Moscow

Pattern recognition, detection, calculation of speed, coordinates and direction of movement of objects (people, animals, cars) by means of radio waves, including behind radio-transparent obstacles (walls, obstacles, rain, snow, fog, dark time of day).

Range: through radio-transparent obstacles up to 9 meters, in open space up to 300 meters, passive detection up to 1000 meters. Over 30% of sensors and sensors, AI-navigation, ADAS, automation and security tools are replaced by software. Scopes of application: Auto industry, Robotics, Automation, IoT / IIoT, Smart home.

Requirements: Software EMIIA, Linux or Android OS, Wi-Fi 2.4 / 5 GHz module.

AI application for recognizing patterns through radio waves

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The Ministry of Transport has published a <a href="https://regulation.gov.ru/projects#npa=120719" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">bill </a>on taxi, which sets out obligations for aggregators, including joint responsibility with carriers in case of accidents.

 
 According to the document, the services will be obliged to open branches in each region, where more than 5 thousand trips per day are ordered through them. They will also have to keep track of the drivers' working hours. In addition, the new document will allow self-employed to conclude contracts with aggregators directly, without obtaining the status of an individual entrepreneur.

 
 Separately, the bill tightens the rules for foreign companies on the market, which have less than 50% of all users in the EAEU countries. In this case, foreign players will have to coordinate their activities in Russia with the government.

 
 The specification and consolidation of the requirements will create more favorable and safer conditions for using a taxi, the authors of the document clarify. The changes are expected to take effect on September 1, 2022.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/mintrans-predstavil-zakonoproekt-opredeliaiushchii-obiazannosti-agregatorov-na-rynke-taksi/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Kommersant

Ministry of Transport Presents a Bill Defining the Legal Obligations of Taxi Aggregators

The Twager.net startup (based in Moscow region) has created a communication device that allows users to transfer text messages at a distance of 200 km between subscribers.

 
 The data transfer occurs without the use of satellites or cell towers. The messages are delivered to the nearest repeater using short radio waves, which are reflected from the Earth's ionosphere at an altitude of hundreds of kilometers.

 
 The prototype device, which resembles a tablet with a compact antenna, can transmit messages at a rate of 120 characters per minute. The maximum text length of one message is 160 characters. According to the developers, in the future, it is theoretically possible to transfer images, video and sound using the device.

 
 The first to test the system are geologists, oilmen and builders. Russian Railways became interested in the technology, with plans to use it, among other things, to transfer messages between employees of the Far Eastern Railway.

 
 Russian Railways noted that earlier the Twager.net project became one of the seven winners of the company's corporate acceleration program.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/startap-twager-sozdal-ustrojstvo-svyazi-kotoromu-ne-trebuyutsya-sputniki-i-vyshki-dlya-peredachi-soobshchenij/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Izvestia

Startup Twager Creates a Device for Texting without Cell Reception and the Internet

<a href="https://ict.moscow/en/cards/?tags=Yandex" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Yandex</a> intends to invest $30 million by the end of next year in the development of its cloud platform Yandex.Cloud in Germany.

 
 The IT company has already begun training and setting up a representative office in this country. The funds at the initial stage will be used to purchase equipment and rent data centers. The infrastructure will be located on the basis of three German sites.

 
 In addition, Yandex.Cloud also announced the G-Cloud project, a cloud service that, according to the company, will meet the security and safety requirements for hosting state information systems on it. It is slated to launch by the end of 2022.

 
 Yandex also <a href="https://rb.ru/news/cloud-desktop-g-cloud/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">announced</a> the launch of Yandex Cloud Desktop service as part of Yandex.Cloud. It will allow creating up to a thousand virtual workplaces in the cloud, Yandex notes.

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 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/yandex-cloud/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Yandex.Cloud</a>

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 Earlier it was <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/yandex-clouds-revenue-for-the-first-half-of-2021-hits-15-million/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">reported</a> that the total revenue of the cloud platform in the first half of this year reached $15 million (1.1 billion rubles), which is 3.4 times more than in the same period last year.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/iandeks-investiruet-30-mln-v-razvitie-svoego-oblachnogo-servisa-v-germanii/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Yandex to Invest $30 Million in its Cloud Service in Germany

Online marketplace Ozon is considering options for launching its own cinema, having already consulted with such market players as ivi, Megogo and Viasat (managed by the National Media Group).

 
 Ozon is considering an acquisition of both white label technology from other video services and an existing platform. The online marketplace thus wants to solve ecosystem problems and strengthen the loyalty program.

 
 According to Kirill Filippov, the CEO of SPB TV video platform solutions developer, at this point, it is almost impossible to start a new OTT platform from scratch, since the initial stage will take at least $100 million. According to Raiffeisenbank analyst Sergei Libin, if Ozon chooses to buy a working platform, then the choice may fall onto ivi and Megogo.

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 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/cards/?tags=Ozon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ozon</a>, <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/ivi-ru/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ivi</a>

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 <a href="https://www.top100.datainsight.ru/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">According </a>to Data Insight, Ozon ranks second in online marketplaces in Russia, while the first position is occupied by Wildberries. Ozon's turnover at the end of last year increased to $2.7 billion (197 billion rubles).

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/ozon-planiruet-zapusk-onlain-kinoteatra/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Ozon to Launch a Video Streaming Platform

<a href="https://ict.moscow/en/cards/?tags=Yandex" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Yandex</a>, against the background of the proceedings in the the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), offered online streaming services a new format of enriched responses to search queries. Now, after a request, the user will be able to select a service right in the search results and start watching.

 
 New opportunities were provided to all OTT platforms with licensed content. The priority in the search results will be given to the platform that has a cheaper viewing cost with a comparable video resolution. The new format has already begun testing the Okko platform, but it’s too early to talk about the results, according to representatives of the video service.

 
 Since 2020, the FAS has been considering <a href="https://vc.ru/services/148385-avito-ivi-cian-profi-ru-i-drugie-pozhalovalis-v-fas-na-yandeks-iz-za-vidzhetov-v-poiskovoy-vydache" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">complaints</a> from a number of Internet sites against Yandex’ search widgets that allow Yandex to take a dominant position in the market through advertising its services. As a result, the regulator first <a href="https://fas.gov.ru/news/31152" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">issued</a> a warning to the search engine, and then <a href="https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/04/14/competition-authorities-open-case-against-yandex-for-abusing-search-dominance-a73586" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">opened a case</a> on violation of the Law "On Protection of Competition".

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/iandeks-predlozhil-onlain-kinoteatram-novye-pravila-vydachi/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

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