Kyivstar is a Ukrainian telecommunications company, providing communication services and data transmission based on a broad range of fixed and mobile technologies, including 4G in Ukraine.
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32 Facts About Kyivstar
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Together with the main telecom services, Kyivstar provides FMC services, digital solutions - Big Data, industrial IoT, Clouds, mobile financial services, Open API "Kyivstar Open Telecom" and others.
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Kyivstar is one of the leaders in the OTT TV segment, providing access to more than 250 TV channels.
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Kyivstar has built the largest communication infrastructure in Ukraine - more than 48 thousand base stations.
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Kyivstar uses its fiber-optic network with a total length of 44,000 km and a bandwidth of over 380 Gbps.
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PJSC Kyivstar was founded and registered in Ukraine in 1994 and has been providing mobile services since 1997.
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Kyivstar is a part of the international telecom group VEON.
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In 2021, Kyivstar continued to build 4G networks throughout Ukraine and provided 90.
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Kyivstar provides GSM communication services throughout its coverage and roaming in 189 countries on 5 continents.
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Kyivstar became the first mobile operator in Ukraine to provide roaming services in all European countries.
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Kyivstar was certified according to the international quality system ISO 9001: 2000.
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Kyivstar won the EuroMarket International Award of the European Market Research Center, and the Ukrainian Investment Newspaper recognized Kyivstar as the most dynamic company in Ukraine in the TOP-100 rating.
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In 2004, Kyivstar demonstrated EDGE data transmission technology for the first time in Ukraine, became the official mobile operator of the National Olympic Team of Ukraine, and the issue of Kyivstar GSM corporate bonds was recognized as the best financial transaction of the year in emerging international markets.
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In February 2015, Kyivstar announced the termination of telecom services in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
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On February 23,2015, Kyivstar purchased a license to provide services in the UMTS standard, which belongs to the third generation of mobile communications.
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On March 23,2017, Kyivstar initiated the reform of radio frequencies in the 1800 MHz band to provide all participants in the telecom market with equal opportunities to develop 4G communication.
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On December 27,2017, Kyivstar started connecting subscribers to the Mobile-ID service, which provides the possibility of electronic identification to receive electronic services.
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On January 31,2018, Kyivstar received a 4G license for the frequency of 2600 MHz.
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On July 1,2018, Kyivstar started providing 4G services in the 1800 MHz band.
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On December 20,2018, Kyivstar launched the Mobile-ID service for the whole of Ukraine.
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On July 11,2019, Kyivstar announced its readiness to voluntarily transfer to the state part of the radio frequency band in the 900 MHz band so that other mobile operators that lack frequencies could receive them through a tender.
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On December 17,2019, Kyivstar was the first on the Ukrainian market to present a technical solution for creating remote jobs.
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On January 15,2020, the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and Kyivstar began cooperation in the field of digital literacy.
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From February 24,2022, from the beginning of a new stage of Russian military aggression against Ukraine, Kyivstar implemented a package of measures to support society and subscribers.
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Kyivstar provided customers with free communication services, allocated UAH 15 million for charity and paid more than UAH 1 billion in taxes ahead of schedule.
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In 2015, Kyivstar initiated the social and educational program Make Your Mark to support talented schoolchildren, programmers, startups, and young entrepreneurs.
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On November 30,2017, Kyivstar launched the Sharity social platform to help charitable projects.
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Since 2017, Kyivstar has been supporting the GoCamp educational project in cooperation with the largest international volunteer initiative in Eastern Europe, GoGlobal.
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Kyivstar has created a transparent system that allows its subscribers to make charitable contributions quickly and conveniently via SMS.
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In connection with the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Kyivstar has allocated UAH 30 million, of which UAH 30 million is charitable.
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