VAS Experts is a technology company that works with Internet service providers and mobile network operators around the world, in particular in countries across the CIS, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Alongside other international vendors, we build infrastructure solutions for traffic management, DDoS protection, and core network deployment for these customers.
Regarding the product named in the sanctions list: the authors of the decision correctly note that Internet service providers and mobile operators in Russia are required by law to implement SORM in their networks. Failure to comply results in fines and license revocation. Like other vendors in this market, we help telecom operators meet regulatory requirements and continue growing their business.
It is important to understand that our products ensure compliance with the legislation of the country in which they are used. This is standard industry practice – similar lawful interception and data retention solutions are produced by dozens of companies worldwide, including European and American vendors. It is the same technology – the only difference is whose legislation it helps to fulfill.
Against this backdrop, the selective application of sanctions to individual producers of such technologies looks less like a consistent policy and more like a tool of competitive struggle against the active growth of Russian Global IT, disguised behind rhetoric about protecting human rights and freedom of speech,” commented Dmitry Gachko, General Director of VAS Experts LLC.
The company will continue working with its partners and customers.
