Yota
| Company type | Limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications, consumer electronics, digital distribution |
| Founded | 2007 (SLL Scartel) 2008 (ИОО Yota Бел) |
| Defunct | 2019 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
Area served | Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Astrahan, Kazan, Khabarovsk, Kovrov, Kostroma, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Murom, Naberezhnye Chelny, Novosibirsk, Obninsk, Orenburg, Samara, Sochi, Tomsk, Tula, Ufa, Vladivostok, Vladimir, Yoshkar-Ola |
Key people | Igor Torgov (CEO) |
| Services | Mobile internet, cell phone operator |
| Revenue | $486.78 million (2017) |
| $116.55 million (2017) | |
| Owner | MegaFon |
| Subsidiaries | SLL Scartel (Синамакс and Макмис owned by Scartel) Scartel Starlab More ИОО Yota Бел (100%) Yota de Nicaragua (75%) |
Yota (Russian: Йота) is a Russian mobile virtual network operator.
Formerly, Yota was a Russian mobile phone brand and mobile broadband manufacturer. Yota was a trademark of Skartel LLC. Yota later suffered bankruptcy due to a lawsuit.
Garsdale Services Investment Ltd. owned 100% of Yota's shares and 50% of MegaFon's shares. In turn, Garsdale is controlled by AF-Telecom (82%), Telconet Capital (13.5%), and the Russian Technologies State Corporation (4.5%).