Rostelecom Subsidiary BULAT Completes Field Tests of Domestic 2G LTE Base Station Prototype

Russian telecommunications equipment manufacturer BULAT, a subsidiary of Rostelecom, today announced the successful completion of the initial stage of field tests for the prototype of the first domestic base station (BS) compliant with GSM/LTE-1800 standards. Rostelecom said the field tests involved the installation of 20 base stations on the test segment of the commercial telecom operator’s network.

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BULAT’s Domestic Base Station Testing

According to Rostelecom, the practical results obtained using the target hardware platform and software will be used in further development and optimising the software and hardware.

The tests validated the signal transmission levels, demonstrating compliance with calculated values. Furthermore, the results also demonstrated the required quality of mobile voice connection and the availability of telecommunications network data transmission services, comparable to solutions offered by global industry leaders, Rostelecom said.

BULAT developed the hardware for the base station, while the software was created by New Telecom Solutions. Notably, BULAT secured a forward contract with Rostelecom in December 2022 for the supply of up to 17,000 base stations by 2026.

Commenting on the positive test results, BULAT said, “In December 2023, we launched a pilot test cluster of 20 base stations on a real mobile network. The results of the tests allow us to say with confidence that the target solution of the BS GSM/LTE-1800 will be ready in the first half of 2024, in the same year mass production will begin.”