Sales of paper maps and communication devices have soared on the Wildberries marketplace in Moscow amid unstable mobile internet service in the capital, the press service of the Wildberries and Russ (RVB) united company told TASS.
For the period from March 6 to March 11, compared to the same period in February, sales of road maps increased by 170% in physical terms, folding maps - by 70%, maps of Moscow - by 20%. Wall maps of the capital added only 1%. Sales of maps of Russia, the world and educational maps have not changed or slightly decreased.
At the same time, demand for communication devices that do not depend on mobile networks has increased. From March 6 to March 10, the turnover of radios increased by 27%, pagers for communication with customers and staff - by 73%, landline phones - by 25%. There was no increase in sales of Wi-Fi routers.
The sales picture clearly shows which infrastructure Muscovites consider to be a backup in the event of communication failures. The increase in demand for radios and pagers - local communication tools that do not depend on operator networks - suggests that the problem is perceived not as a one-time failure, but as a persistent instability. The lack of growth in router sales is logical: Wi-Fi equipment does not solve the problem with mobile Internet outside the home.
