Kcell and activ subscribers have easily utilized more than 10 million GB of data transfer in May. This is a record-breaking figureof internet consumption per month since the beginning of the introduction of this service by the Company in 2011. Apart from some interesting products and favorable tariff plans, the rapidly increasing consumption of Internet traffic is affected by the quality of communication and continuous expansion of the company’s network.
In the past month, Kcell network was replenished with 60 base stations placed in the 10 regions of the country. 21 2G stations and 39 3G stations have been installed in 15 towns and 10 major cities of Kazakhstan, including Astana and Almaty.
In the cities of Astana, Almaty, Semey, Aktau, Aktobe and Uralsk 3G communication was enhanced through additional equipment, and in some places in Astana, Almaty, Semey and Uralsk voice and Internet access coverage has been expanded through the installation of new 3G base stations in the territories previously unreached by Kcell communications. Now the company’s subscribers in the above cities can go online with more comfort while in locations where previously they may have experienced difficulties connecting.
The planned test drive took place in May in Astana. Radio engineers of the company drove almost 500 kilometers across the capital to measure voice and internet rate values. The maximum data rate was fixed at 40.1 Mbit/s Mbit/s from the base station to subscriber (Downlink) and 3.3 Mbit/s Mbit/s from subscriber to a base station (Uplink).
315 people from Koskol village in Kostanai region became first to use Kcell cellular communication since last month. This innovation has also come into the lives of the villagers in Komsomolskoe village of Kostanay region, and Ondy village of Mangistau region, with total population of 1221 people, Kursay village of Atyrau region, with a population of 3062 people, and visitors and residents of “Zhasybay” resort Bayanaul district of Pavlodar region. At the same time, along with 2G stations, say, in the village of Ondy and Kursay aul, base 3G stations were installed, and now the villagers can easily communicate with the outside world via the Internet.
Since last month, voice connection of Kcell network has improved in its quality for the residents of seven villages in the northern, central and eastern Kazakhstan. In the villages of Besagash (Almaty region, with population of more than 15 000 people), Gastello Novokienka and Podgornoe (Akmola region, about 700 inhabitants each), Novobazhenovo (East Kazakhstan Region, 1914 people), Ozernoe (Kostanay region, 2044 people), Arykbalyk (North-Kazakhstan region, 2851 people), signal reception of 2G stations was amplified.