The use of traffic in the Home Internet network of Kyivstar mobile communications operator during one month of lockdown grew by 20% on average.
The press service of the company said on Friday that the volume of downloaded content currently stands at about 11 GB per day per subscriber, which is 22% more than usual.
According to Kyivstar, subscribers in Poltava, Lviv and Chernivtsi regions consume the most traffic. So, in Poltava region they use a record 15 GB per day per subscriber.
Along with the growth of traffic, the operator also noted an increase in demand for connection from new subscribers. In particular, the number of applications increased by 3% compared to the same period in 2019. The most active growth in new connections is observed in Dnipropetrovsk and Kyiv regions.
During the quarantine, about 4,500 apartments were connected to the Kyivstar Home Internet network.
“To continue providing more than 1 million subscribers with high-quality communication, we had to quickly adapt to work in the new conditions. First of all, we provided our specialists with personal protective equipment, and in the conditions of limiting the work of public transport, organized logistics so that all applications for connections and repairs were carried out on time,” the press service said, citing Head of the Kyivstar fixed-line communications department Serhiy Sukhoruk.
He also said that understanding the importance of the Internet and the possible financial difficulties of subscribers, until the end of quarantine the operator will provide the service even if there are no funds on the subscriber’s account (at a speed of 3 Mbps).
