MegaFon invests 1.6 billion rubles in the development of networks in the Novosibirsk region

In mid-June 2022, MegaFon and the government of the Novosibirsk Region signed an agreement on the development of telecommunications infrastructure in the region. The Russian telecom operator will invest more than 1.6 billion rubles in this project.

Under the terms of the agreement, MegaFon will provide LTE coverage in the ice sports palace under construction on the left bank of the Ob and the new international terminal of Tolmachevo Airport. It is assumed that by the end of 2022 the company will modernize communication networks in 77 settlements of the region, build new base stations and launch high-speed Internet in 19 small and remote villages in the region, where about 20 thousand people live.

MegaFon invests 1.6 billion rubles in the development of networks in the Novosibirsk region

MegaFon will install 300 indoor antennas in the ice sports palace: not only in the arena, but also in service and training facilities. The installed equipment will be enough to simultaneously provide high-speed Internet and modern voice technologies with more than 10 thousand viewers. MegaFon will act at the facility as an "anchor" operator and implements a special technical solution that will allow other telecom companies to connect their equipment to the system.

The action plan for digitalization of the Novosibirsk region includes the construction of communication infrastructure at another large sports facility - the Lokomotiv-Arena volleyball center, which seats 5 thousand spectators.

The Novosibirsk region has always been one of the key regions for Megafon. It was here in 2012 that we first launched a 4G network in Russia, and 10 years later in Novosibirsk, for the first time outside the Urals, we tested 5G technology and prepared the network for a new standard. I am confident that effective cooperation with the regional government will help us implement new projects that increase the availability of telecom services for residents of the region, as well as open up great opportunities for the digitalization of business and state-owned enterprises, "said MegaFon CEO Khachatur Pombukhchan.