Rostelecom Expands 4G Coverage Across Multiple Regions to Reduce Digital Inequality

Russian national operator Rostelecom has deployed LTE base stations across multiple regions to eliminate digital inequality. These new towers are installed across areas as part of the UCN 2.0 program, aiming to bring voice communication and mobile internet to areas that were previously not covered. The goal is to make mobile communication services available in over 24,000 small settlements across the country by 2030.

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LTE Towers Across Regions

According to the operator, nine LTE base stations have been installed in the Kostroma region under this program. This involved building 150 kilometers of fiber optic communication infrastructure, thereby extending communication services to 29 small settlements in the Kostroma region.

In the Village of Plotina, Loukh district, which was not previously part of the operator’s coverage area, Rostelecom installed and deployed a cellular base station, providing connectivity via LTE (4G) technology.

Rostelecom reported that in 2023, it successfully completed the annual work plan, installing 19 base stations in the Tula region, in addition to the nine towers built in 2022. In the Smolensk region, the company built and commissioned 34 base stations, enabling connectivity via 4G LTE.

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Fiber Optic Networks and Connectivity

Rostelecom extended high-speed mobile Internet and cellular communication to the village of Far Pravdinsky in the Kaliningrad region. This marked the 14th settlement covered under the Elimination of Digital Inequality (UCN 2.0) program for the year, with a total of 16 base stations installed in the Kaliningrad region – two in 2022 and 14 in 2023.