MTS reports 14-fold expansion of 4G coverage in Minsk Oblast
<p> </p> <p> MINSK, Jun 23 – PrimePress. Belarus’ telecom operator MTS has increased its 4G coverage in Minsk Oblast by about 14 times, the operator’s press service said. </p> <p> </p> <p> 4G coverage in Minsk Oblast has been expanded following its launch in May 2021, including in the new 800 MHz band. Additional LTE-800 base stations have been launched in 77 towns. </p> <p> </p> <p> As reported earlier, MTS launched LTE-800 base stations in Gomel and Mogilev regions together with the infrastructure operator beCloud. MTS plans to introduce LTE-800 high-speed Internet in all regions of Belarus by 2023. </p> <p> </p> <p> MTS was registered in Belarus on April 4, 2002. The operator is a joint venture between Russia’s largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and Belarus’ Beltelecom operator. The companies hold respective stakes of 49% and 51% in the joint venture. </p> <p> </p> <p> MTS Belarus started providing GSM 900/1800 standard services on June 27, 2002; launched 3G revenue service in May 2010 and 4G revenue service in December 2015. The operator’s subscriber base totals 5.7 million. End </p> <p> </p>
2021-06-24
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MINSK, Jun 23 – PrimePress. Belarus’ telecom operator MTS has increased its 4G coverage in Minsk Oblast by about 14 times, the operator’s press service said.
4G coverage in Minsk Oblast has been expanded following its launch in May 2021, including in the new 800 MHz band. Additional LTE-800 base stations have been launched in 77 towns.
As reported earlier, MTS launched LTE-800 base stations in Gomel and Mogilev regions together with the infrastructure operator beCloud. MTS plans to introduce LTE-800 high-speed Internet in all regions of Belarus by 2023.
MTS was registered in Belarus on April 4, 2002. The operator is a joint venture between Russia’s largest mobile operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and Belarus’ Beltelecom operator. The companies hold respective stakes of 49% and 51% in the joint venture.
MTS Belarus started providing GSM 900/1800 standard services on June 27, 2002; launched 3G revenue service in May 2010 and 4G revenue service in December 2015. The operator’s subscriber base totals 5.7 million. End