Beeline Uzbekistan enhances its 4G network, supporting digital operator services across the country
11 Septembre 2023 - 10:00AM
Beeline Uzbekistan enhances its 4G network, supporting digital
operator services across the country
Tashkent, 11 September 2023: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:
VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a global digital operator that
provides converged connectivity and online services, announces that
its digital operator Beeline Uzbekistan has completed the first
phase of its network upgrades which will support the 4G experience
on its network, enabling the company to take the benefits of its
digital operator strategy to all corners of the country.
The project encompasses all 14 regions of Uzbekistan, covering
4G across 54 cities and 137 districts. It will support
Beeline Uzbekistan in expanding its 4G population coverage from 78%
at the end of 2022 to 85% at the end of 2023, and in enhancing the
mobile internet experience for the company’s growing number of 4G
users. Beeline Uzbekistan has more than 6 million 4G customers as
of July 2023, which represents 69.3% of its customer base and has
added 1.1 million 4G users year-on-year.
This first phase of the network upgrades, completed in August
2023, serves some of the country’s more distant areas, including
the Fergana Valley and Karakalpakstan. The second phase, to
be finalised in October, will see Beeline Uzbekistan strengthen the
4G experience in major urban areas including Tashkent, Samarkand
and other densely populated regions.
"We are determined to provide superior digital experiences
throughout Uzbekistan with our ‘4G for All’ focus and digital
operator strategy. With high quality mobile internet and the
digital services, we can better serve the country’s young and
ambitious population. We are investing in this vision not only with
our network enhancement projects, but also by educating and
developing the local talent who will create the locally relevant
digital products and services in Uzbekistan.” explains Andrzej
Malinowski, CEO of Beeline Uzbekistan.
In the remote village of Porlok, home to 280 residents, the
arrival of Beeline’s 4G network means stronger connection with the
world. "Communication in our village was of seriously low quality.
For us, the people living in Porlok village, Beeline Uzbekistan’s
4G coverage this turned into a holiday gift for this summer. " said
Porlok village resident Berik Khudzhanazarov.VEON have invested
more than 1.4 billion US dollars in the telecommunications industry
of the country since 2006 through Beeline Uzbekistan, and have
about 1,600 employees in the country. Beeline Labs, the operator’s
software development centre in Tashkent, and VEON AdTech, the
Group’s digital marketing arm, are among the entities operating in
Uzbekistan to support the development of digital services and
products.
About VEONVEON is a global digital operator that
currently provides converged connectivity and online services to
over 160 million customers in six dynamic markets. We are
transforming people’s lives, empowering individuals, creating
opportunities for greater digital inclusion and driving economic
growth across countries that are home to more than 7% of the
world’s population. Headquartered in Amsterdam, VEON is listed on
NASDAQ and Euronext Amsterdam. For more information, visit:
www.veon.com
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