Rostelecom announces "Technologies For Life - More Opportunities" 6th   Contest for regional journalists

ArmInfo. Rostelecom announces "Technologies For Life - More Opportunities" 6th   Contest for regional journalists. The contest is held with support from NEC Corporation subsidiary, NEC Neva Communication Systems Joint Stock Company.  Prize winners will visit NEC head office in Japan's capital Tokyo, in October 2017.

According to the information shared to ArmInfo at the press-office of the Company, any companies of media, radio, TV and Internet fields could bid for participation within the deadline of April 10, 2017, at the Contest website www.smi.rt.ru. The project jury will comprise IT and Telecommunication experts from Russia, Japan and Armenia.

"We live in a wonderful time, when technological innovations appear almost every day, and we are not even surprised anymore. It means that our journalists from Khabarovsk to Kaliningrad always have something to write about. Our contest is for those who have sincere and professional interest in telecommunication, and are ready to find unique news in this flow of innovations and create bright articles. I invite everyone to take part in the contest," said Kira Kiryukhina, Director of External Communications Rostelecom announced the 6th "Technologies For Life - More Opportunities" 2016-2017 journalists' contest.

In his turn, Akihiro Sakurai, the Directior General of NEC Neva Communication Systems Joint Stock Company, mentioned: "This is a large project of  big importance for al the participants of the hi-tech market -  from vendors to users. It is a great honor for us to appear as a partner of Rostelecom  in this competition, and quite a new aspect of cooperation. On behalf of NEC corporation I wish an interesting work and professional growth to all the participants of the project.

The NEC Corporation was established in 1999 and is a world wide leader in the aspect of informational and network technologies integration. The subsidiary company of NEC Neva Communication Systems JSC was set in 1997 and is occupied with development of telecommunication  and public safety related solutions.

To recall, Rostelecom (www.rostelecom.ru) is one of the biggest national telecommunications companies in Russia and Europe, with a presence in every segment of the telecommunications services market and coverage of more than 34 million households in Russia.  The Company holds a leading position on the Russian broadband and pay TV markets, with over 10.9 million fixed-line broadband subscribers and more than 7.7 million pay TV customers.