Production of ICT equipment in Russia

Main article: Russian ICT market

What is included in ICT equipment

The ICT equipment category includes the following categories:

• communication equipment:
  • Communication Equipment (Russian Market))
  • PBX - Office PBXs (Russian Market)
  • Cell Phones (Russian Market)

• ICT-related components and products (see Electronic industry (Russian market)),
• computers and peripherals:
  • Computers (Russian market)
  • Supercomputers (Russian market)
  • DSS (Russian Market)
  • Smartphones (Russian market)
  • Tablets (Russian Market)
  • Information Security Equipment (Russian Market)
  • Navigators (Russian market)
  • E-book readers (EBR) in Russia
  • Planetary Scanners (Russian Market)
  • Printing Devices (Russian Market)
  • Inkjet Printers (Russian Market)
  • Self-checkouts (SCO) in Russia
  • UPS (Russian Market)

• household electronic appliances:
  • TVs (Russian market)

2025

Rosatom launched the production of network switches

In November 2025, within the framework of the import substitution program, the T-COM enterprise of Rosatom Corporation began mass production of telecommunications equipment. The company produces 11 models of switches for building corporate local area networks. Read more here.

Chinese company agreed on the production of communication equipment in Tatarstan

In November 2025, a strategic cooperation agreement was signed in Shenzhen, China between the Russian telecommunications equipment manufacturer TA-IT and the Chinese company Genew Technology Co., Ltd. The document was signed by the general director of TA-IT LLC Ardasher Bozorov and the chairman of the board of Genew Technology in the presence of Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. Read more here.

In Russia, uniform requirements for base stations are introduced. It will cost manufacturers 3 billion rubles

In November 2025 Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media RUSSIAN FEDERATION , he prepared an order to establish uniform requirements for base stations and user equipment for fifth-generation communication networks (). 5G The corresponding draft document was published on the official portal of draft regulatory legal acts.

According to the materials of the Ministry, the introduction of uniform norms is associated with the development of 5G networks and the need to ensure the compatibility of equipment from different manufacturers, the effective use of radio frequencies and the safe operation of public communication networks. Uncertainty and non-fixation of regulatory provisions make it difficult to launch mass production of Russian equipment for 5G networks and its legal use in Russia.

Russian manufacturers of base stations are waiting for new general standards, the implementation of which will require investments of three billion rubles

The draft order defines the technical parameters for the operation of 5G equipment. These include requirements for radio interface in two frequency bands - FR1 and FR2, set transmitter power levels, receiver sensitivity characteristics, and multiple frequency channel combining modes. Regulations are also introduced to protect user traffic and identify equipment through unique IMEI or IMEISV numbers.

According to TASS, the implementation of the new requirements will affect Russian manufacturers of telecommunications equipment, which include JSC NII Scale, JSC PK Aquarius, JSC Rutek and JSC Micron. To comply with the standards, companies need to go through mandatory procedures, including the development of technical documentation, testing and registration of a certificate with the Ministry of Digital Development.

The consolidated report estimates the total costs of manufacturers to adapt to the new rules in the amount of more than 3 billion rubles over six years. It is planned that the order will come into force on September 1, 2026 and will be valid until March 1, 2029.^[1]

The Russian manufacturer of routers "Electra" in 2 years increased the monthly output from 10 thousand to 150 thousand devices

By the end of October 2025, the Moscow plant of Elektra, a subsidiary of Rostelecom, showed a 15-fold increase in production. For 2023-2025, the monthly production of routers was increased from 10 to 150 thousand units. Production capacity allows you to increase the volume of up to 300 thousand devices per month, or 1.2-1.8 million routers per year, which will satisfy 50% of demand. Read more here

Production of SSD-drives for industrial computers launched in Russia

Russian specialists have established serial production of solid-state drives for industrial applications with high fault tolerance based on the developments of Petrozavodsk State University (PetrSU). The industrial partner of the university (his name is not disclosed) ships SSDs worth over ₽50 million per year, which allows the project to approach the full payback of the budget allocated for research and development. Alexey Shtykov, Head of the Department for Innovation and Production Activities of PetrSU, announced the successful commercialization of the project on August 27, 2025. Read more here.

The first Russian power supply for servers has been released

The Rosel holding has completed tests of the first fully domestic compact power source designed for telecommunications and server equipment. The new device has a high efficiency and modular architecture that ensures uninterrupted operation of systems. Serial production of products is planned to begin in 2025. The press service of Rostec (Rosel is part of this state corporation) announced this on August 18, 2025. Read more here.

The Ministry of Digital Development provided Skoltech with subsidies for the development of equipment for 5G- and 6G networks

On August 5, 2025, it became known that the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation allocated subsidies to the Skolkovsky Institute of Science and Technology for the development of new generation telecommunications equipment. Financial support is aimed at creating technologies for 5G Advanced networks and forming a scientific groundwork for future 6G systems. Read more here

"Incab" launched the production of optical cables for marine communication lines

The Incab plant has launched a new line of underwater optical cables intended for the construction of offshore communication lines. This was announced in August 2025 by the press service of the company. The line includes unarmored and protected deep water cables, single-bron and two-bron structures for mid-water and coastal areas. The design of new cables is aimed at ensuring the reliability of digital infrastructure for the coastal territories of Russia. Read more here

The Ministry of Industry and Trade transfers to the Research Institute of Radio Electronics the authority to check the level of localization of Russian telecom equipment

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia decided to transfer the functions of checking and recognizing telecommunications equipment to the domestic All-Russian Research Institute of Radio Electronics. Previously, these powers belonged to manufacturers of telecom equipment, which are members of the Interdepartmental Council for Telecom, which could violate the principles of transparency of admission to the regulated market. Information on the changes is contained in the draft order published in July 2025. Read more here

"Territory of high technologies" for 1 billion rubles will build a plant for the production of interactive equipment in Krasnodar

The company "Territory of High Technologies" plans to create a plant of interactive equipment and industrial robots worth 1 billion rubles in Krasnodar. The company will be the first in the region, combining research work and serial production on one site. The Digital Factory will create competitive goods for the domestic market and exports. Agreements with investors in June 2025 were signed by Vice Governor Alexander Ruppel and Mayor of the regional center Yevgeny Naumov. Read more here

Which base stations in Russia will be considered domestic. Ministry of Industry and Trade revealed the system

In June 2025, it became known about the requirements developed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade for the localization of base communication stations, including a point assessment system. To recognize base stations as domestic, manufacturers will have to score at least 22 points from 2025, 47 points from 2028 and 72 points from 2031.

According to Vedomosti, the point system will become the main mechanism for recognizing telecommunications equipment as Russian. Points are awarded for the use of local components and the performance of certain technological operations in the country. When the required level of localization is reached, the products receive advantages in public procurement.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has identified criteria for base stations that will be recognized as Russian

The new localization system provides for three main categories in terms of complexity and staging of three time periods. At the initial stage, one integrated circuit for secondary tasks should be used. The second category involves the production of the main printed circuit board in Russia. The third category provides for corps operations in the country.

In 2025, it is enough to fulfill the basic requirements of any of the three sections to get into the register of domestic manufacturers. From January 1, 2028, it is necessary to perform technological operations in two sections or all requirements in one section. Since 2031, it is required to fulfill the conditions from all sections with the addition of the use of domestic machines and processors.

Most points - 15 - can be obtained for the use of a domestic central processor. 5 points are awarded for the use of a printed circuit board or integrated circuit. Assembly and installation of components on printed circuit boards or finished product is estimated at 3 points. The same number of points is given for use software from the domestic register. software Ministry of Digital Development Manufacture Russia in one of the cases of the product brings 2 points.^[2]

Presented the first in Russia 100% domestic core of the mobile network

The Russian companies RTK-Service and Proteus have created the country's first completely domestic software and hardware complex of the mobile network core, which can replace foreign solutions of telecom operators. The development was presented in early June 2025. Read more here.

Yadro to invest ₽70 billion in manufacturing mobile base stations

Yadro plans to invest ₽50-70 billion in the production of mobile base stations over the next 5-7 years. Serial production of equipment will begin in 2025, said Alexey Shelobkov, head of ICS Holding, in early June 2025. Read more here.

Presented the first Russian base station for 5G networks

The Russian company Irteya has presented the first domestic base station for fifth-generation networks in Nizhny Novgorod. The new equipment supports the Single RAN architecture and is capable of simultaneously servicing 2G, 4G and 5G standards without replacing the hardware platform. The CEO of the company Dmitry Lakontsev spoke about key technological innovations on June 2, 2025. Read more here.

State funding for the development of Russian base stations has been cut in half to ₽20,3 billion

At the beginning of 2025, it became known that the budget support for the program to create domestic equipment for mobile networks decreased by more than half - from ₽46,5 billion to ₽20,3 billion. In parallel, planned private investment grew from ₽30,5 billion to ₽70,7 billion. Such changes are recorded in the adjusted roadmap "Modern and promising mobile networks" until 2030.

According to Kommersant, the confirmed state funding is ₽18,2 billion of the total. The adjustment was due to the actually received federal funds in 2023-2024, the recommendations of project executors and synchronization with the updated passports of the federal programs "Domestic Solutions" and "Applied Research and Promising Developments" within the framework of the national project "Data Economics."

State funding for the development of Russian base stations has been halved and amounts to ₽20,3 billion

Federal projects provide for the allocation of ₽8,2 billion for the production of base stations and an additional ₽2,2 billion for the creation of new generation equipment technologies. Budget planning for 2025-2027 includes ₽8,95 billion to implement program activities.

Russian base stations have been developed by three key companies since 2022:

• Bulat - controlled by Rostelecom (51%)
• Irteya is a joint venture of MTS and FPI Advanced Technologies of Aquarius (50% each)
• KNS Group - operates under the Yadro brand as part of ICS Holding

The changes affected the financing of individual participants. State support for Irteya decreased from ₽5,4 billion to ₽3,7 billion for the period 2021-2030 in connection with the adjustment for the federal budget-2025. The financing of KNS Group remained at the level of ₽12,5 billion over the same period. For Bulat base stations, direct budgetary allocations are not provided.

The allocations for "critical technologies for creating equipment for 5G Advanced/6G communication networks" have been drastically reduced - from more than ₽23 billion planned in 2023 to ₽2,2 billion in the current version. The program excluded financing of the Spektr project from the Rostec state corporation. ^[3]

Yadro launched the first production of electronic modules for base stations in Russia

On April 24, 2025, it became known that Yadro opened the first production line of electronic modules in Russia for base stations of cellular communications, which are critical components for the functioning of mobile networks. This was a significant step in the import substitution of equipment, the supply of which was previously carried out by Nokia, Ericsson and Huawei, which stopped working with the Russian market after 2022. Read more here

VimpelCom called the main problem of import substitution of telecom equipment - there is not enough core

The main problem of import substitution of telecom equipment in the Russian market is the lack of network core-level solutions. This was announced at the end of April 2025 by the director of the network management and regional technical development unit VimpelCom (beeline brand) Alexander Grigoriev.

According to him, active import substitution of foreign products in the telecommunications segment continues in Russia. However, more effort is required in some areas. In particular, telecom operators continue to experience an acute shortage of network core-level equipment.

VimpelCom identified the main problem associated with import substitution of telecommunications equipment

In general, in terms of import substitution of telecom equipment, we are moving well, especially in the field of the radio network and the transport component. The pace is very high, - said Grigoriev.

Earlier it was reported that the beeline has a forward contract with ICS Holding for the purchase of domestic base stations. We are talking about equipment that will fully comply with the requirements of Russian cellular operators. "ICS Holding" intends to gradually develop the functionality of base stations. In particular, the company plans to produce 5G ready class equipment.^[4]

The world's first digital device for underwater communication has been developed in Russia

The world's first digital device for underwater communication has been developed in Russia - we are talking about the Hydrocom system, which was created at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, the Bauman Moscow State Technical University and the Kosygin Russian State University. The development uses neural and sonar technologies, providing voice communication at a depth of up to 100 meters and a distance of up to 1 km. Read more here

2024

Increase in the share of Russian switches among the equipment operated in the Russian Federation by 2.5 times to 8%

In 2024, the share of domestic switches in the total volume of equipment of this type operated in Russia reached 8%. For comparison, in 2021, the indicator was at around 3.2%. Thus, during the specified period, an increase of 2.5 times was noted. Industry trends are considered in the review of the Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting (CMASP), presented on October 27, 2025.

The study says that during 2021-2024, the share of Russian-made access points among telecommunications equipment operated in the Russian Federation increased from 2.5% to 6.3%, and the share of routers - from 3.4% to 6.6%.

Analysts note that the main wave of import substitution occurred in 2023. In particular, if we consider the expansion of certain product categories, then the share of Russian switches in the total increase was 8% in 2022, 27% in 2023 and 17% in 2024. The share of Russian routers in the increase was recorded in the amount of 4%, 25% and 13%, respectively. In the case of Russian access points, the share in the increase was 3% in 2022, 23% in 2023 and 5% in 2024. In the field of switches and routers, the jump in 2023 was partially preserved in 2024.

Some industries demonstrate the advanced nature of import substitution of telecommunications equipment: public administration, communal infrastructure, transportation and storage (mail) and healthcare. This picture is explained by higher security requirements, as well as the influence of the authorities on subordinate organizations as part of the procurement of Russian products. In 2021, as stated in the review, the share of domestic switches among the total volume of operated equipment of this type in the field of public administration was at the level of 9%, and by 2024 it approached 20%. In the segment of communal infrastructure, the value for the specified period increased from about 3% to 15%. In the areas of transportation and storage, as well as healthcare, an increase was recorded from 5% in 2021 to 12-13% in 2024.

Industries in the sphere of direct influence of the state demonstrated the leading dynamics of import substitution. By 2024, they achieved high shares of Russian electronic equipment, significantly exceeding similar indicators of the commercial sector, which complicates the further growth of import substitution based on near-state demand, the authors of the report note.

As of mid-October 2025, the Unified Register of Russian Electronic Products includes 20 access point models, 219 switch names and 58 router models. The study says that in 2024 the number of switches per 1000 employed employees in Russian organizations approached 90 units, the number of routers - to 70 units, and the number of access points exceeded 40 units.

On the scale of Russia, analysts distinguish three key scenarios of digitalization in complex with import substitution in the field of electronic equipment. This is digitalization and displacement of imports by Russian analogues, stabilization of the level of digitalization with an increase in the share of Russian solutions, as well as digitalization based on both imported and Russian solutions. The telecommunications equipment segment, including access points, switches and routers, develops according to the third of these models. At the same time, since mid-2024, economic growth has slowed down, which objectively reduces the need for companies to build up IT infrastructure.^[5]

The production of laptops and tablets in Russia soared by 46% over the year and reached 255.5 thousand units

The production of portable computers in Russia in 2024 reached 255.5 thousand units. This is 45.7% more than in 2023. This is evidenced by data from the analytical company Alto Consulting Group, published in 2025.

The growth was the most significant in the last five years. It testifies to the gradual restoration of the domestic segment of computer technology. Laptops include laptops, tablets, and handheld devices. Devices that combine the functions of mobile phones are also taken into account.

Production of laptops and tablets in Russia increased by 46% over the year

The main driver of growth was the Central Federal District. It accounted for about 58% of total output. The largest technology enterprises and logistics centers are concentrated in the region. There are partner assembly sites of foreign brands.

This makes the region a key link in the supply chain of computer equipment to the Russian market. The Central District is followed by the Volga and North-West Districts. Production clusters are actively developing in these regions. They provide assembly of components and release of ready-made devices.

The laptop market in Russia in 2024 demonstrates a confident recovery. In the period 2020-2022, many enterprises faced interruptions in the supply of components. Companies were forced to reorient to new logistics channels.

The market is characterized by several key trends. Assembly production is being transferred to the territory of Russia. The share of localized projects is growing. Import substitution and state support programs for the technological sector are actively developing.

The range of domestic laptops and tablets using Russian components is expanding. The demand for corporate solutions is increasing. Secure mobile computers for industrial and law enforcement agencies are in demand. The growth of online education and distance work stimulates the consumption of portable equipment.^[6]

Introduction by the Government of the Russian Federation of benefits for companies purchasing Russian UPS and network equipment

On December 16, 2024, the Government of the Russian Federation announced the expansion of support for companies acquiring Russian high-tech equipment. We are talking, in particular, about uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and network devices.

In accordance with the published order, the increasing coefficient to the cost of purchasing Russian high-tech equipment when calculating the income tax base was increased from 1.5 to 2. Thanks to this, companies introducing modern domestic means of production will have more of their own resources, which they will be able to direct to the purchase of raw materials and further development.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin

Now these expenses are subject to write-off to reduce the tax base in double instead of one and a half, "says Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

At the same time, the list of equipment has been expanded, when accounting for the purchase costs of which an increasing coefficient is used. The list includes products from the electronic industry, including communication and radar equipment, data storage devices, UPS, modems and equipment for processing network traffic. Other products covered by the new rules include:

• Laptops, including protected ones, designed to work in a complex operating environment;
• Storage devices;
• Network packet analysis equipment for anomalies and errors for digital transport communication systems;
• Network traffic processing equipment;
• Computer electronic digital machines, supplied in the form of systems for automatic data processing;
• Equipment for managing access points that support the standard for 802.11xx wireless networks;
• Equipment of digital fiber-optic transport systems with spectral division of channels (DWDM/OTN), etc.^[7]

Russian telecom operators are preparing to switch to domestic base stations. How the implementation of particularly significant projects is progressing

The largest Russian telecom operators, together with manufacturers, are actively testing and are gradually beginning to switch to domestic equipment, including base stations - this is one of the key areas of import substitution. At the end of November, they discussed how much they had advanced in the implementation of particularly significant projects (OZP) for the implementation of domestic solutions at the demodna of the industrial competence centers (ICC) "Mobile Communications" and "Fixed Communications."

Rostelecom, in particular, has three particularly significant projects in its work - with KNS Group (Yadro), with its subsidiary Bulat and with NTC Protei. With Yadro in 2024, drive testing was carried out on a prototype radio module (RRU) with an emulator of a base frequency processing unit (BBU), which made it possible to make sure that both in a fixed and mobile version there is communication, speed, coverage. And in 2025, Rostelecom expects a full prototype of the station to continue testing.

To date, they have learned to produce base stations in the hardware with Bulat, said Aleksey Sapunov, deputy president and chairman of the board of Rostelecom. There is also its own software that runs on this hardware: "Moreover, it works both on our iron assembly and on the assembly that we do with our Chinese partners."

Currently, Rostelecom is creating the infrastructure of base station controllers (BSCs) throughout the country, a network element that is the core of the GSM cellular radio network subsystem (BSS). In this direction, a pilot cluster has been created in the Nizhny Novgorod region, where about 20 base stations operate in test mode for about a year. In "full commerce," with its base stations, there are plans to launch in 2025.

And with NTC Proteus, the company is implementing a project to create and implement a 4G mobile network core. At the moment, the basis is being assembled for the "iron" component of the kernel with a virtualization system, with software that is being finalized by STC Proteus, and at the end of March 2025 it is planned to migrate traffic from several regions of the T2 operator to this solution.

Megafon also has forward contracts with Yadro and Bulat and joint projects with STC Proteus. Also, only the operator begins a dialogue with the Irteya company. As the technical director of Megafon Alexei Titov said on demodna, a prototype was being developed with Yadro all 2023, and now every quarter Yadro is rolling out a new version to the prototype, which Megafon is testing in its laboratory. Moreover, Megafon collectively rolled out about 1.5 thousand requirements to the product.

The operator expects that in 2025 it will receive a "live" prototype, which can already be put on the current network.

The approval of the requirements is now being completed with Bulat, and the prototype is expected in 2024, after which Megafon plans to conduct laboratory testing.

Megafon has been working with NTC Protei for a very long time and uses about 10-15 of its platforms that already serve commercial traffic, said Alexey Titov. As part of the forward contract with him, a batch core is now being tested, which is slightly smaller than described in the forward contract with Rostelecom - there is a larger architecture. However, this small solution, so far not meeting the requirements for a large network, is the basis for the future of a large solution, and this year it was launched into "commerce": a small node has been launched to serve one of the regions of the North-West.

Like other large operators, VimpelCom (operates on the market under the Beeline brand) has a forward contract with Yadro. Valery Shorzhin, deputy general director of VimpelCom and head of the technical unit, said that this year two cycles of laboratory tests were completed with this company, and towards the end of the year they deployed a test zone in the Leningrad region, where full-scale tests of radio coverage and so on are carried out. In 2025, the company expects to go through a path that in 2026 will allow it to launch a fully operational full-scale zone into which commercial subscribers can be launched. In addition to Yadro, VimpelCom cooperates with many other manufacturers of Russian equipment.

VimpelCom named the main problems of import substitution in telecom

Over the past three years, Russian manufacturers of telecom equipment have made significant progress in the development of their products, including with the support states of the largest telecom operators, which are in dire need of domestic products after the departure of foreign vendors. However, along with progress in the field of import substitution in telecom, a number of problems remain. On November 28, 2024, at the demodna of the industrial competence centers (ICC) "Fixed Communications" and "Mobile Communications," they were announced by the Valery Shorzhin Deputy General Director, head of the technical unit (VimpelCom works on the market under the "beeline" brand).

He drew attention to the fact that there are still "white spots" on the import substitution map in telecom - some areas are not closed by any Russian manufacturer. Somewhere this layer is very thin - it is represented by one manufacturer, i.e. there is no competition here. For example, a similar situation in the segment of high-performance IP routers, radio relay equipment in classic bands.

Another problem concerns the base stations themselves. So far, the list of functionality is "quite modest," including functionality that is already widely used by all operators, including to reduce costs, when, for example, they are in sharing with other operators on roads or in sparsely populated areas.

And for a number of manufacturers, VimpelCom is faced with the fact that production capacity is not yet enough, and it is impossible to meet the need for full volume. This is the third problem.

In addition, uncertainty in the understanding of who will be included in the register of telecommunications equipment of Russian origin (TORP) tomorrow interferes. The rules of the game can change and, accordingly, the points will be considered differently.

On the part of Beeline, the proposal: to install these rules for a longer period and see that all market participants understand and confirm them equally. And then you need to look at how to help manufacturers, including on projects to modernize and replace old imported equipment with Russian, "Valery Shorzhin voiced.

I must say that one of the basic problems affecting, among other things, import substitution, both customers of telecom equipment and manufacturers note the continuing shortage of personnel, especially engineering ones. This is due, in part, to the fact that the profession of a signalman has lost its "former brilliance" in the eyes of young people, said Valery Shorzhin. And Yadro notes that the engineering profession now does not look attractive for many against the background of various IT specialties related to software development.

In this regard, companies are striving to popularize the profession of engineering, start training personnel from school and cooperate more closely with universities, it follows from what market participants voiced on demodna.

JV Rostec and structures of ex-chairman of the board of Sibur Kirill Shamalov launched the production of base stations

In early September 2024, it became known that the joint venture of Rostec, the National Group of Companies and structures associated with the former chairman of the board of Sibur, Kirill Shamalov, began production of LTE base stations. This cooperation is carried out on the basis of the National Spectrum company, in which Rostec owns a blocking stake (25% + 1 share). The first batch of equipment has already been delivered to commercial customers. Read more here

What the first Russian base station for mobile networks looks like. PHOTO

On May 21, 2024, Rostelecom introduced the first Russian carrier-level base station for mobile networks. The device was developed by Bulat (a subsidiary of Rostelecom) and is produced at the site of the Russian Telecommunications Technologies NPO (RTT NPO). Read more here.

2023

MTS launched the production of base stations

In April 2024, MTS President Vyacheslav Nikolaev spoke about the launch of production of branded base stations. The project is being implemented by the subsidiary of the telecommunications operator - LLC Irteya. Read more here.

MTS chose a plant for the production of 5G base stations

The MTS group's telecommunications equipment developer "" Irtea agreed on a contract production of base stations with support - and 4G- 5G networks at the facilities of the Tomsk plant Micron"." Dmitry Lakontsev, General Director of Irteya LLC, spoke about this in December 2023. More. here

Russian base stations and routers. How billions of dollars in projects are being implemented to replace Nokia, Huawei and Ericsson equipment

On October 12, 2023, at the demodna of the Mobile Communications and Fixed Communications industrial competence centers (ICCs), Russian manufacturers presented projects for the development and implementation of domestic solutions for replacing imported ones, which have the status of particularly significant ones. The cost of such projects is estimated at billions of rubles, some of them were supported by state financing.

Industry participants note that the most acute issue in Russia is now the issue of import substitution of base stations. In the world, three key companies produce operator-grade equipment. Yadro (KNS Group) has ambitions to stand on a par with them, Aleksey Shelobkov, general director of this company, said on demodne. Yadro is now developing carrier-class equipment: it has a portfolio of RAN Yadro developments, including a GSM/LTE/NR base station, a GSM BSC base station controller and an NMS network management system.

Starting in 2022, engineers, developers of such a stack of equipment, who previously worked for world vendors, joined the company en masse. Now more than 1.1 thousand people are working on the project. The full development of the line of operator equipment is a project for 10 years, says Alexey Shelobkov. And in 2023, Yadro completed a full-cycle plant, which complements the technological lines for creating operator-grade equipment. Equipment of the operator class will be produced at the Yadro Fab Dubna plant in Dubna, launched in 2023.

Now we are designing the equipment necessary for the production of base stations, - said Alexey Shelobkov.

And in 2022, contracts were signed with three Russian operators on the future supply of equipment in accordance with the 3GPP standard. The total cost of the project for the production of Russian Yadro base stations under forward contracts for Russian operators was previously estimated at more than 25 billion rubles^[8]. And in August it became known that in 2023 the government will allocate 3.4 billion rubles to provide subsidies to KNS Group for the creation of GSM/LTE/NR (5G) base stations ^[9]

The Bulat company with a partner - NTR - is also carrying out a particularly significant project to create base stations. The company followed the path of creating combined solutions - 2G/4G, and software stack in Russia. In 2024, it is already planned to release products for operation in networks, said Alexander Komarov, general director of Bulat, on demodna. The project is being implemented entirely through extrabudgetary funding.

The project includes the transfer of hardware platform technologies: "in the near future, the task is to finalize the transfer to the Russian Federation of everything that is necessary in terms of the hardware platform, assessing production sites that are able to release the planned volume in pre-production and serial format." The sites have already been identified, says Alexander Komarov, but now the readiness of their infrastructure is being assessed in terms of automated configuration and testing of base stations and the radio part.

On demodne, the question was repeatedly raised that the market needs to create mass demand for domestic telecom products, which is possible by concluding forward contracts with confirmed volumes of orders. At the end of 2022, Bulat signed a forward contract with Rostelecom "for a fairly serious volume, which is confirmed by orders." In 2024, the equipment on it should undergo laboratory testing and stand on the operator's network. And directly on the demodon of the ICK "Mobile Communications" and "Fixed Communications" "Bulat" also signed a forward contract with Megafon.

Another company,, NTC Proteus is implementing a particularly significant project selected within the framework of the ICC to develop the core of the mobile network 4G at this stage. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that this is a software product that requires huge competencies. At the same time, he has a relatively low margin from the point of view of business when building a network of a telecom operator, so it turns out that there are few players in this field, noted Vladimir Freinkman the vice president of marketing and systems research at NTC Proteus.

The total cost of the project is about 2 billion rubles, and funding comes from Rostelecom and from a grant from RFRIT. The end customer of the product is the Tele2 operator.

The project develops all components of the 4th generation network core, as well as elements of the 2nd generation packet network, "because there is no escape from 2G yet." By the beginning of the project, NTC Proteus already had developments in this area. To date, the main functionality has already been finalized in accordance with the requirements of the first priority - Tele2, laboratory tests with a demonstration have been carried out.

Among the problems is a catastrophic shortage of people, says Vladimir Freinkman. It was not difficult to find qualified managers in the market, it was possible to find some developers in common industries, but finding developers in a subject area who would understand how similar software works for market leaders is an unrealistic task. And there are simply not enough people: "there are fewer sensible students than we would like."

We see great potential for replication in some countries, which, let's say, are tired of the monopolism of large vendors, "said Vladimir Freinkman. - It would be very useful, for example, to subsidize customers when exporting, as far as the state has an opportunity. Not us as a vendor, but customers, as they do in China.

The Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Maksut Shadayev said on demodne that now such a mechanism as subsidizing soft loans for foreign clients when buying Russian solutions is being discussed.

In the fixed-line segment, five particularly significant projects are being implemented by Electra (a joint venture between Rostelecom and Rotek), a Russian developer of service platforms and a manufacturer of network infrastructure equipment, subscriber equipment, a supplier and system integrator of technical solutions for creating intelligent systems in power, housing and communal services and industry. The company has a full product development cycle, and there is its own production in the Russian Federation.

Electra CEO Natalya Shcheglova said that all development within the framework of particularly significant projects was carried out by their company at their own expense - they did not receive state subsidies for them. We are ready to continue to develop at our own expense, but this requires a guaranteed volume from operators within the framework of long-term orders. Today, Electra supplies equipment to Rostelecom, but the market for its implementation is very wide, including in the EAEU countries, Natalia Shcheglova noted.

Alesya Berdnikovich, director of the import substitution department of Electra, said that the production of subscriber equipment is now carried out in the amount of about 100 thousand devices per month.

The cost of one of the projects - to develop FTTB CPE routers - is about 1.1 billion rubles. In 2023-2024 The company expects to deliver 350 thousand routers to Rostelecom, its anchor customer, as part of a forward contract.

Also, Rostelecom should receive in 2023-2024. 447 thousand Set-top boxes in the framework of a particularly significant project, the cost of which is 945.9 million rubles, 450 thousand GPON ONT routers in the framework of a particularly significant project worth over 1.6 billion rubles, in 2023 - 16.5 thousand. IP cameras as part of a particularly significant project worth 116.6 million rubles.

In addition, Rostelecom has already delivered a batch of Wi-Fi 5 access points with a circulation of 60 thousand units, and the development process for switching to Wi-Fi 6 has been launched. The cost of this particularly significant project is 398 million rubles.

Alesya Berdnikovich notes that large contracts are a good way to achieve good prices, and this allows the manufacturer to wholesale purchase the component base in advance and in large volumes. So, Electra has signed a long-term contract with Micron, about 300 thousand Russian integrated circuits have already been purchased, and in total the contract provides for the purchase of 800 thousand units per year.

The head of Er-Telecom proposed to reboot the current import substitution procedure

On October 12, 2023, President of ER-Telecom Holding Andrei Kuzyaev expressed the opinion at the demodna of the Mobile Communications and Fixed Communications industrial competence centers (ICCs) that it was necessary to "reset" the ICC.

Being the chairman of the ICC "Fixed Connection," Andrei Kuzyaev notes that when the ICC were created and what they are now, these are two different things. Initially, market participants were collected and told that there would be great state support and assistance, there would be a lot of money, and that market participants themselves should select those to whom this money would be given. But for money, expectations did not come true. Today's ICCs are another essence: the state will pursue a policy that there should be domestic equipment and PAC on the entire critical infrastructure, but in the context of a budget deficit, significant state funds cannot be expected. And the issue of the production of Russian equipment is very acute.

Therefore, it is necessary to "reboot" the ICC: it is necessary to consolidate demand and create a system of long-term contracts, the head of ER-Telecom Holding believes, so that equipment manufacturers are sure that their work to organize mass production of equipment will be ensured by solvent demand.

Another serious topic in this paradigm: when we say that the ICC should choose someone, the question arises of what to choose for. The problem with whom to conclude offset contracts is the problem of each individual company, he noted. And here the question arises of creating alliances: attempts have already been made with Rostelecom to create alliances for a number of equipment, but this is not enough, believes Andrei Kuzyaev.

In addition, long-term credit resources are needed to create industrial production, because when we guarantee demand, we need long-term investment resources that allow us to deploy large-scale production - "in fact, recreate the Russian radio-electronic industry again."

Because what we see within the framework of the ICC today is, as a rule, with the exception of several companies, "garage" production is very small-scale production, fragmented, incapable of vertical integration. And we need to create industry solutions, and for this we need long-term financial resources, - said Andrei Kuzyaev. - This is the topic with which we should address our respected government.

At the same time, one of the problems, the head of ER-Telecom Holding sees "a lack of coordination within the government." He believes that colleagues from the mobile industry would agree with this.

We somehow between the Ministry of Digital Development and Minpromtorg. That is, manufacturers are there, consumers are here. Maybe we can somehow combine, work more clearly in this direction? Because today the level of coordination between you, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance within the framework of technological sovereignty, in my opinion, is insufficient. Very often equipment manufacturers are disappointed, very often feel deceived, abandoned and often start something and then go broke due to the fact that they did not reach the end. We need to overcome all these questions, - says Andrey Kuzyaev.

The head of ER-Telecom Holding also pointed out the need to create joint production of equipment with friendly countries. Within the framework of the ICC "Fixed Communication," a lot of work was done - all manufacturers and their plans were analyzed, and there is a clear idea where there are already existing equipment suppliers, and where there is an acute shortage.

And we will not be able to close this acute deficit only with our own developments. Therefore, the task of importing technologies is to create joint ventures with friendly manufacturing countries and accelerate the transfer of technological solutions to the Russian industry, "said Andrei Kuzyaev on demodna. - Today, in my opinion, this issue is not sufficiently settled. We have to settle it.

The possibility of creating such industries is being studied in the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Minister Maksut Shadayev told TAdviser on demodna, answering a question about how the department evaluates the voiced idea.

We look at all the productions that can help us in the accelerated replacement of the solutions of those manufacturers that have left, - said Maksut Shadayev.

We are talking about organizations from countries such as, for example, India and. China

There is interest in joint production with friendly countries throughout the line of equipment. At the same time, where we have good competitive positions, the motivation for joint production is slightly less, the minister added in a conversation with TAdviser.

So far, of the most difficult processes for organizing production, we have base stations. Everything else in general we are already able to produce. Maybe not in such volumes and with the wrong quality, but we do not have a super-dependence. And for the base stations in the next two years, I think we will go to mass production.

There is also interest in international cooperation with an eye to exporting Russian equipment to friendly countries: "we have good technological chains that we are ready to build in both directions, we cannot say that we only want to take." According to Maksut Shadayev, subsidizing soft loans for large foreign customers of Russian products is being discussed: "we are discussing this mechanism."

Mishustin allocated 630 million rubles for the development of open base stations 4G/5G

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed an order that allocated more than 632 million rubles for the development of mobile base stations using OpenRAN technology. The press service of the Cabinet of Ministers announced this on October 7, 2023.

The work is carried out within the framework of the roadmap "Modern and promising mobile networks" until 2030. One of its directions provides for the development of equipment for base stations of mobile 4G communications/with 5G an open architecture of OpenRAN operator class. More. here

The Ministry of Industry and Trade prepared the mark system of assessment of localization by the TV set equipment

An updated system for assessing the localization of telecom equipment can be introduced from January 1, 2024. This was announced on September 21, 2023 by the press service of the State Duma deputy RFAnton Nemkin. Read more here.

The cost of developing Russian equipment for LTE and 5G networks was cut by a third to 15.5 billion rubles

In early September 2023, it became known that Government of the Russian Federation it had updated the roadmap "Modern and Promising Mobile Networks" until 2030. As they write "" Sheets with reference to this document, budgetary financing of the development of domestic equipment for networks LTE 5G for 2024-2025. are reduced by a third - from almost 24 billion (rubles in the first version of the document) to 15.5 billion rubles.

Kommersant draws attention to the fact that the document changed the structure of financing measures: costs from the federal budget slightly decreased from 52.6 billion to 51.7 billion rubles, and extrabudgetary increased from 31.4 billion to 46 billion rubles. Read more here.

Project for 11 billion rubles. MTS will create base stations with open architecture

On September 1, 2023, it became known that Irteya, a subsidiary, MTS is implementing a project to create its own mobile communication base stations 4G 5G and with open OpenRAN architecture. The equipment will help eliminate the shortage of foreign solutions that has formed in the current geopolitical situation. More. here

Mishustin: Manufacturers of high-tech telecom equipment allocated 3.5 billion rubles for subsidies in 2023

On June 20, 2023, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, speaking at a strategic session on the development of the communications industry until 2035, spoke about the financial support of Russian manufacturers of telecommunications equipment.

To speed up the transition to Russian LTE and 5G base stations, the Government and market participants launched the implementation of a roadmap for the development of modern networks. It includes several state support programs, including the allocation in the current [2023] year of subsidies in the amount of about 3.5 billion rubles for the manufacture of just such high-tech devices, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers quotes Mishustin as saying.

Read more here.

Domestic production of printed circuit boards and telecom equipment opened in St. Petersburg

On June 14, 2023 St. Petersburg , the company launched a production line for the production TV set equipment of NPO (Russian Telecommunications Technologies " a joint venture of PJSC, GC and RostelecomVanguard LLC). Kyutek This industrial cluster was created at the facilities of the Avangard enterprise within the framework of the program import substitution in the field of telecommunications and. communications RUSSIAN FEDERATION More. here

2022

Russian telecom manufacturer, founded by a native of Cisco, increased revenue by 375%

The revenue of Biforkom Tek in 2022 increased by 375%, to 5.2 billion rubles, according to the database of legal entities "Kontur. Focus." The main activity of Biforkom Tek is the production of switching equipment: routers, switches, etc. The company also conducts research and development work on the development of communication equipment. Read more here.

Russia has created a roadmap for the development of telecom equipment for 84 billion rubles

On November 17, 2022, it became known about the creation in Russia of a roadmap for the development of telecom equipment. Its authors - Rostec and Rostelecom and ICS Holding - estimate investments in this project at 84 billion rubles. It is assumed that most of the funds (52 billion rubles) will be allocated from the state budget. Read more here.

The Ministry of Digital Development has developed a new mechanism for supporting Russian manufacturers of telecom equipment - subsidizing the rate on loans for the purchase of components

In November 2022, the Ministry of Digital Development developed a new mechanism to support Russian manufacturers of telecom equipment, printers and modems through subsidizing the rate on loans for the purchase of an electronic component base, primarily foreign.

A similar mechanism, but for computer vendors, was launched in the spring. It allowed them to stabilize supply channels and create inventory of components. Experts consider the mechanism timely, but emphasize that it will not speed up the development of Russian components.

In Russia, launched the production of civilian tropospheric communication stations

At the Krasnoyarsk scientific and production enterprise Radio Communications of the Roselectronics holding (part of Rostec), the production of Groza tropospheric communication stations with a high-speed digital modem based on neural networks was launched. This was announced on September 30, 2022 to TAdviser by representatives of the Rostec State Corporation. Read more here.

Rostec presented Mikhail Mishustin with a domestic 5G base station

The head of Rostec, Sergei Chemezov, presented to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin the development of the State Corporation for 4G and 5G communication networks. According to TAdviser on January 20, 2022 in Rostec, the presentation was held as part of a working visit of the head of the Government of the Russian Federation to the Voronezh concern Sozvezdiye of the Roselektronika holding. Read more here.

2021

Chernyshenko: Mass production of 4G base stations in Russia will begin by 2023

At the end of December 2021, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko announced the timing of the start of serial production of Russian base stations for LTE networks.

According to preliminary estimates, if demand is provided, we will be able to enter mass production of domestic 4G base stations by 2023, "he told RIA Novosti.

Read more here.

Rostec creates a national manufacturer of solutions for mobile communications

Rostec State Corporation on August 20, 2021 informed TAdviser about the formation of a national vendor of telecommunications solutions for 4G, 5G and the next generations of communication. The specially created company was called "Spectrum" and will implement the roadmap for the development of 5G and will provide mass production. Read more here.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade intends to increase the share of Russian telecom equipment to 44%

At the end of March 2021, it became known about a new import substitution plan in the telecommunications industry, which was developed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. Read more here.

2017: Share of GDP 0.3%. ICT equipment export growth by a third

According to the results of 2017, in Russia, ICT production forms 0.3% of GDP. The Russian level (0.4%) exceeds the indicators of Canada, Latvia, Belgium, Spain (0.3%). The largest share of ICT production in the GVA of the business sector in the Republic of Korea (7.2%), Sweden, Finland, Hungary, Japan, the USA (1.6-2.4%).

In 2017, the volume of Russian exports of ICT goods amounted to $2061 million. UNITED STATES. This is a third higher than in 2016, and almost as much lower than in 2015. The lag behind the volume of imports of the considered group of goods is tenfold.

Russia's share in the global export of ICT goods is within 0.1%. The main exporters are China (32.3% of world exports), the USA (9.7%), Singapore and the Republic of Korea (7.6% each^[10].

The volume of sales of own products of organizations engaged in the production of computers and peripheral equipment increased by 18%, the production of electronic equipment elements and printed circuits (boards) - by 5%.

The commercial structure of ICT production is dominated by communication equipment (43.1% of shipped products of its own production), as well as components, parts of ICT goods - integrated circuits, diodes and transistors, printed circuit boards and other elements (27.8%). A tenth of the products sold are computers and peripheral equipment. ICT industry organizations are also involved in the provision of IT services - their share was a little more than 2%.

At the same time, in recent years, the volume of production of the domestic ICT industry has been steadily declining. In 2017, the fall compared to 2016 was 8%. Negative dynamics was determined by organizations engaged in the production of communication equipment (82% compared to 2016), consumer electronics (87%) and technical media (90%).

2015: Russian telecom equipment gets real chance

The combination of factors of a political, economic and technological nature made it possible for Russian manufacturers to appear in a number of segments of telecommunications equipment. What problems do developers have to solve? What are the first successes and risks? Read more here.

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