MTS accelerates network in the Far East with the help of AI

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"In the summer, we began a gradual shutdown of UMTS networks in the Russian Federation and the transfer of the freed-up frequencies to LTE. In June, the company completely switched off the 3G network in Uglich, Yaroslavl Oblast, and in October, the entire UMTS 2100 network in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Oblast. MTS is also working on refarming the 900 MHz range. At the beginning of this year, MTS refarmed GSM 900 base stations to the LTE standard in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Oblast," he noted.

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PJSC MTS has launched belgium telegram a frequency resource distribution functionality using artificial intelligence technology on its mobile network in most regions of the Far East. The innovation has increased the reliability of the connection and the average speed of mobile Internet.

According to a representative of the press service of PJSC MegaFon, in 2023, refarming took place in 53 regions of Russia, and in 2024 already in 75. He noted that the company's management plans to complete it in 2025.

"After refarming, the data transfer speed increases by up to 30%. This affects the quality of service use: the start time of online video downloads is accelerated, the loading time of web pages is reduced, the share of long lags in online gaming is reduced. It is important for us that high quality of communication and data transfer is maintained for subscribers who use phones, tablets and M2M devices without 4G support, so during refarming we do not turn off 3G completely," said a representative of the MegaFon press service.

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A representative of the press service of T2 Mobile LLC noted that in 2024 the company carried out refarming "in almost all regions". According to him, the operator continues to provide services in the 3G standard for subscribers who still use this format, despite the redistribution of customer traffic in favor of 4G.

"In 2025, the company will continue to monitor the growth and redistribution of traffic to the LTE standard. As the trend strengthens and the need for additional capacity arises, it will continue to refarm," said a representative of the T2 press service.

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According to Konstantin Ankilov, CEO of TMT Consulting LLC, Russia may completely abandon 3G in the coming years. He noted that 2G (GSM) is suitable for broad coverage of communications (SMS and phone calls), while LTE is often needed for modern applications. In his opinion, operators will conduct a complete refarming and completely close these networks, as is happening abroad.

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