Rostelecom will entrust the development of a payment service and an analogue of Skype to partners
Rostelecom has changed its strategy. Previously, the company planned to develop its own payment system and application analog Skype. However, now her efforts will be focused on finding partners who have been working in these market segments for a long time. “We have changed our approach to such projects, having made a fundamental decision - to implement them in partnership,” said Sergey Kalugin, President of Rostelecom.
“There are companies that have been successfully creating payment services and instant messengers for many years. You can integrate these services into new products and services of Rostelecom and sell them to our customers. Thus, partners will benefit from access to the company's subscriber base, ”he explains.
Kalugin and his team decided to focus on the development of several core areas of the company:
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“For example, it is very important that the company independently controls the interface for communicating with customers - sites, portals, personal account. This guarantees the necessary flexibility of solutions. ”
Rostelecom is also developing a platform like the Apple Store. The company plans to give it access to developers on the terms of paying a commission from the profit. “We have this project called“ Creating an ecosystem of Rostelecom. ” In the coming days, the first partners should appear, ”Kalugin told Interfax.
Despite rumors of a possible withdrawal, on March 27, Sergey Kalugin signed a new contract with Rostelecom for 3 years. He has been running the company for over 2 years. During this time, the operator has moved away from the mobile business and focused on the development of fixed Internet, pay-TV and media. Last year, Rostelecom began distributing the Internet in rural areas and building data centers .
“There are companies that have been successfully creating payment services and instant messengers for many years. You can integrate these services into new products and services of Rostelecom and sell them to our customers. Thus, partners will benefit from access to the company's subscriber base, ”he explains.
Kalugin and his team decided to focus on the development of several core areas of the company:
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“For example, it is very important that the company independently controls the interface for communicating with customers - sites, portals, personal account. This guarantees the necessary flexibility of solutions. ”
Rostelecom is also developing a platform like the Apple Store. The company plans to give it access to developers on the terms of paying a commission from the profit. “We have this project called“ Creating an ecosystem of Rostelecom. ” In the coming days, the first partners should appear, ”Kalugin told Interfax.
Despite rumors of a possible withdrawal, on March 27, Sergey Kalugin signed a new contract with Rostelecom for 3 years. He has been running the company for over 2 years. During this time, the operator has moved away from the mobile business and focused on the development of fixed Internet, pay-TV and media. Last year, Rostelecom began distributing the Internet in rural areas and building data centers .
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/289530/
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