B19 18122 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Personal devices blasts in Lebanon.
18 Sep, 21:31.
In contrast to Lebanon pager attacks in Russia impossible — expert. - ✔✔In contrast to
Lebanon pager attacks in Russia impossible — expert.
Anton Nemkin explained that nowadays almost all the functions that pagers once
performed have been completely taken over by smartphones, messengers, social
networks and e-mail. - ✔✔2. Anton Nemkin explained that nowadays almost all the
functions that pagers once performed have been completely taken over by
smartphones, messengers, social networks and e-mail.
MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. - ✔✔An attack similar to the one that took place on
paging devices in Lebanon is impossible in Russia, because this kind of communication
technology has been obsolete in this country for many years, polled experts told TASS.
On September 17, many pagers exploded almost simultaneously in different parts of
Lebanon. - ✔✔The Shiite movement Hezbollah blamed the explosions on Israel and
promised a "just response."
According to one version, the incident was a result of a cyberattack. - ✔✔The pagers
were reportedly brought to Lebanon for Hezbollah supporters in the spring of this year
with explosive devices already embedded in them.
A member of the State Duma's Committee on Information Policy, Information
Technologies - ✔✔and Communications, Anton Nemkin, said that pagers were
practically extinct in Russia today.
"Their popularity peaked in the 1990s and early 2000s, when cell phones and the
Internet were not yet widely available. - ✔✔However, with the advent of mobile
technologies pagers lost their relevance virtually in no time," he added.
The expert explained that nowadays almost all the functions that pagers once
performed have been completely taken over by smartphones, messengers, social
networks and e-mail. - ✔✔Pagers might remain relevant only in very narrow
professional segments, where it is crucial to receive brief text messages without access
to the Internet.
"However, there is no such thing as massive use of pagers in Russia these days. This
device is a thing of the past," Nemkin explained. - ✔✔No explosive components used in
pagers
Personal devices blasts in Lebanon.
18 Sep, 21:31.
In contrast to Lebanon pager attacks in Russia impossible — expert. - ✔✔In contrast to
Lebanon pager attacks in Russia impossible — expert.
Anton Nemkin explained that nowadays almost all the functions that pagers once
performed have been completely taken over by smartphones, messengers, social
networks and e-mail. - ✔✔2. Anton Nemkin explained that nowadays almost all the
functions that pagers once performed have been completely taken over by
smartphones, messengers, social networks and e-mail.
MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. - ✔✔An attack similar to the one that took place on
paging devices in Lebanon is impossible in Russia, because this kind of communication
technology has been obsolete in this country for many years, polled experts told TASS.
On September 17, many pagers exploded almost simultaneously in different parts of
Lebanon. - ✔✔The Shiite movement Hezbollah blamed the explosions on Israel and
promised a "just response."
According to one version, the incident was a result of a cyberattack. - ✔✔The pagers
were reportedly brought to Lebanon for Hezbollah supporters in the spring of this year
with explosive devices already embedded in them.
A member of the State Duma's Committee on Information Policy, Information
Technologies - ✔✔and Communications, Anton Nemkin, said that pagers were
practically extinct in Russia today.
"Their popularity peaked in the 1990s and early 2000s, when cell phones and the
Internet were not yet widely available. - ✔✔However, with the advent of mobile
technologies pagers lost their relevance virtually in no time," he added.
The expert explained that nowadays almost all the functions that pagers once
performed have been completely taken over by smartphones, messengers, social
networks and e-mail. - ✔✔Pagers might remain relevant only in very narrow
professional segments, where it is crucial to receive brief text messages without access
to the Internet.
"However, there is no such thing as massive use of pagers in Russia these days. This
device is a thing of the past," Nemkin explained. - ✔✔No explosive components used in
pagers
