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Business news from Ukraine

MOBILE NETWORK OPERATOR KYIVSTAR EXPANDS 4G COVERAGE IN REGIONS

22 January , 2021  

Mobile network operator Kyivstar has expanded its 4G network coverage in Volyn and Zhytomyr regions and connected 402 more settlements to new mobile technologies.

The press service of the company said on Thursday that in particular, in Zhytomyr region, high-speed mobile Internet appeared in the settlements of Andriyivka, Bilkivtsi, Zamyslovychi, Kalynivka, Korostyshiv, Lebedivka, Nemyrivka and in Volyn region in the settlements of Borokhiv, Volodymyr-Volynsky, Horodysche, Domanove, Liubeshiv, and Ruzhyn.

The operator said that in order to improve coverage, LTE900 technology was activated at 98 base stations.

According to the data provided, a total of 14,000 base stations of the operator support 4G communication, which makes it possible to access new mobile technologies for 87% of the population of Ukraine.

At the same time, the operator said that in 2021 it intends to continue developing the network to increase the population’s access to 4G up to 90%.

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