The number of subscribers of the operator Yota has grown from late August to October 2015 at 50%, the company said. For the first year since the launch of voice services in wide commercial operation in August 2014 Yota has attracted 1 million subscribers, and over the last two months — even 500,000 users. As of October 31, the operator Yota 1.5 million subscribers.
“This rate of growth we have achieved through the development of infrastructure of the joint network, working with Federal and local distribution channels, as well as due to the expansion of our own retail network”, — the press service cites the words of the operations Director Yota Vladimir Dobrynin.
From August to October 2015 operator earned in 15 new regions, says RBC with reference to the press service of the company. And for the last six months, Yota started selling SIM cards in 38 regions of Russia.
Yota, a telecommunications company, a virtual mobile operator. Was founded in 2007 as an operator of wireless Internet access WiMAX (data transfer technology for universal wireless communication over long distances). In 2010, the company announced plans to transition this technology to the new technology of data transfer — LTE.
Last year during the launch MNVO operator announced plans to bring total subscriber base to 10 million over five years. Yota does not disclose the number of its modem subscribers, research company “TMT Consulting” in August estimated the number at about 1 million In October, Yota COO Vladimir Dobrynin told reporters that the base is users modems the company has remained stable for the past 1.5 years. Thus, the operator can be about 2.5 million subscribers.
Currently Yota sells its products in 67 regions of the Russian Federation (in August there were 52), plans to increase its sales up to 75 subjects by the end of the year. While operator services are available throughout the country. The company distributes SIM cards and modems as through its own retail network and to retailers Svyaznoy and Euroset, as well as by couriers. In total, the operator products are available in approximately 7 600 sales outlets.
