Rostelecom invested 12.8 billion rubles in the modernization of the network in 2023

2023: Investing in the modernization of the network 12.8 billion rubles

In 2023, Rostelecom increased the coverage of optical data transmission networks to more than 41 million households, and also carried out a large-scale modernization of previously built networks. In total, Rostelecom invested 12.8 billion rubles in digital happiness of customers in 2023, improving the quality of broadband Internet access (broadband access) for hundreds of thousands of families throughout the country.

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Over the year, 3,000 km of fiber-optic communication lines were built in cities and other settlements of 65 regions to organize the technical possibility of connecting the Internet to 1.3 million households, which ensured an influx of new customers. The built networks provide data transfer rates of 1 Gb/s and higher, they cover both new buildings, secondary housing, and private houses.

Ensuring the reliability and quality of services requires continuous infrastructure development and modernization at network levels above the last mile. The most important areas of network modernization in the interests of previously connected private customers:

• During the year, additional equipment was installed to expand network bandwidth on 64 broadband trunk routers (BRAS), which improved the quality of home Internet for 840,000 families;
• in 2023, 11 thousand home Internet switches were replaced - 300 thousand families felt an improvement in the user experience.

The implementation of the program to replace outdated terminal equipment - Wi-Firouters-, set-top boxes, which are used in the apartments of subscribers, continues. Over three years, the installation of new high-speed devices has improved the quality of services for more than 260 thousand families.

As a result of Rostelecom's efforts to expand and modernize broadband access networks, the speed and reliability of the connection, downloading video and other heavy content have increased, and the risks of equipment overload during the hours of the greatest user activity have been eliminated. The growth in quality indicators affected not only Internet access services, but also additional digital services of Rostelecom that use this infrastructure - the Wink online cinema, home cloud video surveillance, Smart Home, Klyuch and others.

The company has implemented a system for monitoring the quality of services using artificial intelligence. It diagnoses and solves service problems even before users themselves feel it. As a result, the number of calls to technical support is reduced.

Rostelecom is systematically investing in the development and modernization of communication networks. 2023 is an unprecedented year in terms of the scale of financial investments and the volume of work. In 2024, work on construction and increasing the availability of the network will continue. The consistent implementation of work on scaling and upgrading the network allows you to develop the infrastructure step by step. This guarantees the maximum level of network reliability for providing services at high speeds, "said Alexey Sapunov, Senior Vice President for Technical Infrastructure.

2022

Coverage of almost 1 million households in the country

The optical network "Rostelecom" covered almost 1 million more households in the country. The company announced this on February 20, 2023. In 2022, the company modernized existing and laid over 5,000 km of new fiber-optic communication lines within cities and other settlements, which is 2.5 times the length of the Ural Mountains.

As a result, 973 thousand families received the technical ability to connect to high-speed Internet up to 1 Gbps and a large range of digital services. The company paid special attention to the construction of a communication network to new residential areas in cities, as well as suburban cottage villages. The largest technological projects were implemented in the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Voronezh, Ivanovo, Kaluga, Kursk, Lipetsk, Oryol, Rostov and Smolensk regions, as well as the Republic of North Ossetia, Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories, St. Petersburg and Moscow.

As of February 2023, Rostelecom's digital infrastructure covers more than 40 million households in the country, which is over 70% of their total. We continue to invest in its development, laying new fiber-optic communication lines in megacities and remote areas, and often become the only available provider in the village. Thanks to this, users receive high-speed Internet and the ability to connect modern and convenient services that help make life more comfortable and safe, "said Alexey Demyanenko, director of products and tariffs for the mass segment of Rostelecom.

The availability of high-speed Internet allows all family members from different devices to simultaneously download volumetric files and use services that require uninterrupted Internet connection with fast signal transmission, and also makes it possible to connect modern digital services. Among them online movie theater Wink are, IPTV home cloudy video surveillance and "," Smart home the tariff "Game" and other services for gamers.

Modernization of communication network in St. Petersburg

The company Rostelecom"" announced on October 31, 2022 the start of the next stage of modernization of its own telecommunication infrastructures in. St. Petersburg Work is underway as part of a three-year project to replace the outdated network with communications the current one (using fiber-optical technology). passive optical networks GPON The company plans to invest to develop the city about a billion. rubles

The project is aimed at improving the quality of available services for the company's customers and obtaining digital services that are not available on the previous infrastructure. At the first stage in 2022-2023, about 90 thousand apartments ( 1,300 apartment buildings) will receive the technological ability to connect to home Internet using GPON technology.

Rostelecom specialists have already begun implementing the first stage of the project and have begun construction and installation work in the Nevsky, Primorsky, Krasnoselsky and Kolpinsky districts of the city. Given the architectural and historical value of the city, work is carried out with a careful attitude to the facades of buildings and is coordinated with management companies.

This is unprecedented in terms of the scale of financial investments and the volume of construction of the company's project on the territory. St. Petersburg For many years, Rostelecom has been systematically investing in the modernization of communication networks in, Northern capital providing high-speed Internet inhabitants to cities, and also creates the basis for solving state problems, including organizing a public one, safety increasing the level of comfort and, people's quality of life noted Mikhail Oseevsky, president of Rostelecom.

For many years, Rostelecom has been a reliable partner of St. Petersburg in the introduction of technologies. The start of this project in the difficult conditions of 2022 once again confirms this. It contributes to the technological and infrastructure transformation of the region. Directly affects the pace of implementation of the national project "Digital Economy" and the regional Digital Transformation Strategy. Convenient Internet access and its quality are conditions for the provision of public services in electronic form. The implementation of the project, taking into account the development of the ecosystem of services "Digital St. Petersburg," will give citizens additional opportunities to solve problems in the field of improvement, transport and social sphere. This is a different, higher level of quality of life of Petersburgers and a more effective feedback mechanism with the authorities, emphasized Alexander Beglov, Governor of St. Petersburg.

The infrastructure project of Rostelecom will provide Petersburgers with high-speed Internet access up to 1 Gbps (depending on the selected tariff), which will make it possible to connect those inaccessible on the previous infrastructure, video service Wink home, video surveillance use multifunctional services smart home and much more.

For the company, the priority is the satisfaction of customers with the quality of services and the convenience of their use. The guarantee and basis of this is infrastructure and its timely modernization. The process of developing the network using GPON technology began in 2009 in St. Petersburg. In 2009, there was no experience of mass construction of optical networks either in Russia or even abroad. As a result of many years of work in 2022, 1.2 million St. Petersburg families already have the technical ability to connect to high-speed Internet. This project is a logical continuation of the company's contribution to the city's infrastructure, increasing the availability of digital services and strengthening the loyalty of the company's customers, said Anton Godovikov, Senior Vice President for Mass Segment at Rostelecom.

2021: Construction of 41,000 km of fiber-optic fiber

Rostelecom on March 1, 2022 shared the results of one of the largest construction projects in its history. The introduction of a set of digital tools at all stages of network construction, high speed of work and optimization of business processes allowed the company to lay more than 41,000 km of fiber-optic communication lines in 2021 alone.

As part of the implementation of federal projects, including "Elimination of digital inequality" and "National Infrastructure" of the national program "Digital Economy of Russia," Rostelecom connected more than 12,000 socially significant objects to the network, and the length of communication lines built in 2021 exceeded the length of the equator. The implementation of a large-scale program was made possible by a set of digital tools consisting of three key components: smart procurement systems, auto checks for the possibility of connecting an object at the planning stage, as well as automation of the entire document flow and reporting at the implementation stage.

Thanks to the implementation of this system of distribution of orders for work, Rostelecom optimized the cost of implementing projects and accelerated standard procurement procedures, while maintaining high quality services. Automating the technical connectivity check made it possible to get an assessment in seconds, which increased customer satisfaction and reduced internal project approval time by 20%. In addition to this, end-to-end automation of work with documents (from their formation, signing and exchange with the counterparty to the preparation of reporting materials) - significantly accelerated formal procedures that often slowed down the business processes accompanying construction.

Rostelecom is confidently moving towards the implementation of its strategic goals until 2025, in particular to improve efficiency in traditional business. Automation of construction control processes is one example of tactical victories. I am convinced that further internal transformations will become an additional foundation for the company as a reliable partner for the population, business and the state, "said Alexey Sapunov, Senior Vice President for Technical Infrastructure of PJSC Rostelecom.

2016: Rostelecom will allocate up to 300 billion rubles. for updating the network infrastructure

From 2016 to 2021, Rostelecom plans to allocate up to 300 billion rubles of its own funds for the implementation of a plan to update the network infrastructure, which provides for the introduction of software-defined networks (SDN) and network function virtualization technology (NFV ). Kommersant writes about this with reference to the president of the operator Sergei Kalugin^[1]

According to him, financing for updating the network infrastructure can also occur through the sale of 16.24% of Rostelecom's treasury shares. "But so far the market condition is not the most suitable for this," said Valery Kostarev, the operator's representative. It is noted that as of July 29, during trading on the Moscow Exchange, this block of shares cost 38.23 billion rubles.

Rostelecom annually invests more than 50 billion rubles for various projects, so the amount with a limit of 300 billion over five years seems quite logical, analysts say. Meanwhile, as suggested by Deloitte partner Anton Shulga, the introduction of NFV and SDN technologies will take place as part of the overall network modernization and development program. It was on it that the operator spent from 60 to 90 billion rubles in recent years.

The operator's presentation states that updating the network infrastructure and, in particular, the implementation of NFV and SDN, will help reduce the time for bringing the new service to market from 14 to 3 months, as well as contribute to reducing the number of network control centers from 67 to 7 and reducing the staff serving the network - from 80 thousand people to 50 thousand.

Meanwhile, Rostelecom expects to deploy at least two pilot zones for the implementation of SDN solutions in the fall of 2016 and involve Russian companies in testing, including the Center for Applied Research of Computer Networks, and possibly Rostelecom-affiliated Programmable Networks LLC (Brain4Net brand).

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