A1 Belarus Announces Network Upgrades and RAN Sharing Initiatives

Telecommunications service provider A1 in Belarus has announced major network upgrades in December, just ahead of the holiday season. These upgrades include LTE 4G network enhancements, the deployment of RAN-sharing technologies, and the provision of mobile communications at the stations on the third line of the Minsk metro. Let’s now take a look at the developments announced by the Belarusian operator A1.

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A1 Belarus LTE Network Upgrades

On December 23, A1 Belarus announced that it had upgraded its LTE network in 33 municipalities across the country, ranging from regional and district centers to agrotowns and villages. The upgrades were mainly carried out in the Grodno and Mogilyov regions to improve 4G network coverage. Additional improvements were also made in the Brest, Minsk, and Vitebsk regions.

A1 stated that it has the largest number of its own GSM and UMTS sites in Belarus, with over 13,000 sites. In partnership with the infrastructure operator beCloud, A1 has combined more than 6,000 base stations in the LTE/4G standard across the 800, 1,800, and 2,600 MHz bands, covering 99.8 percent of the population with 4G network coverage.

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MTS, A1 Belarus RAN Sharing Agreement

MTS Belarus and A1 Belarus have started the third stage of their project to implement RAN sharing technology. The operators reported that this project has significantly improved the quality of mobile services, allowing for expanded coverage and capacity of their 3G networks without the need to deploy new base stations. Additionally, carbon emissions have been reduced by minimising the amount of equipment used and lowering energy consumption.