Equal access to communications services: General Director of A1 explains how the company is developing its mobile network across the country
Providing equal access to mobile communications services throughout Belarus is a complex task. The physics of radio signal transmission is inexorable: forests, hills, swamps, even dense clouds create interference. Perfect coverage does not exist in any country of the world, but we can improve it. And statistics from recent years show that Belarus is moving in this direction rather confidently. Last year alone, over 3,500 new cellular communications facilities were built and commissioned in the country. Today, the 4G network covers 99.6% of the population, and the 3G network covers 99.9%.
A1 regularly implements projects that ensure stable network coverage not only in major cities but also in rural areas throughout the country. What is being done to ensure that residents of remote communities feel as confident as residents of Minsk? How is A1 working on improving its networks and what can help the company with this task? Is it possible to build a base station in every corner of the country? Vladimir Sachkov, Senior Director for Technology at A1, spoke about all of this in a report on the ONT television channel.
You can watch the new ONT story from the "Real Quality" series in the broadcast recording.
About A1
Today, A1 is one of the acclaimed leaders of the Belarusian telecommunications services market. Its solid expertise is confirmed by independent quality tests and consumers' trust. This fact is proven by A1 winning in two categories at the Number One Awards: based on open online customer voting, A1 has become No. 1 Mobile Service Provider and No. 1 Internet Provider!
А1 has the biggest number (> 14,000) of its own GSM and UMTS sites in Belarus. On top of that, the company has got the maximum scores across most cumulative parameters that are used to assess the quality of telecom services, as per the independent regulator BelGIE. To see the BelGIE rating, head to хваля.бел.