Maxima (Maxima Telecom)
Since 2004
Russia
Central Federal District of the Russian Federation
Moscow
121151, Raevsky 4 pp. 1A
Top managers:
Volpe Boris Matveevich
Chukhlantsev Alexander Viktorovich
Khachaturov Konstantin Konstantinovich
Owners
In 2013, the operator "Maxima Telecom" bought Sergey Aslanyan with partners.
In 2014, Maxima Telecom took a loan of 520 million rubles from KIT Finance Capital, pledged by the Cypriot offshore company Geromell Trade Ltd.
At that time, the owners of Geromell Trade were Sergey Aslanyan (35%), Aleko Krikheli (25%) and the former head of the Russian division of Swedbank Druvis Murmanis (40%).
In 2014, offshore Geromell Trade Ltd sold 25% of Maxima Telecom for 3 million euros.
In mid-2015, Druvis Murmanis left Geromell Trade, and another offshore company, Malver Holdings, which at that time belonged to Alexei Krivoruchko, general director of the Kalashnikov concern, and at the same time the general director of the capital's Aeroexpress LLC, received 33.4% of the Cypriot company.
In early 2018, Alexei Krivoruchko was appointed Deputy Defense of the Russian Federation, and Estonian citizen Urmo Wallner, adviser to the chairman of the board of directors of Aeroexpress and co-owner of the Tallinn consulting company Velstrom Vallner Tohve, became the owner of Malver Holdings - she collaborated with Aeroexpress transport and the city department. Moscow
Performance indicators
2022: Revenue growth by 115.1% to RUB 22,828 million
At the end of 2022, the revenue of Maxima Telecom increased by 115.1% to 22,828 million rubles. In the ranking "TAdviser100: The largest IT companies in Russia 2023," such an indicator allowed the company to take 23rd place.
History
2024
Appointment of Alexander Chukhlantsev as General Director
The Maxim Group of Companies on July 8, 2024 announced the entry of Alexander Chukhlantsev into the position of General Director. Read more here.
Purchase of 49% iPavlov
The Maxima group of companies, a player in the system integration market, acquired 49% of iPavlov (Aipavlov LLC), a developer of AI-based products for automating business processes. Representatives of the Maxim Group of Companies reported this to TAdviser on March 5, 2024. Read more here.
2023
Maxima acquired control at GMCS
On October 5, 2023, the Maxim group announced the purchase of 60% of GMCS. The deal participants expect that it will expand the range of domestic IT solutions. One of the first joint projects may be the development of a production capacity management system for Transmashholding. Read more here.
Macomnet received 100% control over Maxima Telecom
Joint venture "I Rostelecom Moscow Metro - JSC" Macomnet- became the owner of 100% of "Maxima Telecom." The deal took place on May 22, 2023.
According to Interfax, citing a statement by Maxima Telecom, Macomnet JSC increased its stake in the company to 100% from 76.25%. The seller of the shares as part of the transaction was SmartMall LLC (100% subsidiary of Maxima Telecom).
 | As a result, Makomnet gained full control in the operator, expanding the infrastructure and strengthening its position in the telecommunications market in Moscow, in particular, in the segment of transport projects, and also supplemented proposals for telecom operators, corporate and state customers, - explained in "Maxima Telecom." |  |
By May 2023, Maxima Telecom operates a single urban Wi-Fi network in Moscow, networks in public transport (including the metro) in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Kazan and Magadan, as well as at regional airports of the Russian Federation. The company specializes in digital solutions and infrastructure projects for cities and sectors of the economy. The group's companies provide technological solutions and implement projects for the digitalization of transport, urban economy, industrial enterprises, housing and communal services and other key industries.
As for Makomnet, it is engaged in the construction of networks for mobile operators and distributed media content transmission systems at transport infrastructure facilities.
After cellular operators began to actively increase metro coverage in the 2020s, positioning Maxima Telecom as a transport Internetoperator became ineffective, recalls analyst MForum Aleksei Boyko.
| | The company owes much of its success to good relations with state and municipal structures, he said. | |
According to the expert, "Maxima Telecom" was actively growing when the capabilities of operators to work in the metro were artificially limited.[1]
"Rostelecom" received 51% in the company "Maxima Telecom"
Rostelecom received indirect control at Maxima Telecom, which became known at the end of March 2023. The change of owners of the company, which manages the unified city Wi-Fi network in Moscow, occurred against the background of the restructuring announced by it.
According to Kommersant, control in Maxima Telecom was obtained through the Makomnet operator controlled by Rostelecom: he directly acquired 76.2% of Maxima Telecoms. As a result of the transaction, Rostelecom received a 51% stake in Maxima Telecom.
As clarifies "," Interfax the transaction was carried out on March 31, 2023, the seller was Investmir JSC, one of the shareholders of which is the chairman of the board of directors of Maxima Telecom. Sergey Aslanyan Aslanyan himself left the capital of Maxima Telecom (his share in the capital of the company was 34.74%).
Makomnet and Maxima Telecom told the news agency that the companies jointly intend to expand the range of digital transport services provided.
| | Both companies have a large-scale telecommunications infrastructure and significant experience in implementing projects to digitalize the urban environment and transport complex in the capital region. The deal will contribute to the expansion of cooperation with city customers and will give a synergistic effect in the development of new digital services for citizens, "said the representative of Macomnet. | |
According to the representative of "Macomnet," the operator business "Maxima Telecom" entered the perimeter of the transaction. The companies did not announce the price of the transaction and did not disclose its terms.
Before the sale of its main part, Maxima Telecom announced the rebranding and change of strategy. The provider will change the development vector, become an integrator and seller of equipment. These areas generate more revenue than operator activities.[2]
Asset structuring
On March 30, 2023, Maxima Telecom announced that it was structuring assets, separating them into two key areas: integrator solutions and operator business. The Maxim Group brand will be used as the basis for new positioning and promotion of projects and services in target markets.
The operator's business includes the infrastructure of the Maxima Telecom wireless data network in the Moscow metro and the competence for its development and operation. The operator will continue to develop services provided on the basis of its own infrastructure, as well as the entire business group in the field of creating and monetizing Wi-Fi.
The integrator business will combine competencies in creating an ICT infrastructure, implementing production and business process automation systems, platform solutions, cloud services, video analytics services and other digital products for commercial and government organizations.
| | In 2023, the company will turn 10 years old, and we continue to change for our customers and investors. Starting as a technology startup, Maxima Telecom has grow into one of the leading companies in the digitalization market for cities and transport. We have rethought our strategy and focus on strengthening our presence in new markets. We are faced with the task of expanding our business, where there will be a number of promising areas related to AI, computer vision, cloud technologies and industrial solutions, - commented Sergey Aslanyan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Maxim Group of Companies. | |
The Maxima Group of Companies plans to expand the map of solutions for the comprehensive digitalization of industry verticals: urban infrastructure, transport and industry. One of the key areas will be the further development of projects for the implementation of domestic APCS, ERP and MES systems at Russian enterprises.
This positioning reflects a change in the profile of the group of companies and the transition to an updated business model. It combines three key roles: architect, integrator and operator of digital solutions. Together, they embody the holistic approach of the Maxim group of companies to projects for customers: from automation of a specific process to management of distributed production assets using digital systems.
Maxima Telecom has updated the site and presented an updated official name - Maxima Group of Companies, which will now be used in brand communications. The updated logo, which will become common to the entire group of companies, lacks the word "telecom," and the visual basis itself in the form of a silver spring remains unchanged.
Exit from joint venture with Gazprom-Media Holding in the field of Big Data
On March 2, 2023, it became known that Maxima Telecom left a joint venture with Gazprom-Media Holding (GMP) in the field of Big Data. According to the press service of the holding, he exercised the option to buy out 19.9% of GPM Date LLC from Maxima Telecom JSC and became the sole owner of the company. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read more here.
2022
5th place in the ranking "Largest IT suppliers in the public sector of Russia"
The Maxim Group of Companies took 5th place in the ranking TAdviser prepared on the basis of revenue from the implementation IT of projects public sector Russia in 2022 and published in November 2023. More details here.
The purchase by the Maxim group of companies of a 50% stake in Production Automation Technologies
The Maxima Group of Companies, including Maxima Telecom JSC, announced TAdviser on September 15, 2022 that production process control systems were entering the market. The Group acquired a 50% stake in Production Automation Technologies LLC (TAP), a company developing domestic automated production control systems. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. Read more here.
Acquisition of a stake in Business Strategy Technology
On July 7, 2022, the Maxima Group of Companies announced the entry into the market of projects to automate financial and economic activities using enterprise management systems on the 1C platform. The first step in this direction was the acquisition of a 50.1% stake in Business Strategy Technology LLC (BST). Read more here.
Agreement with the Faculty of VMK Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov in order to develop technologies in education
The company "Maxima Telecom," developing projects and solutions for the digitalization of transport, urban economy and industry, and the Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov on January 25, 2022 announced cooperation. Read more here.
2021
Decrease in revenue by 19.8% to 10,921 million rubles
At the end of 2021, the revenue of the Maxim group of companies amounted to 10,921 million rubles, having decreased by 19.8% compared to 2020, which allowed it to take 49th place in the ranking of TAdviser100: The largest IT companies in Russia 2022.
Creation of GPM Date JV for data-based product development
The Gazprom-Media media holding and the Maxima Telecom company, which develops technological solutions and platforms for processing large data streams, announced the creation of a joint venture GPM Date. As representatives of Maxima Telecom told TAdviser on December 14, 2021, the joint venture will specialize in the development and development of data-based products using machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies. Read more here.
Agreement with VEB Ventures to Build Urban Digital Solutions
On September 3, 2021, Maxima Telecom announced that it would continue the technological modernization of the public transport system and the development of the infrastructure of urban services together with VEB Ventures.
The main task of cooperation between both companies sees the development of digital services and tools offered by Maxima Telecom in the regions. It is planned to achieve these goals, among other things, by participating in ВЭБ.РФ infrastructure projects aimed at improving the quality of life of citizens and developing the economy in 100 large cities of Russia. The attention of specialists will be focused on projects to digitalize public transport, industry and create a comfortable urban environment.
For example, partners plan to scale up a project to introduce a universal multi-service platform for passenger transportation management, which has already found application in metropolitan transport. Such a platform allows a passenger to learn in advance about traffic congestion, pay for travel contactless and receive full information about the route, traffic schedule and transfers. The platform monitors driving safety, automatically analyzes passenger traffic and helps to maintain traffic.
One of the basic solutions for the digitalization of urban economy will be platforms for objective control. In Moscow, a system of this type is already used to automatically measure the volume of snow exported. This solution allows city services to save up to a third of budget funds. And also plan snow removal taking into account the nature of traffic, excluding the formation of traffic jams.
Such digital platforms, which are built on the basis of video analytics, data analysis, the Internet of Things, machine vision and neural networks, will help make cities more comfortable for residents and improve the quality of the urban environment.
{{quote "The convenience of the public transport system and city services is an already formulated request of a resident of not only Moscow and St. Petersburg, but also the regions. Technological developments of Maxima Telecom allow us to cover all levels of urban infrastructure - transport, housing and communal services, industry. The development and implementation of standard IT solutions in the infrastructure of the city is one of the main areas for improving the quality of life of citizens. And the area of our cooperation with partners from Maxima Telecom, - said Oleg Teplov, CEO of VEB Ventures. }}
| | Expanding cooperation with VEB Ventures will accelerate the joint development and replication of digital solutions in Russian cities and at major industrial enterprises. Together with the ВЭБ.РФ group, we plan to enter regional markets with standard integrated projects for digital development of cities, as well as customized solutions for sectors of the economy, - commented Boris Volpe, General Director of Maxima Telecom. | |
Sale of 49% of Kvant to Gazprom-Media
On May 19, 2021, Gazprom-Media announced the purchase of 49% of Kvant from Maxima Telecom, thereby becoming the sole owner of an advertising operator in Wi-Fi networks in public transport in Moscow, St. Petersburg and several other cities. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Read more here.
2020
Revenue - 13,620 million rubles
At the end of 2020, the revenue of Maxim Telecom Group of Companies amounted to 13,620 million rubles.
Gazprom Media paid 1.67 billion rubles for a stake in Quantum
On June 26, 2020, it became known that a 51 percent stake in Kvant cost the Gazprom-Media media holding 1.67 billion rubles. This was reported by the Kommersant newspaper with reference to the reports of Maxima Telecom. Thus, the entire business was valued at almost 3.3 billion rubles. Read more here.
Placement of bonds
On June 9, 2020, Sovcombank announced the placement of bonds by Maxima Telecom.
2019
Sale of its stake in Maxima Telecom by the Blagosostoyanie Foundation
The management company (UK) of NPF Blagosostoyanie left the operator of Wi-Fi networks in the Moscow and St. Petersburg metro Maxima Telecom. 23.75% of the operator's shares were sold for 1.27 billion rubles, the buyer was Maxima Telecom itself, Kommersant said on October 16, 2019. The transaction passed at a price recorded in 2017, which was below current market indicators.
The press service of "Welfare" confirmed the sale of the share. Maxima Telecom bought out 23.75% of its own shares from Transfingrup Management Company (TFG) in the summer of 2019, confirmed the operator's representative Anastasia Samoilova. The majority shareholders of Maxima Telecom remain Sergey Aslanyan and Aleko Krikheli Blagosostoyanie[3]
NPF Blagosostoyanie is forced to get rid of large investments in various companies after the start of mandatory stress tests of funds according to the methodology in 2019. In CENTRAL BANK particular, for their painless passage, the NPF plans to sell the leasing company. " Transfin-M According to one of Kommersant's interlocutors close to the fund, the exit from Maxima Telecom is also largely related to the passage of stress testing by NPFs.
The transaction to buy out TFG's stake was closed after the allocation of Maxima Telecom 's advertising business to a joint venture with Gazprom-Media Holding, created in June 2019. Part of the money from the deal with Gazprom-Media went to an option program for management and the modernization of the Wi-Fi network in the Moscow metro, part - to buy back shares from TFG.
Officially, the company does not comment on the amount of the transaction and the assessment of the entire business. Based on the cost of 23.75% of Maxima Telecom at 1.27 billion rubles, 100% of the company is estimated at 5.347 billion rubles. According to Kommersant's interlocutor in the investment community, it is difficult to assess "the market value of the redemption price of the Welfare share."
| | The purchase price of shares from TFG is related to certain agreements between the company and the investor, the company had the right to buy out a minority shareholder at a certain price, and it exercised this right | |
The amount of repurchase of shares from TFG was determined as of 2017 as part of a venture transaction with options, a Kommersant source close to Maxima Telecom confirms.
| | The value of the entire Maxima Telecom at the time of the conclusion of the option amounted to 5.347 billion rubles, and this estimate takes into account the premium to the investor, this is an irrelevant market estimate. | |
Creation of a joint venture in the field of big data and advertising together with Gazprom-Media Holding
Gazprom Media Holding, a diversified media holding in Russia and Eastern Europe, and Maxima Telecom, the operator of the public Wi-Fi space MT FREE, announced on June 21, 2019 the creation of Kvant, a joint venture in the field of advertising technologies and big data. Read more here.
2017
Development of the public Wi-Fi network platform
Maxima Telecom is developing a platform for commercializing its own and partner public Wi-Fi networks. More than 80% of Muscovites regularly use the free Wi-Fi network in the Moscow Metro. The day before the signing of the agreement with the VEB Group, Maxima Telecom launched the first segment of the free Wi-Fi network MT_FREE in the St. Petersburg metro. Thus, the beginning of the creation of a single Wi-Fi space of two capitals was laid.
3 billion rubles of financing from VEB
VEB and Maxima Telecom entered into a bilateral cooperation agreement at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in May 2017. The document was signed by the chairman of Vnesheconombank Sergey Gorkov and the chairman of the Board of Directors of Maxima Telecom Sergey Aslanyan.
The agreement provides for strategic partnership in the implementation of projects on the Russian and international markets. Within the framework of the cooperation, it is planned to attract financing from VEB Group for the implementation of the Maxima Telecom investment program with a total volume of up to 3 billion rubles.
VEB will assist in obtaining guarantees when providing export credit lines, finding optimal state support measures, obtaining an examination of business plans to attract a circle of market participants, finding Russian and foreign investors for Maxima Telecom projects.
2016
As of 2016, Maxima Telecom was the operator of the MT FREE single Wi-Fi space, which was already called the largest in Europe. Serving more than 4 million connections per day, the single Wi-Fi space included networks in the Moscow Metro, ground-based urban passenger transport of the capital, trains and terminals "Aeroexpress" and the Moscow Central Ring. It was also planned that a network of commuter trains would enter the seamless zone.
2013: The only participant in the competition for the creation of a wi-fi network in the Moscow metro
In 2013, Maxima Telecom became the only participant in the Moscow metro competition for the construction of a free Wi-Fi network in the Moscow metro.
Notes
2004: Creation of a company as part of NVision Group
Maxima Telecom was registered in 2004 and was first part of NVision Group. In addition, the RBS telecommunications company was listed among the owners.
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