Group of companies “Antares” Eugene Roytman builds LTE network in Moscow and the region and is going to start serving the subscribers until the end of 2015. According to “Vedomosti”, the project partner was the owner of the mining-metallurgical company “Russian platinum” Musa Bazhayev.
To start in Moscow, the company need 1,500 base stations, 700 of which have already been built. And later Antares plans to connect to the network and the suburbs – just in the Moscow region the company will have approximately 3,000 base stations, the cost of construction is estimated at $150 million Antares uses Huawei equipment.
MegaFon in Moscow and the region 22 000 base stations. How much do MTS and Beeline, their representatives do not speak, but an employee of one of the operators reported that the account goes on tens of thousands.
The new operator will provide services like mobile Internet and voice technology VoLTE (voice over LTE) and VoWiFi (voice over WiFi). According to sources, by the beginning of 2016, the Ministry of communications may be coordinated with law enforcement agencies an order authorizing the use of these technologies. The “Antares” has already received in Rossvyaz numbering capacity in the code 900. In the Moscow region the group in this code, 500, 000 hotel rooms, and 1.5 million in 12 regions.
The group “Antares” consists of companies “Antares”, “Arcturus” and “Integral”, which hold licenses for frequency 1900-1920 MHz throughout Russia.
Also before the year-end cellular network in Moscow is planning to launch “T2 RTK holding, managing brand Tele 2. Previously operations Director of the company Dmitry lopatuchin reported that the set-up in the capital scheduled for November-December. “There were a few scenarios, one scenario involved the launch in late summer. Decided on this script does not move, make a run towards the end of the year,” said lopatuchin.
