Oleg Biryukov, Director of the Moscow Region

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PJSC VimpelCom (brand Beeline) announced that it was the first telecom operator to complete the redistribution of frequency ranges from 3G to 4G in Moscow. The transfer of the UMTS 900 frequency resource to LTE 900 was the final stage of network modernization in the capital.

"Thanks to the competent use of frequency resources and the Smart Network technology complex, Beeline has improved the availability of 4G mobile Internet and voice communications via VoLTE technology in densely populated residential areas, inside buildings with thick walls, in basements and underground mexico whatsapp resourceparking lots in the capital. Thus, in just seven days, Beeline has transferred more than 3,000 base stations in Moscow to the 4G standard so that customers can use mobile services from instant messengers to online cinemas in excellent quality," the company said in a statement.

f PJSC VimpelCom, reported that the share of Internet traffic in 3G at the time of the technology shutdown was slightly more than 1%, and the percentage of real users was approaching zero every year.

"Strengthening 4G at the expense of 3G frequency resources is a conscious and planned step by the company to improve the quality of communications in the capital," said Oleg Biryukov.

Back in 2021, Beeline completely transferred the 2100 MHz range from 3G to the 4G network in Moscow. The company said that with the expansion of 4G coverage, the availability of VoLTE technology has increased, the share of voice traffic via 4G in Moscow is 67%. Voice communication in 2G format remains available.

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PJSC VimpelCom (Beeline brand) has completely transferred the 2100 MHz range from 3G to the 4G network in Moscow. This was reported by the company's press service. Refarming increased the operator's average mobile Internet speed by 30%, and the peak speed - up to 350 Mbit/s.

A representative of the press service of PJSC MTS reported that Beeline is not the first to refuse 3G in Moscow. In January 2024, the mobile operator noted that by the end of 2023 it had completed the refarming of all 3G base stations in the 2100 MHz range to the LTE standard within the Central Ring Road of the Moscow region. The company plans to completely shut down the UMTS 2100 network in the rest of the region from 2025.

At the same time, MTS subscribers can use 3G in Moscow in the UMTS 900 MHz range, the coverage of which exceeds UMTS 2100. "Over the past two years, we have significantly expanded the coverage of UMTS 900, which made refarming completely invisible to subscribers," said Vladislav Medvedev, Technical Director of the Moscow Region of MTS, in January 2024.

A representative of the MTS press service explained to ComNews that at the moment the operator is leaving a very small part of UMTS 900 for a small number of users of 3G devices.