Internet and mobile communications are deteriorating in Russia
Russian mobile operators dismantle 4G routers from sparsely populated areas and bring them to big cities due to lack of equipment
In Russia, mobile operators are dismantling 4G routers from sparsely populated areas and bringing them to major cities due to a lack of equipment.
This was reported by the Russian website Insider.
News Following Russia’s unwarranted and unjust interference in Ukraine, the main suppliers of telecommunications equipment – Sweden’s Ericsson, Finland’s Nokia and China’s Huawei Russia have left the market.
As a result, Russian mobile network operators are facing a shortage of equipment that provides high-speed Internet.
Russia Igor Yashshuk, head of telecommunications networks construction projects, said that the country’s four largest operators – MTS, Beeline, Megafon and Tele2 – have decided to buy imported equipment.
In addition, operators dismantle 4G routers in small settlements and take them to large cities.
Yashshuk says:
“Now there will be holes in these areas, or users will have to leave the network, or there will be a stalemate.”
Accidents and interruptions will increase
Yashshuk said that in the areas where 4G routers were dismantled, there are still base stations with less than 4G parameters.
Russia has been warned of possible power outages since March this year due to a lack of equipment.
At that time, operators said that there were 4-6 months of spare parts left.
Thus, from July to August, accidents and instability in Russia’s mobile networks are expected to increase.
The government is out of the situation way recommended the joint use of network equipment to operators such as
It is said that work is underway on this project.
Yashshuk said that Chinese ZTE could replace the suppliers who left the country, but the company Russia has not yet decided to enter the market.
It is also noted that mobile operators April Tariffs per month 10 increased interest.
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