Russia's increasing internet connectivity and mobile penetration.
With all the news lately focusing on China's lucrative internet opportunities, it would benefit marketers to start analyzing other countries in emerging markets-- BRIC. My last article on Brazil, for example, focused on that country's huge potential for growth in mobile and IPTV markets.
There are 275 million Russian speakers in the world, an estimated quarter million in the United States alone, making it the fifth most spoken language.