and Japan, can install on different types of mobile ones can be highlighted. also extend your smartphone's battery Turkey and France, the U.S. and Ukraine. platforms in future issues of VOX.com. ●

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Akbota Dzhumadilova (Vkontakte) to roaming, I was able to use my phone as if I were My story is instructive. It’s about how there isn’t at home. I sent SMSs for just 7 tenge. Several times I anyone better than Kcell! I went to Europe and got lost in the city and Kcell rescued me. I wish you decided to save money. Having succumbed to the future prosperity! advertisement of another operator, I put 2,000 tenge on my phone and left. Having arrived in Europe, I Alisha Serzhan (Facebook) connected to the local operator, but the money on In 2006, I went to Italy with a friend. In Milan, we my phone had run dry in a day! I was so upset, that I happened to meet two girls at the square and it wrote to my relatives in Almaty and they put another turned out that they had come there to study and 2,000 tenge on my Kcell number, which was enough just switched to local numbers. I was the only one for 10 days and there was even something left when with roaming. We exchanged numbers and in a I arrived. Now I understand that a miser pays twice! few days before we left for Rome, we came to visit them. We had such a great time together that we Zhan Sweet (Vkontakte) completely forgot to be in time for the train. We ran One day, Kcell really helped me. The Company did to the station and made it though out of breath, me a favor and my roaming was remotely connected. and an SMS came: “Alina, you forgot your wallet Thanks to roaming, I solved some business issues at our place.” There was money, credit cards, and of Astana in Italy and 30,000 tenge was enough for documents (except for my passport)! It’s good that I me for the whole month. Coordinating work and was with my friend and I did not feel upset because being in the loop while abroad is great. Thank you, of my lost wallet. When we got to Milan, I happily Kcell! got my wallet back and now one of those girls is a close friend of mine. It seems roaming plays a small Guldana Suleimen (Facebook) role here, but thanks to it, I was able to find out I visited Istanbul in February. I will tell you one where I left my wallet and didn’t lose my nerves or thing — a huge thanks to Kcell for being there. Thanks time looking for it.

People criticize In Tajikistan you may contact the local about roaming discounts can be found at roaming, complain Roaming: Good to Know operator Tcell in Dushanbe and Khujand www.kcell.kz and www.activ.kz under the over it, and want for SIM-card replacement. The addresses “Roaming” section. Connectivity of service are: Tcell Plaza, 34 Rudaki to get rid of it. But Make Yourself At Home! Everything is simple: if you have Avenue, Dushanbe and 2 Rifat Hochiev Calls for 50 tenge. In 100 countries, all roaming always 3,000 tenge on your account, roaming Street, Khujand. To replace your SIM- incoming calls from Kazakhstan are 50 will automatically connect. For Activ card in Georgia please visit one of the tenge a minute. For outgoing calls to connects those subscribers, it’s even simpler: you service centres of Geocell operating in Kazakhstan at 50 tenge per minute, use who travel beyond just have to text the word “DA” to 2 cities – Tbilisi (34 Chavchadze Street.) the number *135* followed by your phone’s Kazakhstan and 3030. Roaming will start working and Batumi (54/62 – 3 Gorgiladze number and the hash tag (#). automatically. Street). The requirements for SIM-card want to stay in touch. replacement in all of the above countries Zone of coverage for Roaming VOX.com asked Aziz Yeszhanov (Facebook) Balance are the same: if the phone number is For Kcell subscribers a voice маrкет Last September, I traveled to Germany to study. While abroad, the balance can be registered in your name all you need is communication roaming is provided in 167 Kcell subscribers Before that, I had never been abroad. Which is why quickly refilled online at http://epay. your passport. If the number is registered countries within 372 operator’s networks, through social being alone in a foreign country was scary for me. kcell.kz or through the Homebank.kz with a company, you may just supply the GPRS-roaming is offered in 133 countries So there I am, standing by myself with my luggage, portal. organisation’s contact number. In the in 312 networks. For Activ subscribers, media (Facebook, waiting for my train. I was surrounded by unfamiliar latter case the operators will contact you roaming is available in networks of 207 VKontakte) to share people speaking unfamiliar language… Suddenly, SIM-card replacement by this number to confirm the SIM-card operators in 99 countries, GPRS- roaming is their stories about my phone gets an SMS, saying: “Dear subscriber, Currently you may replace your loss and request an official letter. provided in 86 countries by 183 operators. Activ welcomes you to Germany!” Honestly, it was SIM-card in 4 countries: Uzbekistan, roaming. We share as if I had just met my best friend in a foreign land! Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Georgia. In Discounts New Directions the most interesting Thanks to that SMS, all of my worries melted away. Uzbekistan a SIM-card replacement Kcell is constantly developing its system New exotic countries now available include I quickly called my parents to let them know I was is available at the operator Ucell’s of discounts for roaming in order to Zambia, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Bolivia, and instructive ones alright. Then I got ready and said to myself, “I’m in service centre located at: 1 Shahrisabz make it affordable and flexible for its Sao Tome, and Principe. in this issue Germany, baby!” Thank you for being with us! Street, Tashkent. In Kyrgyzstan, please subscribers. There is a number of sales visit our partner – Megacom in the and special offers for roaming in other Cruise Fans. The special “Maritime” service ‘Aichurek’ Shopping Mall, Boutique D2, countries where all subscribers can find is for fans of sea travel. You can talk while East Side at 155 Chui Avenue, Bishkek. the best option for them. Information roaming even on shipboard.

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A pretty, easy-to-remember cell phone number has long been considered in business to not just be some fad or mindless thing to acquire. The real benefit and need of using a number with a simply remembered combination has been proven by businesses at all levels from small business to large holding companies. For the first, a pretty number holds a clear competitive advantage thanks to which start-up businesses receive more calls, meaning more potential orders than their market opponents with “difficult” numbers. Large companies use pretty numbers for their customer services

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Reserving an easy-to-remember number for yourself, a department when you come to pay for the service and get a colleague, or as a present to a business partner is easy and is now SIM card for your new number. If you are limited in time, available through the online Number Selection service on kcell.kz you can request free delivery to your home or office at any In order to move to the online service interface, you need convenient time. To do so, simply send a request to ccmail@ to click on “Select Number” from the main page kcell.kz or type kcell.kz and a specialist from our partner courier service will http://shop.kcell.kz in the address line. Once the page opens, contact you for your exact address and time of delivery. choose your brand (Kcell or Vegaline), one of the price range It is important to remember that you have 3 days from categories specified, then one or four more popular combinations the time of your order on the site. If during this time you do of numbers, or enter in your own combination, which could not pay for this service, then the number reservation will be include, for example, a date of birth or a lucky number. Once canceled and it will reappear on the site. you have chosen one or the other point in the interface, the page will automatically reload and open an updated table of numbers. Each table cell, in addition to the cell number, shows its category, The advantages of using the new online service are obvious: brand, and cost of service. For your convenience in choosing, each • Userfriendly interface cost category has its own color: purple, bronze, grey, silver, gold, • Ability to reserve a number at any time of the day and black. • Service availability for individuals and businesses In order to reserve the number you like, you only have to click • Free delivery on the cell with the number and fill in the fields in the opened • Real time savings window: city, email, full name, and contact number. Once you If you haven’t used the online service previously, then start have completed the reservation, your request is assigned a with the “Number Selection”: you will be pleasantly surprised unique code that you will give to the operator in the subscription with how quick and convenient it is. ● september — november / №3 [27] 22 23

Facts on Antenna Operation • Reduced intensity of radio waves. Mobile Network Antennas: Small cells are made in order to reduce the amount of radiation by lowering the number of base stations. The more there are, the less power is required. • Sector antenna are used, which makes it possible to target radio waves in a particular area when it is necessary to prevent radiation from directly hitting certain objects. • The small dimensions and mass H of the base stations means the equipment can be installed on the roof and s without affecting the integrity of the building. Y • Radio signals characteristically T dissipate more and more rapidly with м increasing distance from the base RеаLi station. Natalya Eskova T Myth No. 1 analyticsY Antennas radiate, well... radioactive radiation

Mobile networks have literally entangled Using an approach of “fear has As soon people hear the word It’s just that the sun, radio, mobile Kazakhstan and the entire globe. Based big eyes”, we decided to get to the “radiation”, the first thing that comes to network antennas, television, electric kettle, bottom of how this whole mobile mind is radioactivity. The media have computer, mixer and microwave oven operate on some research data, 7 billion people network thing is structured, how it’s used these two words together too much. in a radiation spectrum that is non-ionizing on earth are already using mobile built. Mobile network is essentially However, radiation and radioactivity don’t and safe for humans. But X-rays machines or networks. Here and there in our cities a radio network. It involves waves both encompass the same thing. Let’s do nuclear power stations work in the ionizing and villages, antennas are sprouting and uses certain frequencies, just a quick high school physics review. spectrum, which can be fatal to humans at like usual radios at home and in Everyone knows that there is certain doses. Therefore, contact between on masts and towers on the roofs of car. Moreover, cellular network electromagnetic radiation, which is a people and these devices is kept to a houses and other buildings. On the one antennas use the same type of waves natural phenomenon. It is given off minimum. hand, this is good: it means that network as television. But the most important by galaxies and stars, including our The main biological effect of radioactivity difference between television, radio sun. It is produced by all electrical is the destruction of the cell structure. The connections will be strong, without and cellular network antennas is the devices, video and radio antennas and biological effect from non-ionizing radiation, interruptions and garbling. But on the initial radiation strength. Here as photofluorography, x-ray and MRT including radio waves, is heating. That’s other hand, the people of Kazakhstan well, the most popular myth is that machines. At the same time, it’s well why, at midday in the summer, one can get worry about how safe this is for our mobile network antennas emanate known that getting sun is actually good heatstroke or a sunburn while on the beach, energy that is unbelievably strong for your health (in moderation), while it’s and not a fatal dose of radiation. When one health. In this article, VOX.com tries to and destructive in terms of its effect advised that photofluorography or MRTs talks for a while on a cell phone, the area get to the bottom of the issue on the human body. be done only once per year. around the ear heats up.

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The permissible level of radioactivity can be up to 200 Myth No. 2 µW cm2, which is dozens of times Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan greater than in our country 1. Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan Antennas on roofs are a threat to our health “On Public Health and Public Health System”. 2. RoK Governmental Decree No. 1341 dated November 15, 2011 “On Approval of Sanitary This is probably the most widespread shadow. Residents in buildings with Regulations “Sanitary and Epidemiological myth. Hundreds of people in our country antennas on top live in the shade from the Requirements to Radiotechnical Facilities” can’t keep calm and carry on, certain that radio, which means in the safest possible mobile network antennas cause deadly place in terms of electromagnetic radiation. diseases. What’s more, based on the sanitary We have to be bluntly honest here: at norms currently in force in our country, very close vicinity, cellular network antennas antennas can only be installed on are truly hazardous to human health. A residential buildings if they meet certain device measuring electromagnetic radiation, conditions. This includes the presence hooked up to the sector antennas at a of a reinforced-concrete platform above Myth No. 3 distance from a few centimetres to a metre the top floor, mechanical floor and metal and a half away, will show levels several roofing. If any of these criteria is met, the Network antennas destroy all forms of life times higher than the safety standard. That’s antenna could be installed. But that’s not why being on the roof and standing close to all. The station can only start operating We often hear stories from the effect of “radiation” from mobile antenna — 50 cm to 1.5—2 m away — for a after a special approval is issued by friends about how a network antenna led devices that actually wasn’t real long time is insecure. the Sanitary-Epidemiological Service to the death of their favourite houseplant, because those devices weren’t working. So we’ve gotten to the bottom of what’s confirming that the level of radioactivity a tumour on their cat’s chest, their canary After the experiment, 54 percent of happening on the roof, but what’s going is within a range that is safe for humans. no longer singing, the tomatoes in the the participants complained of a on underneath in within the buildings top In our country this level is 10 µW per cm2. garden no longer bearing fruit, and many loss of concentration, headaches and floors? Believe me, it’s nothing to be afraid And this sanitary standard is much stricter other goose-bump inducing horror stories. dizziness, and two even left the room of, because the sector antenna (they take the than those accepted in other countries. One time we went to the mechanical floor altogether due to sudden-onset illness. shape of an elongated rectangle) send the In the EEC, for example, the permissible of a 9-story building and was witness to And it was real illness too—measured radio waves outward laterally from where level of radioactivity can be up to 200 µW a curious spectacle. Among the dust and by devices connected to these people. the antenna stands to provide the greatest cm2, which is dozens of times greater than debris, the space is inhabited by a flock of It turned out that the sickness was coverage. The radiation simply does not in our country. That’s why our health is dozens of pigeons, all successfully rearing experienced by those who watched travel straight down toward the residents. under the reliable protection of these strict their young. You can find many pictures the report on the harmfulness of There’s even a special term for this — radio sanitary norms. online of birds having built their nest electromagnetic radiation. The issue is beside or among cellular network antennas. that an expectation of something bad Billions of people throughout the globe happening to one’s health can lead to use mobile networks. If antennas emanated disease symptoms in many people. This Radiation strength from different devices something truly deadly to humans and is the so-called nocebo effect. animals, then cellular networks would lead The nocebo effect was first Television transmitters (decimetric 40000 W to the globe being completely deserted recognized when people were given microwaves — MW) after that over 30 years of operation. Why a preparation with no therapeutic Radio and television transmitters (USW) 2000 W then do people start complaining of properties, but told of possible side Base stations in rural areas 25—30 W sudden headaches and ill feelings as soon effects. In the end, many people as an antenna comes into view? complained about suffering from the Interesting data can be found in symptoms, even though they had been the scientific Journal of Psychosomatic given a placebo. Research. London’s King’s College was It’s hard to beat the nocebo effect, the site of an experiment in which 147 because people have an amazing volunteers were divided into two groups. capacity for autosuggestion. This is They watched two different television news especially true when communication reports. The first group was shown a story channels that have full confidence from BBC on the harm caused by cellular such as television or Internet play on a phones and Wi-Fi to the human body. The person’s fear for their own health. The second group was shown a story about the only advice that can be given in such safety of Wi-Fi devices and mobile phones. a case is don’t believe everything you Afterward, both groups were subjected to hear!

september — november / №3 [27] 26 Viktor Magdeyev 22 years old. 8-time Skateboarding Champion of Kazakhstan. Red Bull athlete: was the 14th skateboarder in the world to attain the title. He loves skateboarding for the feeling of freedom and full personal responsibility for victory or defeat. The length of the route in the Road Project was 9,734 km.

I travelled heavily and took photos of my trips and adventures. At the same time I kept my blog at internet.ru

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Road trips in Kazakhstan aren't the same as driving through Germany or France. Those who often travel the expanses of our lands know this to be the case and they don't take preparations lightly. This is truly a harsh reality, but there is a time and a place for everything, whether blunt word or helping hand. In this issue of VOX.com we met with Viktor Magdeyev who hitchhiked around Kazakhstan for two months, publishing photo reports on the VOX Populi portal as part of the Road Project — How long ago did you become a professional photographer? — I absolutely do not consider myself to be a professional photographer, because photography, to be honest, knows no The Road Project: What Matters Is bounds. I don't know what level one would have to achieve to be able to call oneself a professional in this business. I started taking There's Almost Always a Connection pictures in 2007. That was when I confirmed my title of champion at Kazakhstan's first skateboarding championship. With the prize money, Natalya Yeskova I bought a Canon 350D. Thanks to my skateboarding, I travelled Many people I was a heavily and took photos of my trips and adventures. At the same time foreigner. And I tried to I kept my blog at internet.ru. A knee injury during a trip to Beijing in 2011 led me to taking a more serious approach to photography. I came pretend it was true as to VOX Populi this January as a Freelancer. I did sample reports. At much as possible one of the staff meetings we were told about the Road Project, where you hitchhike alone around Kazakhstan for 2 months. I was offered to take on this project, I liked the idea so I decided to go.

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— Did you ever get the sense the adventure you were on — What part of the trip was most difficult? pick me up. It was already late. There was a closed cafe — How would it have affected the project if you stretched the bounds of the possible? Do you have life — After the first month I started to feel depressed. This was to be and a petrol station next to it, but they wouldn't let me didn't have constant network access? insurance? expected — too many emotions, meetings, experiences. I even sleep in there because of the cash register. I stood out on — It's simple: the project just wouldn't have existed. Let's — Of course I was worried. I had insurance: I got it as a bonus wanted to take off for Almaty for a couple days just so I could sleep the road until 2 a.m. in the hope that somebody would imagine: there's no Internet on the highway, none in the when I opened a card account with Kazkom. But to be honest, I in my own bed. It can be seen in my reports from that time, they pick me up. There were becoming fewer and fewer cars cities either. Where would I upload my reports? There was not worried for my safety at all. I know that Kazakhstan is seemed to be boring. But I pulled myself together and after Aktau before they completely stopped passing by. The jackals are very few free WiFi spots in our cities. They're only populated by really nice people. It's been proven: I'm alive and everything started to go much more smoothly. howled and a wind rose up. I didn't have any weapons to available in high-end hotels. I always stopped over with well and sitting here with you now. It's interesting that there is not a single town or even village defend myself, only a small flashlight. I ended up having simple people. It would be really uncomfortable working where I went that was like unto another. Everywhere I went the to go to sleep under the stars on a bench by the petrol on their computers, maybe almost impossible! But I —Did you get a lot of help while on the road? welcome was unique, and there weren't even any situations that station. I sent a text back home, warning them that I was just simply hooked up to the 3G network, tethered my — I wouldn't have made it without the constant assistance from repeated themselves. That's because every corner of Kazakhstan in the middle of the steppe under the stars and my battery laptop to it, and the report's online! I had a really strict different people. Firstly, it was the emotional support. And I was has its own mentality. For example, in the North of Kazakhstan, died. Fortunately there were some dogs at the gas station, reporting schedule, but thanks to Activ I was never late always getting calls from home asking about me and passing on the Kazakh spoken is more literary sounding. What a discovery! I so everything ended well. I woke up at 6 in the morning once. news, so we were always in touch. My mother is a rare gem! Our speak basic everyday Kazakh, quite fluently; after all I was born and and started walking along the road. I was only able to get relationship is built on trust. She believes in me completely and grew up in Kyzylorda. And during the trip this really helped me, not into a car at 10 in the morning. After a few hours I was in — What was the most memorable event those two knows that I have my own head on my shoulders and she totally only to build rapport with people but even to get out of some rather Aktobe in Dostan Hotel, where I was given the real cordial months? supports me in any endeavour. And of course I couldn't have got sticky situations. reception. — Both of the two months in their entirety were the best far if it weren't for the drivers who agreed to give me a lift. A big I really liked the position of northern Kazakhstan residents. I event in my life! It was like 2 years – so many meetings, Thank You to them! never heard a word of complaint from any of them that their lives — You travelled with Activ. How good was your so many emotions, such amazing experiences in sharing weren't going well, there was no work, etc. On the contrary, people network access while you were on the road? conversation and discoveries! I can even feel inside how — Did you somehow explain to them who you were and work in the fields, own farms, sell meat and live off that money, — The most important thing is I was available, and nearly much more of a man I'd become, how much I'd matured. why you were traveling around Kazakhstan? they also send their kids to universities. After talking to these everywhere. To the west between Atyrau and Aktau there My values changed completely. I saw that our people live — Absolutely not. I stuck my thumb out along the highway, told farmers, I even began to consider moving to the village and taking was no network coverage for a long time, but there isn't for their families having the same values that we all had them where I needed to go, and they either agreed to lift me up crop farming. It was because I was charged up with their energy electricity out there either, only the steppe. I think that's imbibed in us in the beginning. They are happy, because up or not. If somebody stops, it’s 90 percent that he'd pick you and optimism, and their belief that you can live well if you aren't a major selling point of a network — when you always they have their beloved one with them who they are up. Because he's going straight. Even if he's going to the nearest lazy and really work hard. have Internet. There was even EDGE between the cities ready to strive to be better for. Like any young person, I village 10 km away. From destination to destination, I would People living in villages are different from urbanites. They are (2.5G — note from VOX.com). All the time I could tweet and always thought about how to find meaning in life. During switch cars around 7 to 10 times: they would mostly turn off at very careful when encountering something new. Their first reaction instagram. Even EDGE was enough to upload photos, look the trip I realize you don't need to look for it, all you need the village roads, so I moved bit by bit. to a non-local arrival is suspicion. You have to prove that they can at posts and answer comments. At one point along the road to do is live and love and try to be better every day. trust you. And if you succeed to start up a conversation with them, to Indeborsk (a village between Uralsk and Atyrau) nobody — I always thought that hitchhiking was when you get then that's the moment when the famous Kazakhstani hospitality wanted to pick me up along the road, and the Internet just — Is there anywhere else in Kazakhstan you'd like into one long-haul car and ride to your final destination. starts. Still, in the 21st century, of course, the attitude toward saved me. I opened my laptop, plugged in my phone and to go and report on? — Over the whole project I had about 5 long-haul drivers. Others guest has changed: now people think more about how to earn their spent a couple of hours surfing the web. I could actually get — I would love to take the same route again, because were mostly small passenger cars driving somewhere on bread rather than how to feed their guest. Sometimes I also felt 3G there. Of course there were places along the road where I haven't fully covered all the topics I'd like to. Each business. Eighty percent of my success as a hitchhiker was due uncomfortable imposing on people even when they offered to. there was no network, but five minutes later you'd have it region has its own unique qualities: in some places it's to the fact that I didn't look like most of them. Many thought I along with Internet access. That's why I was on Twitter and fishing, in others it's mining, in yet others it's amazing was a foreigner. And I tried to pretend it was true as much as — What was the longest you waited on the highway? Instagram nearly constantly. Under the agreement I wasn't natural vistas. Each region is individual in its own special possible because otherwise they might not have picked me up — It was in Aralsk. My mistake was that I left the city too late. I paid any money for my cellular connection. That's why I can ways. Each has its special people who deserve their own (smiles). was 15 km out of the city and came to a standstill. Cars wouldn't be completely honest when I talk about Activ. documentary. ●

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TEDxAlmaty. Extra is New Rationality T Since 1984 California, The newly-released Macintosh computer was demonstrated at the first TED show, as well as the world’s first compact disc, produced USA has hosted by Sony. Moreover, mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot presented the the conference application of his fractal theory and cognitive scientist Marvin Minsky that gathers described a new model of the mind. Today, TED conferences still gather leaders of modern thought, who scientists, politicians, can present their ideas within 18 minutes. entrepreneurs, Kazakhstan hosts TEDxAlmaty — with the letter ‘x’ signifying ‘independently organised TED event.’ artists, musicians, Participation in the conference is free, however the selection engineers and many of participants is organised on a competitive basis. Guests of the others all in one conference have the opportunity to freely talk with the speakers during coffee-breaks. place: It is called TED - Technology, Entertainment, Design

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Previous conferences were devoted to human development and to the prospects of a modern city. The topic of this year’s conference is ‘x = extra, extra = new rationality. It seems we all have one interesting gene, still not registered by the scientists, which we call “gene X”, “X” or “extra.” This gene defines curiosity and openness to knowledge, new discoveries, research, and challenges.

Today, TED conferences still gather leaders of modern thought, who can present their ideas within 18 minutes

It seems we all have one interesting gene, still not registered by the scientists, which we call “gene X”

Extra speakers at this conference include the outstanding marathon runner Marat Zhylanbayev, actress and theatre teacher Veronika Nasalskaya, the first blind citizen of Kazakhstan to receive a medical education, Erbol Seitkulov, as well as social journalist Karla Nur, economist Erlan Sagadiev, human rights activists Yevgenii Zhovtis and other extraordinary individuals. TEDxAlmaty would not be possible without our partner — Kcell, which has supported innovation in Kazakhstan within the TEDx format for the past three years. ●

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Smartphones with Dual Carrier маrкет Smartphones support with Dual Carrier support

Asus Asus Padfone Apple Apple Apple Apple Apple Apple Nexus 7 2013 Infinity 2 iPhone 5 iPhone 5S iPhone 5C iPad mini iPad mini 2 iPad Air

OS Android 4.3 Android 4.2 iOS 6 iOS 7 iOS 7 iOS 6 iOS 7 iOS 7 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 DC- / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 DC- / 1900 / 2100 DC-HSDPA 1700 / 1900 / 2100 DC- 1900 / 2100 DC-HSDPA (42 1700 / 1900 / 2100 DC- 2100 DC-HSDPA (42 Mbps) 2100 DC-HSDPA (42 Mbps) HSDPA (42 Mbps) HSDPA (42 Mbps) (42 Mbps) HSDPA (42 Mbps) Mbps) HSDPA (42 Mbps) Super IPS+ LCD 5 inch, IPS LCD 7inch 1200 x 1920, IPS LCD Retina 4inch IPS LCD 9.7inch Full HD, oleophobic IPS LCD Retina 4inch 640×1136, IPS LCD Retina 4inch 640×1136, IPS LCD 7.9inch 768×1024, IPS LCD Retina 7.9inch Display oleophobic coating, Gorilla 640×1136, oleophobic coating. (telephone) IPS oleophobic coating 1536×2048, Glass coating oleophobic coating oleophobic coating 1536×2048, oleophobic coating 10.1 inch, Full HD (station) oleophobic coating Quad-core Qualcomm Quad-core Qualcomm Dual-core Apple A6 Dual-core Apple A7 Processor Dual-core Apple A7 1,3GHz Dual-core Apple A6 1,3GHz Dual-core Apple A5 1GHz Dual-core Apple A7 1,3GHz Snapdragon S4Pro 1,5GHz Snapdragon 800 2.2GHz 1,3GHz 1,3GHz 16\32 GB embedded 16\32GB embedded memory, 16\32\64\128 GB, 1GB Memory memory, 2GB Ram, 16\32\64 GB, 1GB Ram 16\32\64 GB, 1GB Ram 2GB Ram 16\32 GB, 1GB Ram 16\32\64 GB, 512MB Ram 16\32\64\128 GB, 1GB Ram MicroSD up to 64 GB. Ram NFC, microUSB 2.0, WT NFC, microUSB 2.0 (MHL), A-GPS, WT 4.0, A2DP, LE, A-GPS, WT 4.0, A2DP, EDR, Wi-Fi A-GPS, WT 4.0, A2DP, Wi-Fi 4.0 A2DP, LE, A-GPS, Wi-Fi WT 4.0 A2DP, A-GPS, A-GPS, WT 4.0, A2DP, LE, Wi-Fi A-GPS, WT 4.0, A2DP, LE, Wi-Fi A-GPS, WT 4.0, A2DP, EDR, Wi-Fi 802.11 Data Transfer Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi- 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Dual 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Dual 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-FI Dual MyDP, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Dual Band 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Dual Band a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Dual Band Fi Dual Band Band Band Band Dual Band 13Мр, LED, auto focus, 5MP, auto focus, PixelMaster, front-facing 8MP, auto focus, LED, HDR, 8MP, auto focus, DualLED (True 8MP, auto focus, LED, HDR, front- 5MP, auto focus, HDR, front- 5MP, auto focus, HDR, Camera 5MP, auto focus, , front-facing 1,2MP front-facing 1.2MP 2MP, (telephone) 1MP front-facing 1,2MP Tone), HDR, front-facing 1,2MP facing 1,2MP facing 1,2MP front-facing 1,2MP (station) Aluminum Casing Plastic (telephone), plastic Aluminum Aluminum Plastic Aluminum Aluminum Aluminum (station) 143.5×72.8×8.9 mm, 145g Size 114×200×8.65 мм, 299 g (telephone) 264.6×181.6× 123.8×58.6×7.6 мм, 112 g 123.8×58.6×7.6 мм, 112 g 124.4×59.2×9 mm, 132 g 200×134.7×7.2 mm, 312 g 200×134.7×7.5 mm, 341 g 240×169.5×7.5 mm, 478 g 10.6 mm (station) 2400 mAh Li-Polymer (telephone) Battery 3950 mAh Li-Ion 1440 mAh Li-Polymer 1560 mAh Li-Polymer 1510 mAh Li-Polymer 4430 mAh Li-Polymer 23.8 w\h Li-Polymer 32.4 w\h Li-Polymer 5000 mAh Li-Polymer (station)

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Smartphones Smartphones with with Dual Carrier Dual Carrier support support

HTC HTC HTC Nokia Nokia Nokia Nokia One One Dual SIM One mini Lumia 820 Lumia 920 Lumia 925 Lumia 1020

OS Android 4.1.2 Android 4.1.2 Android 4.2.2 Windows Phone 8 Windows Phone 8 Windows Phone 8 Windows Phone 8

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / Network 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 DC- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 DC- 1700 / 1900 / 2100 DC-HSDPA (42 Mbps) 1700 / 1900 / 2100 DC- 1900 / 2100 DC-HSDPA (42 1900 / 2100 DC-HSDPA (42 HSDPA (42 Mbps) 2100 DC-HSDPA (42 Mbps) HSDPA (42 Mbps) HSDPA (42 Mbps) Mbps) Mbps)

4,5inch AMOLED HD, Gorilla 4,5inch AMOLED HD, Gorilla Super LCD3 4.7 inch Full HD Gorilla Super LCD2 4.3 inch HD 4,3inch AMOLED 480x800, 4,5inch IPS LCD HD, Gorilla Glass 2, Display Super LCD3 4.7 inch Full HD Gorilla Glass 2 Glass 2, PureMotion HD+, Glass 3, PureMotion HD+, Glass 2 Gorilla Glass 3 ClearBlack PureMotion HD+, ClearBlack ClearBlack ClearBlack

Dual-core Snapdragon Dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Dual-core Qualcomm Dual-core Qualcomm Processor Quad-core Snapdragon 600 1.7GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 600 1.7GHz 400 1.4GHz S4 1.5GHz 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 1.5GHz

8GB embedded memory, 1GB RAM, 16GB embedded memory, 32GB embedded memory, Memory 32\64 GB, 2GB RAM 32 GB, 2GB RAM, microSD до 64 GB 16 GB, 1GB RAM 32GB embedded memory, 1GB RAM microSD up to 64GB 1GB RAM 2GB RAM

NFC, microUSB 2.0 (MHL), WT 4.0 microUSB 2.0, WT 4.0 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual- NFC, microUSB 2.0 (MHL), WT 4.0 A2DP, A-GPS, MyDP, Data Transfer A2DP, A-GPS, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Dual A2DP, A-GPS, Wi-Fi Direct, Fi Direct, NFC, A-GPS, W 3.1, A2DP, Direct, NFC, A-GPS, W 3.1, A2DP, EDR, band, Wi-Fi Direct, NFC, A-GPS, band, Wi-Fi Direct, NFC, A-GPS, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Dual Band, IR Band, IR Wi-Fi Dual Band, EDR, microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 WT 3.0, A2DP, microUSB 2.0 WT 3.0, A2DP, microUSB 2.0

4MP, UltraPixel, auto focus, 8MP, PureView, OIS, DualLED, 41MP, PureView, OIS, Xenon + 4MP, UltraPixel, auto focus, LED, HDR, 4MP, UltraPixel, auto focus, LED, HDR, 8MP, DualLED, auto focus, front- 8MP, PureView, OIS, DualLED, auto Camera LED, HDR, OIS, front- auto focus, front-facing LED, auto focus, manual focus, OIS, front-facing 2.1MP, HDR OIS, front-facing 2.1MP, HDR facing VGA focus, front-facing 1.3MP HD facing 1,6MP, HD 1.3MP HD front-facing 1.2MP HD

Casing Aluminum Aluminum Aluminum Polycarbonate Polycarbonate Polycarbonate + Aluminum Polycarbonate

Size 137.4×68.2×9.3 mm, 143 g 137.8×69.3×10.4 mm, 156 g 132×63.2×9.3 mm, 122 g 123.8×68.5×9.9 mm, 160 g 130.3×70.8×10.7 mm, 185 g 129×70.6×8.5 mm, 139 g 130.4×71.4×10.4 mm, 158 g

Battery 2300 mAh Li-Polymer 2300 mAh Li-Polymer 1800 mAh Li-Polymer Li-Ion 1650 mAh Li-Ion 2000 mAh Li-Ion 2000 mAh Li-Ion 2000 mAh

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Smartphones Smartphones with with Dual Carrier Dual Carrier support support

Samsung Samsung Sony Sony Sony Sony LG Galaxy S4 Galaxy S4 Active Xperia V Xperia Z Xperia ZL Xperia ZR Nexus 4

OS Android 4.2 Android 4.2 Android 4.0.4 Android 4.1.2 Android 4.1.2 Android 4.1.2 Android 4.2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 850 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 HSDPA 850 / 900 / Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 DC-HSDPA (42 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 DC-HSDPA (42 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 DC- 1700 / 1900 / 2100 DC- 1700 / 1900 / 2100 DC- 1700 / 1900 / 2100 DC- 2100 DC-HSDPA (42 Mbps) Mbps) Mbps) HSDPA (42 Mbps) HSDPA (42 Mbps) HSDPA (42 Mbps) HSDPA (42 Mbps)

5inch Super AMOLED Full 5inch TFT Full HD, Gorilla 4,3inch TFT HD BRAVIA 5inch TFT Full HD BRAVIA True HD IPS Plus 4.7inch HD Display 5inch TFT Full HD BRAVIA Engine 2 4,5inch TFT HD BRAVIA Engine 2 HD, Gorilla Glass 3 Glass 2 Engine 2 Engine 2 Gorilla Glass 2

8-core Exynos 5 Octa 5410: Quad-core Qualcomm Dual-core Qualcomm Quad-core Qualcomm Processor 4 core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A15 + Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 1.9GHz Snapdragon S4 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5GHz 4 core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 1.5GHz 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro 1.5GHz

16\32\64 GB embedded 16GB embedded memory, 8GB embedded memory, 16GB embedded memory, 2GB Memory memory, 2GB RAM, microSD 2GB RAM, microSD up to 1GB RAM, microSD up to 16GB embedded memory, 2GB RAM, microSD 8GB embedded memory, 2GB RAM, RAM, microSD up to 64GB 8\16GB, 2GB RAM up to 64GB 64GB 32GB up to 64GB microSD up to 64GB Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi NFC, microUSB 2.0, WT 4.0 Direct, NFC, A-GPS, WT 4.0 Direct, NFC, A-GPS, WT 4.0 Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, NFC, A-GPS, Data Transfer DLNA, NFC, A-GPS, WT DLNA, NFC, A-GPS, WT 4.0 A2DP, microUSB Direct, DLNA, NFC, A-GPS, WT 4.0 A2DP, A2DP, A-GPS, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi- A2DP, EDR, LE, microUSB A2DP, EDR, LE, microUSB WT 4.0 A2DP, microUSB v2.0 4.0 A2DP, microUSB v2.0 v2.0 (MHL), IR microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Fi Dual Band v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, v2.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the- (MHL), USB On-the-go (MHL) USB Host, IR go, USB Host, IR

8MP, auto focus, LED, HDR, 13MP, auto focus, LED, HDR, 13MP, auto focus, LED, 13MP, auto focus, LED, HDR, front- 13MP, auto focus , LED, HDR, 13MP, auto focus, LED, HDR, Camera underwater shooting, 8MP, LED, auto focus front-facing 2MP Full HD front-facing VGA facing 2MP Full HD front-facing 2MP Full HD front-facing VGA front-facing 2MP Full HD

Plastic (dust and water Plastic (dust and water Plastic + hardened glass (dust and Plastic (dust-proof-and-moisture-proof) Casing Plastic Plastic + hardened glass Plastic with glass coating proof) IP 67 proof) IP 57 water proof) IP 57 IP 58

Size 136.6×69.8×7.9 mm, 130 g 139.7×71.3×9.1 mm, 153 g 129×65×10.7 mm, 120 g 139×71×7.9 mm, 146 g 131.6×69.3×9.8 mm, 151 g 131.3×67.3×10.5 mm, 138 g 133.9×68.7×9.1 mm, 139 g

Battery Li-Ion 2600 mAh Li-Ion 2600 mAh Li-Ion 1750 mAh Li-Ion 2330 mAh Li-Ion 2370 mAh Li-ion 2300 mAh 2100 mAh Li-Polymer

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