Established to MTS 150 base stations of LTE in Krasnodar

The MTS company since the beginning of 2014 constructed 150 base stations of LTE-ready in Krasnodar Krai

JSC Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) reports that since the beginning of 2014 constructed 150 base stations of LTE-ready, increased by 30% average speeds of the mobile Internet and appeared in ten new settlements of Krasnodar Krai.

In general, from the moment of signing in September, 2011 of the investment agreement with administration of Krasnodar Krai MTS invested more than 10 billion rubles in development of networks for creation of technological base on introduction 4G in the region: the operator expanded network capacity several times, doubled quantity of base stations of the mobile Internet and to increase VOLS extent by a third to 11,2 thousand km.

"The successful conclusion of the large-scale program of development of a network 3G in Krasnodar Krai created a basis for expansion of networks of the fourth generation – existence of transport infrastructure and base stations of new generation will allow us after obtaining all necessary permissions to start at the beginning of 2015 the LTE network in all cities and the regional centers, and then within a year – in other settlements and settlements where base stations 3G now work. In total on the program of development of LTE in Krasnodar Krai in the closest two years of MTS will invest more than 2 billion rubles", – the director of MTS in regions of the South of Russia Sergey Laskavy noted.

For today covering 3G is available in all territory of the region more than in 2000 settlements and is comparable on coverage to a basic network of MTS of the second generation. More than 60% of a 3G-network of MTS in Krasnodar Krai support the DC HSDPA+ technology which allows to increase the maximum speed of Internet access in all cities and large settlements of edge to 42 Mbps. In 2013 MTS increased network 3G capacity in Krasnodar Krai by 20%, having expanded a network 3G covering in the territory of 108 settlements.

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No. of 04.06.14