High-speed Internet is available in Jermuk for the media and guests of the 2010 FIDE Women’s Grand Prix tournament

Sport, Daily news | | June 25, 2010 16:27

June 25, 2010, Yerevan, Armenia – VivaCell-MTS a subsidiary of “Mobile TeleSystems” OJSC, Armenia’s Sports Partner in collaboration with network operator and wholesale Internet provider GNC-Alfa have provided full technical solution and onsite support to the organization of the 2009-2010 FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Tournament in Jermuk.

Thanks to VivaCell-MTS and GNC-Alfa, the guests of tournament and journalists have at their disposal high-speed broadband Internet access for information exchange. VivaCell-MTS supported the creation of a press center equipped with computers and access to Internet. The media accredited at the press center can organize their work quickly and more efficiently and send news reports including pictures and video material to their headquarters from Jermuk.

Chess-lovers all around the world are able to watch the games online. Using the most advanced broadband technologies all games of the tournament will be uploaded and published online for public access.

Moreover, all the guests and participants of the tournament accommodated in hotel Armenia of Jermuk are provided with high-speed Internet access through free Wi-Fi zones thus able to stay in touch with their families and friends.

“We Armenians are a small nation and a chess giant at the same time. This once again proves that intellectual capital is our competitive advantage. Being Sports Partner, VivaCell-MTS extends its full support to events fusing national pride and strong gains,” said VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian.

”Proud of being citizens of a country which gave the world chess titans, GNC-Alfa has provided its full support to the organization of online communication between Jermuk and the outer world. We wish our grand masters all the luck in this competition,” said the General Manager of GNC-Alfa Hayk Faramazyan.

FIDE Grand Prix 4th tournament (in memory of Henrikh Kasparian) will be held in Jermuk, Armenia from June 24 to July 5, 2010. The participants of the tournament are Winning Gross Masters from China, Bulgaria, Sweden Russia, Georgia, Ecuador. Armenia will be represented by two gross masters – Lilit Mkrtchian and Elina Danielian.

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