Beketov told the publication that Megafon plans to soon expand the range of ongoing budget smartphones.
According to the press secretary, due to the economic crisis, manufacturers of inexpensive devices, which include Xiaomi, are in pole position.
In turn, Bloomberg stressed that the situation in Russia is a good reason to start selling vehicles Xiaomi. In "MegaFon" in 2015, expects the addition of subscribers using technology 4G, and hope that the market will be more cost smartphones with support for the standard.
Earlier this month, President Xiaomi Bin Lin told Bloomberg, that the official smartphone shipments to the Russian market will begin in 2015, but did not give exact dates.
Recall that Xiaomi planned to come to Russia in 2014, but all the forces of the Chinese company were thrown to the conquest of the Indian market.
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