Domestic base stations launched in the Novosibirsk region

2025: Launch of Irteya base stations in Novosibirsk region

MTS launched domestic base stations "IRTEYA" in. Novosibirsk region They will provide communication high-speed Internet fourth generation rural settlements in the west and in the center of the region. This was announced on March 31, 2025 by the press service of the member. Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications Anton Nemkin

Russian-made IRTEYA mobile communication base stations are open on the MTS network in the villages of Uzhanikha and Vorobyovo, Vengerovsky District. They completely cover the territories of rural settlements with communication and high-speed Internet. Including social facilities and access roads.

The Novosibirsk region as an innovation center became one of the first regions where domestic base stations appeared. 98% of the region's residents already use mobile communications and the Internet. Within the framework of the national project "Data Economics," the installation of base stations continues, - said Sergei Tsukar, Minister of Digital Development and Communications of the Novosibirsk Region, Chairman of the Public Council of the Digital Russia party project.

Domestic equipment will help to further expand the coverage area and improve the quality of communication. It is important for us that people, despite their distance from cities, feel comfortable, "Pakhomov emphasized.

There are already several vendors in our country that can compete with foreign solutions. Leadership belongs to IRTEI. In 2025, the company should launch about 1,000 base stations into mass production. Also, contracts for the supply of more than 20 thousand stations were concluded with Bulat. The conclusion of forward contracts for the supply of stations for the 4th generation of communications and with Yadro continues, - said the deputy.

In the current realities, the use of foreign technologies is associated with high risks. First, no one can give a guarantee that supplies will not stop. Secondly, the vendor may stop providing infrastructure support. In addition, no one has canceled the risk of disconnection from communication nodes. Therefore, the transition to Russian equipment is one of the most priority industry bottoms, "the deputy emphasized.

But the annual demand of Russian telecom operators for base stations can vary from 70 to 100 thousand. At the same time, the final value may turn out to be much higher due to the deferred demand of the period 2022-2023. It is important to increase the pace of production and prevent a situation where the insufficient supply of Russian vendors will become a threat to the implementation of programs to eliminate digital inequality, the deputy emphasized.

2024: Commissioning of 200 domestic LTE base stations

PJSC, MTS a digital ecosystem, on December 23, 2024 announced the commissioning Russia of 200 domestic standard base stations LTE produced by "" on its existing network in 37 regions. Irtea During 2025, MTS will connect another 1000 IRTEYA base stations.

By the end of 2024, MTS will install and launch into pilot commercial operation most of the 200 LTE 800 and LTE 1800 base stations that will operate in 37 different regions - from the Far East, the Far North and Siberia to the European part and the south of Russia.

The equipment was developed and manufactured by IRTEYA LLC, a Russian telecom vendor, 50% of the shares of this company belong to MTS PJSC. The architecture of base stations is based on the concept of Open RAN open standards and radio subsystem claudization, when part of the functionality of the base station is processed in data centers.

The launch of domestic base stations on the air is a huge leap forward for the entire telecom industry of the country and an important component of Russia's technological sovereignty. Together with partners from IRTEI and colleagues from industry institutes, we have come a long way - from the beginning of the concept development to the release of the first industrial batch of equipment. This ambitious project was implemented thanks to the support of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media within the framework of the roadmap "Modern and Promising Mobile Networks," - said the Vice President for Technology of MTS Victor Belov. - The new equipment will be tested in real conditions in various climatic zones, its work will be familiarized with a large circle of MTS specialists. Next year, we will install IRTEYA base stations at another thousand sites throughout the country, including in the 2100 MHz and 2600 MHz bands in places with a denser concentration of users.

{{quote 'Commissioning of the first batch of IRTEYA base stations is a significant stage in the development of the industry. The experience of using equipment on a real network will make it possible to more accurately determine further work to fully meet the needs of MTS and other operators. Every day, analyzing huge amounts of data from existing stations, which cannot be obtained in any laboratory, we improve our product: we eliminate childhood diseases and add functions in demand by customers. Moreover, in addition to LTE base stations, equipment for 5G networks is already being produced. Active interaction is with the operator community. Thanks to this, we expect to begin mass deliveries of equipment to all operators from 2026, - said Dmitry Lakontsev, General Director of IRTEYA. }}