The Datagroup-Volia-lifecell Group (DVL) plans to invest UAH 1.5 billion in the development of an energy-efficient GPON internet network over three years, with plans to achieve 60% penetration of the technology in every city undergoing modernization by 2025.
“DVL continues to develop its optical network by introducing GPON throughout Ukraine. We also have ambitious plans in this area: the company plans to invest UAH 1.5 billion in the development of the GPON network over three years… Our goal for GPON by the end of 2025 is to achieve penetration of up to 60% in every city where we are carrying out large-scale modernization,” said Sergey Tereshchuk, technical director of the merged company Datagroup-Volia-lifecell (DVL), in an exclusive interview with the Interfax-Ukraine news agency.
He noted that the pace of construction depends on external factors, including the restoration of infrastructure destroyed by shelling, the organization of backup key network nodes to ensure stable operation, and the ability to hire workers.
By 2025, DVL plans to build a network of connections for 300,000 apartments. Of this volume, as of early May, 100,000 have already been built. Since the start of the project in May 2024, more than 270,000 apartments have been covered by GPON technology (within one year – IF-U).
“We are talking about a large-scale modernization of the network in Lviv, Vinnytsia, Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Dnipro. We are also building additional networks in 26 cities across Ukraine,” said Tereshchuk.
DVL is also connecting base stations to GPON. As part of the pilot project currently being implemented by the company, it plans to reach around 800 sites connected to fiber optics by 2025. Of these, 300 sites have already been connected during the first phase, during which the solution was tested.
“We are connecting GPON and fiber optics that Datagroup has near its base stations. We have a list of sites that need additional capacity to increase speed. These are the first steps in preparation for the introduction of 5G,” said Tereshchuk.
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The chairman of the supervisory board of SK Veles (Odessa), Suren Sardaryan (who owns 56.249% of the insurer’s shares), and member of the supervisory board Karini Sardaryan (42.918%) have submitted their resignations. This was reported in the company’s information posted on the NSSMC information system. It is also specified that they held these positions from April 28, 2023, to May 16, 2025, and are currently vacant.
As reported, on May 5, 2025, the National Bank of Ukraine imposed sanctions on Veles Insurance Company (Odessa) for submitting its 2024 financial statements to the NBU after the deadline.
Veles Insurance Company has been operating in the market since 1998. It has 15 licenses for voluntary and compulsory types of insurance. It is a member of the Insurance Business Association. Its authorized capital is UAH 39 million.
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Voting in the presidential election began in Romania at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday. The second round features George Simion, representative of the right-wing Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, and Nicușor Dăncilă, the incumbent mayor of the capital Bucharest, who received the most votes in the first round on May 4.
“We voted so that only Romanians decide our future, for Romanians and for Romania,“ Simion told reporters outside a polling station.
“We decide what kind of country we want to be: a country of hope, dialogue, and development,” Dănălescu wrote on Facebook.
According to Reuters, despite the fact that 38-year-old Simion won 41% of the vote in the first round and 55-year-old Dan only 21%, opinion polls show that they have almost equal chances of winning, or show a slight advantage for Simion. Earlier, the Experts Club think tank released a video analysis dedicated to the most important elections in the world in 2025. For more details, see here —
On May 12, Ukrkhimtransammiak (Kyiv) announced its intention to conclude a tender agreement with Guardian Insurance Company (Kyiv) for compulsory motor third-party liability insurance for owners of land vehicles (OSAGO). According to the Prozorro electronic procurement system, the company’s bid was UAH 202,409 thousand against the expected cost of services of UAH 350,780 thousand.
The tender was also participated in by insurance companies Oranta with an offer of UAH 202,410 thousand and Kraina with an offer of UAH 242,4 thousand.
SK Guardian has been operating in the insurance market since 2007. According to the NBU, it is one of the top 15 risk insurance companies in Ukraine in terms of premiums collected in the first nine months of 2024.
It is a member of the presidium of the League of Insurance Organizations of Ukraine. Since January 2020, it has been a full member of the Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine (MTIBU) and is authorized to issue Green Card policies.
As reported, Guardian Insurance Company won a similar tender a year ago.
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