T2 increased the coverage area of ​ ​ the network to plus 18% in a number of cities of the Moscow region

2024: Increase in network coverage to plus 18% in a number of cities in the Moscow region

T2 significantly expanded network coverage in 23 cities and towns of the Moscow Region. As a result of the installation of new base stations and the modernization of the network, the speed of mobile Internet in the agglomeration increased, and the amount of traffic loaded year-on-year increased by almost 20%. The availability rate in the capital for February 2025 is 99.88%. The company announced this on February 13, 2025.

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Фото: Т2

In 2024, the T2 in the Moscow region focused on improving communication in places that especially needed to increase the speed of the Internet - work affected certain sections of cities with a population of up to 80 thousand people. Technical specialists installed additional base stations at locations - more than 80 infrastructure elements in total, as well as, if necessary, carried out modernization and reframing to expand the network bandwidth.

As a result of the work carried out, the speed of 4G Internet increased significantly in 23 cities of the Moscow region. Coverage of the 4G T2 network in the village of Malakhovka increased by 18%, in Kalininets - by 16.6%, in Yakhrom and Udelnaya - by 14%, in Lobna - by 13%, in Protvino - by 12%, in other cities - up to 10%.

The T2 also analyzed the rate of increase in traffic in the cities of the Moscow region. The increase was stable - 20% year-on-year. This indicator has been preserved since the pandemic, this is an organic increase in traffic caused by a change in user behavior and the addition of new functionality to applications that allows you to consume the Internet in the background.

{{quote 'author=said Alexey Krushinin, technical director of the macroregion "Moscow" T2. | In Moscow and the region, it is difficult to find separate areas where the T2 network does not catch. However, thanks to continuous monitoring, we can still determine the locations where we need to quickly carry out work to expand coverage and increase the speed of the Internet. Compared to 2023, we have significantly increased the coverage area - up to plus 18% in certain cities of the Moscow region. In 2024, we launched VoLTE technology throughout the country, so it is strategically important for us to increase 4G availability, including to improve voice communication,}}

2024

Modernization of equipment in Moscow and Moscow region

T2 carried out a large-scale modernization of equipment and expanded the network infrastructure on the territory Moscow and. Moscow area Improvements affected both densely populated areas and small settlements in the region. Since the beginning of 2024, the work of the technical department has affected 20% of the equipment, and the number of sites has grown by 4.5% - this has increased the speed of mobile Internet and quality. voice communications The company announced this on October 25, 2024.

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Фото: T2

T2 monitors the state of the infrastructure and takes the necessary measures to improve the quality of communication. In 2024, the operator significantly expanded the coverage area and network capacity, in the first nine months T2 modernized 20% of base stations in Moscow and the Moscow region. The work affected all districts of the capital and all 60 urban districts of the Moscow region. At the same time, the number of sites for three quarters increased by 4.5% - in addition to Moscow, the most updates in Dmitrovsky, Noginsky and Solnechnogorsk districts.

In addition, T2 launched more than 2,100 additional technologies per year at base stations (for example, launching LTE2100 or LTE2300 in places where the frequency range was not previously available). The largest number of additional works was carried out in Moscow, Noginsk, Dmitrovsky and Pushkin districts.

The modernization made it possible to increase the speed of the mobile Internet and improve the capacitive coverage of the T2 network - the operator's customers will not feel jumps in connection speed even during peak hours.

{{quote 'author=noted Alexey Krushinin, technical director of the macroregion "Moscow" T2. | Monitoring the state of the network is an important part of the working day of the entire technical team of the Moscow macro-region. The needs and consumption of clients of the Internet and voice communication are regularly growing, and we need to increase the network capacity in time, install new equipment and upgrade existing ones. It should also be noted that T2 is actively developing the MVNO factory, and it is critical for us to maintain the stability of the network and ensure a high level of technical service against the background of an active set of subscriber base of our partners. To service the growth of traffic, the T2 maintains a high rate of construction and expands coverage in the macroregion,}}

Optimization of communication quality in several areas in the north of Moscow

Tele2 has strengthened the quality of communication in LTE technology in several cities and towns of the Moscow Region at once. The operator announced this on July 29, 2024. In total, the modernization covered 493 base stations. As a result of the work, peak 4G speed increased by 12.3%. This will allow the operator's clients to quickly exchange files and download video content in HD quality.

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Фото: Tele2

Tele2 continues to actively work to strengthen the stability of communications in Moscow. The operator conducted a large-scale refarming (redistribution of frequencies from the 3G network to the 4G LTE network) in the northern and northeastern parts of the Moscow region. As a result, Tele2 increased 4G speeds in Solnechnogorsk, Lobna, Chernogolovka, Elektrostal, Dmitrovsky, Pushkin, Sergiev Posad, Shchelkovsky and Bogorodsky urban districts.

Now residents will be provided with communication base stations UMTS2100 in frequencies of 5 MHz and LTE2100 - in 10 MHz. LTE speeds in these cities increased by 12.3%, and LTE traffic consumption - by 15.3%. Measurements were taken the day after the work.

The cities covered by the work are home to several million people, including summer residents who come to the districts closest to Moscow for the weekend. Thanks to the events, subscribers can comfortably consume video content in HD quality, including on online cinema platforms.

{{quote 'author = Alexey Krushinin, technical director of the macroregion "Moscow." | We see that the need for 4G technology is becoming more and more urgent for residents of the Moscow region. By conducting reframing, we achieve important indicators of speed, capacity and quality of communication both for subscribers and for the operator himself. Work at once at almost 500 base stations can be called large-scale without hesitation. We are confident that Tele2 customers will be able to assess the new level of traffic consumption in LTE,}}

Communication coverage of the section of the Neva M-11 route on the detour of Tver

Tele2 provided customers with stable mobile Internet voice communication and on a new section of the M-11 route. The company installed 13 base stations in 2G standards and thus LTE Tele2 completed construction networks throughout the "Neva" highway connecting and. Moscow This was St. Petersburg announced on July 22, 2024 by Tele2.

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Фото: Tele2

The company continues to actively work on the construction of a network along major federal highways. The operator provided 100% coverage on the section of the Neva M-11 route to bypass Tver, the equipment operates in the 2G/4G standard and the 1800 MHz frequency range. The maximum values ​ ​ of the speed of mobile Internet on the highway are 150 Mbps.

The equipment on the site was installed by the tower company Tele2 LLC Pilar as part of a cooperation agreement between Avtodor and PJSC Rostelecom, which allows the construction of antenna-mast structures in the right-of-way and the LTE network along the highways in the interests of all market participants.

The site in the north of Tver was final as part of the construction of the highway. Thanks to the commissioning of the road, motorists will be able to save up to an hour of travel time between the two capitals.

{{quote 'author=said Aleksei Dmitriyev, technical director of Tele2. | The M-11 route is strategically important for Tele2 in providing high-quality communication to the operator's subscribers. Despite the fact that the section on the detour of Tver opened almost a year earlier than planned, Tele2 carried out all the technical work on the installation of telecom equipment on time, and the first traveling drivers can already assess the stability and continuity of the connection,}}

Network optimization in transport hubs of the Russian Federation

Tele2 has optimized the network in transport hubs of the Russian Federation. The operator announced this on July 4, 2024. Against the background of active domestic tourism, traffic on them shows exponential growth: at airports it grew in the first half of 2024 by 27% year-on-year, at railway stations - by 23%, in ports - by 26%. This requires constant technical work to maintain the quality of communication at the proper level: installing new base stations, aggregating carriers, adding equipment to existing sites and rafarming frequencies into LTE technology.

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Фото: Tele2

Against the background of active tourist traffic to the Far East, Tele2 has modernized the network at large transport facilities in the macro-region, including at Elizovo airport. The operator improved communication on the highway connecting Elizovo and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, and made the coating seamless. In 2023, Tele2 launched the LTE network in the new airport terminal, which provided stable communication on the territory of the air harbor. In Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Tele2 conducted a 2100 MHz band reframing for LTE at base stations in the area of ​ ​ the railway station - this made it possible to increase the speed of mobile Internet and increase the reliability of communication. Technical work did not pass sea hubs: Tele2 modernized equipment in the commercial port of Magadan, as a result of which the speed of mobile Internet increased.

Large-scale technical work affected the transport hubs of Siberia. Tele2 launched a base station with a distributed antenna-feeder network in the new terminal. In Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport 20024, the operator plans to install an additional BS to improve coverage on the airport platform. The operator also installed a new base station at the river station. Barnaul Tele2 made equipment additions at the airports of Abakan (Republic) Khakassia and (), Kyzyl which Republic of Tuva made it possible to increase the network capacity.

In Moscow, Tele2 installed a base station at Sheremetyevo airport and made aggregation of carrier frequencies in Vnukovo, which made it possible to increase the speed of mobile Internet. The operator also made antenna additions in the LTE-800 range at Yaroslavl and Paveletsky railway stations, LTE-2600 at Savelovsky and Riga railway stations and LTE-2100 at Leningradsky.

The redistribution of frequencies made it possible, with a smaller installation of equipment, to unload the network and increase the speed of mobile Internet.

In the North-West, network optimization was carried out as part of work on frequency spectrum reframing. As a result, the company accelerated mobile Internet at Moscow, Ladoga and Finland, Zelenogorsk railway stations, as well as at the Novy Peterhof station. The work on the transfer of spectrum to LTE-2100 also affected Pulkovo Airport and the sea hubs of the Leningrad Region - the Big Port of St. Petersburg, the Passenger Port of St. Petersburg, as well as the ports of Vyborg, Vysotsk, Primorsk in Vyborg.

In the South of Russia, against the background of the cessation of flights, Tele2 focused on the development of networks in ports and railway stations. To improve coverage, the operator updated the base stations and set up equipment at the stations of Rostov-on-Don, Stavropol and Mineralnye Vody. As a result of the equipment adjustment, Tele2 improved the quality of communication in the port of Taganrog.

In the Urals, the modernization of the network affected the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, the Komi Republic and the Orenburg Region. Tele2 has optimized the network at transport facilities in Syktyvkar. The operator completed the refarming of 2100 MHz frequencies for LTE near three railway stations in the Orenburg region: Buguruslan, Buzuluksky and Orsky. In Orsk, the company has improved network coverage and increased the speed of mobile Internet as a result of refarming near the airport and the automobile checkpoint.

On the Volga, the company modernized the network at the Kirov airport and brought LTE equipment to the railway stations of Ulyanovsk and Yoshkar-Ola. The operator reframed the frequency spectrum for LTE technology at Samara airport against the background of a 20% increase in traffic. Tele2 plans to refarm at transport facilities in Kazan and increase capacity at railway and river stations in Nizhny Novgorod.

In Chernozemye, Tele2 modernized the network by adding and installed new base stations at railway stations Saransk and, Lipetsk as well as at the airport, at the railway and river station. In Penza 2024, the operator plans to install new base stations at the railway station, at the Voronezh airport and at the Tambova bus station. Lipetsk

Communication of the Vostok M12 route

Tele2 covered the network LTE with the Vostok M12 expressway, which connects,, Moscow, and Vladimirskaya. Nizhny Novgorod region Chuvashia Tatarstan Now on the toll highway, customers have access to sustainable voice communication and high-speed from to. mobile internet The Moscow Kazan company announced this on March 28, 2024.

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Фото: Tele2

The route with a length of 810 km passes through the territory of five subjects RUSSIAN FEDERATION and allows you to get to Kazan in 6-7 hours. To provide stable voice communication and fast mobile Internet , Tele2 has installed 80 base stations. The operator also upgraded equipment at existing base station sites along the route. In addition, LLC "(Pilar tower company Tele2) erected 20 antenna-mast structures in the Chuvash Republic to install cellular communication equipment for all operators. Tele2 began preparations for to construction tower infrastructure on new sections of the expressway - in and. Perm Territory Sverdlovsk region

Tele2 began planning work on the construction of AMS in the interests of all operators along the Neva Tver M11 highway bypass under construction (high-speed highway MoscowSt. Petersburg -). Tele2 expects to provide communication with a new section by the time the highway is launched.

The infrastructure operator Pilar LLC entered the AMS installation segment along the roads thanks to a cooperation agreement between Avtodor and PJSC Rostelecom. The agreement is aimed at building an LTE network along highways and AMS in the right-of-way of roads in the interests of all market participants. The Avtodor and Pilara projects cover the Vostok M12 in the Chuvash Republic and on the Durtyuli-Achit segment, the Don M4 (bypass of Aksay and Krasnodar); M11 "Neva" (bypass of Tver).

Шаблон:Quote 'author=said Valentin Polozenko, Director of Tower Infrastructure Development at Tele2.

For March 2024, Pilar offers for rent places on technological sites with antenna-mast structures up to 250 meters high. The portfolio of the tower company exceeds 19 thousand objects in the Russian Federation.

2023

Installation of more than 6 thousand base stations in the country per year

Tele2 summed up the results of technical development in 2023. The company installed more than 6,000 base stations by, to the country improved voice communication and in Internet all 69 regions, and completed a large-scale project to provide and. Internet Moscow Petersburg metro Tele2 announced this on February 5, 2024.

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Фото: Tele2

Ensuring affordable and stable communication remains one of the main strategic tasks of Tele2. During 2023, the operator continuously worked to improve communication in all regions of its presence: modernized equipment and installed new ones, conducted refarming (frequency redistribution), provided communication with new facilities and improved communication inside large buildings and shopping centers. In addition, the company continued projects to eliminate digital inequality, develop a communication network in small towns and point improvements in coverage. Thus, within the framework of the long-term development program, Tele2 provided 254 small settlements with broadband Internet access, where from 500 to 2000 people live.

At the end of 2023, Tele2 covers 98.11% of the population in the regions of presence with 4G networks, 94.5% with 3G networks, and 97.84% with 2G. Traffic from January to December 2023 increased by 18.1% compared to the same period in 2022, which required the expansion of the voice and packet switching subsystem.

In the regions of presence over the past year, Tele2 has installed more than 6,000 base stations. Of these, 2829 - as part of the second stage of the project to eliminate the digital inequality of Rostelecom (project UTSN 2.0). Tele2 acts as a competence center: conducts radio frequency planning, coordinates construction and commissioning work on base stations. In 2023, Tele2 installed 727 objects in the Volga macro-region, 359 in the Siberia MP, 368 in the Urals, 420 in the Chernozemye, 236 in Baikal and the Far East, 163 in the North-West macro-region, 262 in the South, 263 in the Center macro-region.

In Moscow and the Moscow Region, 247 base stations were put into operation in 2023 (taking into account 31 facilities established under the UTSN program): 15 are in indoor, 145 are in outdoor (including 7 BS on the M-12 highway) and 87 are in metro. Tele2 communication has improved in all areas of the capital. Of the key architectural objects, the operator provided communication to district, shopping and business centers, as well as large residential complexes and parking lots.

As part of the process of optimizing operating costs, Tele2 has transferred 37 Moscow base stations from the supports of infrastructure operators to its own. This made it possible to achieve preferential conditions for the placement of communication equipment, reduce the company's costs and create greater opportunities for providing communication to the operator's customers.

{{quote 'author=said Alexey Krushinin, technical director of the Moscow macroregion Tele2. | In 2024, the technical department will continue to actively work on the construction of telecom infrastructure at large commercial, social and residential facilities. In January, we already started designing facilities in Moscow in order to further improve coverage. Among other things, in 2024 the Moscow Metro will replenish the map with new stations, and our subscribers will be the first to evaluate affordable communication and high-speed mobile Internet along the entire route,}}

Creating a network infrastructure for 15 open "Meeting Place" centers

Tele2 equipped indoor infrastructure and provided communication to all district centers of the capital - a project for the reconstruction of old Soviet cinemas located in residential areas of Moscow. As of July 2023, operator communication is available in all 15 open centers "Meeting Place," and by the end of the project will appear in more than twenty points. Tele2 announced this on August 2, 2023.

Tele2 is working to expand the coverage area of ​ ​ the network and improve the quality of communication. In Moscow, the district centers "Meeting Place" are actively being built, where Tele2 is installing the necessary equipment to provide high-quality indoor coverage, which allows residents of the city to stay in touch while in the centers.

The operator's communication is already available in fifteen Meeting Places open for visit: RC Angara, RC Budapest, RC Rassvet, RC Mars, RC Elbrus, RC Neva, RC Sofia, RC Kyrgyzstan, RC Orbita, RC Vysota, RC RC, Yantsur, RC In total, Tele2 uses more than 800 antennas, 50,000 meters of feeder and over 1,000 API elements (antenna-feeder system), including dividers, tappers, combines and matrices.

{{quote 'author=said Alexey Krushinin, technical director of the Moscow macroregion Tele2. | Building structures often prevent the transmission of a radio signal from outdoor base stations, and additional antenna-feeder systems are required to ensure good communication quality in the premises. At the construction stage, employees of operators draw up a design project based on 3D models of future coverage, identifying the required number and places of installation of telecom infrastructure elements. Cooperation between operators and developers makes it possible to timely connect indoor equipment and thereby provide a stable signal and stable Internet to the first visitors to district centers,}}

According to the plan, the project for the construction of district centers in Moscow is planned to be completed by 2026 - by this time it is planned to open another twenty-four "Meeting Places." By the end of 2023, it is planned to open the district centers "Pervomaisky," "Planet," "Star," "Solntsevo," "Prague," "Vityaz," "Almaz," "Patriot," "Baku" and "Orion." Tele2 communication will be present at all points, for this the operator is actively working on the timely installation of the necessary equipment. In total, Tele2 will cover more than 510,000 square meters of the area of ​ ​ district centers, including about 130,000 square meters of the underground part of buildings, including parking.

Optimizing Existing Infrastructure

Provider Tele2 On March 27, 2023, he announced that he had optimized the operation of the existing infrastructure by increasing the height of the antenna suspension by an average of 16 meters. As of March 2023, the project covers more than 1000 infrastructure facilities. Tele2 technicians identified locations with the potential to expand coverage: a twofold increase in suspension height helped increase network capacity. This makes it possible to reduce capital expenditures and improve the quality mobile internet for customers not due constructions to new facilities, but to achieve the greatest efficiency on the existing infrastructure. After optimization, traffic processed by the base station grew by an average of 47%.

In 2023, Tele2 is implementing a federal project to optimize the operation of existing base stations. It covers 61 regions of Russia and includes 1020 positions - technical specialists constantly analyze the operation of the network, and the list of objects can be supplemented. As of March 2023, the company implemented the project by almost a third - engineers moved equipment to 320 facilities. When optimizing the network, Tele2 will focus on Moscow and the region (250 sites for the year), on Baikal and the Far East (149), in the Urals (121) and Siberia (113).

Radio planners analyze the quality of existing network coverage and technical KPIs of base stations operation. This allows you to determine locations where nearby objects can be an obstacle to the propagation of radio waves and where the potential of an already operating BS is not exhausted. Further, regional specialists identify objects to increase the height of the suspension of equipment, work out technical solutions and implementation possibilities on the ground. This could be upgrading an existing facility or placing it in an alternative location.

The average increase in suspension height was 16 meters. This allows you to expand network coverage and include more subscribers in the coverage area of ​ ​ the base station. As a result, traffic processed by the base station grew by an average of 47% after optimization. For subscribers, this is expressed in improving the quality of mobile Internet, for the company - in revenue growth.