Huawei and YOTA Networks launch LTE Networks in Moscow

Huawei and the Russian operator YOTA Networks have introduced first commercial LTE network in Moscow. The companies had conducted trails in April and May 2012, it has showed stable features and high availability of the operator's network.

Huawei has supplied YOTA Networks with end-to-end SingleRAN LTE/ EPC solution and built the commercial LTE network on 2.6GHz. The solution provides downlink peak rate of up to 70Mbps and 140Mbps depending on the capacity of the radio channel (10 or 20 MHz), showing excellent performance for mobile broadband networks.

YOTA Networks' customers can avail fastest Mobile Broadband Internet experience in Russia. YOTA Networks will provide Mobile Broadband (MBB) based services enabled by a best of breed LTE network.

Sergey Varyukhin, vice president of Key Customer Operation Department of Huawei in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus (Сергей Ð'арюÑ...ин) said, "We are proud to be chosen as a partner of YOTA Networks, and further on we intend to support this operator in the launch of the most advanced services. Huawei has already realized a large number of projects of LTE commercial launch in many countries. The launch of such network in Moscow is a major step in the development of mobile broadband access market in Russia".