Russia's MTS Awards Samsung $55 Million 4G Network Deal By Staff Reporter | Sep 13, 2013 02:50 PM EDT (Reuters) - Russia's top mobile phone operator MTS said on Friday it had signed a $55 million three-year infrastructure contract with Samsung Electronics Co Ltd to help it roll out a fourth-generation LTE network.Samsung will install at least 3,000 base stations in Russia's north west under the deal, MTS said in a statement.