А1 Improves Mobile Service in 33 Districts in Belarus

А1 has greatly improved its LTE coverage in more than 30 settlements across Belarus, from regional and district centers to agrotowns and villages. A1 customers living in the affected areas can now benefit from faster mobile Internet and enhanced quality of voice calls.

Grodno Region and Mogilev Region became leaders by the number of settlements with improved 4G mobile service. In Grodno Region, A1 improved its mobile coverage in Voronovo District, Grodno District, Dyatlovo District, Zelva District, Korelichi District, Mosty District, Novogrudok District, and Shchuchin District. In Mogilev Region, the optimization affected Belynichi District, Bobruysk District, Dribin District, Kostsyukovichi District, Krichev District, Mogilev District, Osipovichi District, and Khotimsk District. Brest Region saw A1 mobile service improved in Baranovichi District, Zhabinka District, Kobrin District, and Luninets District. Minsk Region and Vitebsk Region also welcomed the changes. A1 elevated its 4G mobile service in the total of 33 cities, agrotowns, and villages across Belarus.

A1 continues to cement its leader status in terms of both mobile coverage and high quality of mobile service. The А1 mobile telecom network currently owns the biggest number of GSM and UMTS stations (more than 13,000) in Belarus and boasts the best values across the majority of integral parameters, as per the independent regulator "BelGIE". For more information, go to хваля.бел, a website for monitoring the quality of telecom services. Partnering with the infrastructure operator beСloud, А1 has more than 6,000 LTE/4G base stations operating on 800MHz, 1,800MHz, and 2,600MHz bands.

For over 25 years now, A1 has been committed to improving its network and data transfer technologies to deliver top-tier mobile services to its customers. Based on the data from the хваля.бел website, the A1 mobile telecom network has shown the following performance parameters:

• the highest average data transfer rate;
• the highest average score for video playback quality;
• the highest average score for voice transfer quality;
• the lowest ratio of failed calls to the total number of calls; 
• the lowest ratio of failed data transfer attempts to the total number of data transfer attempts;
• the lowest ratio of failed web page loadings;
• the shortest average web page load time.

These data are based on a number of telecom quality assessment checks as of December 23, 2024 and may vary from quarter to quarter.

4G (LTE) is currently the most advanced mobile service standard in Belarus. As a result of combined efforts by А1 and the infrastructure operator beСloud, 99.8% of Belarus residents now have access to the fourth-generation mobile technology. 4G is now available to A1 customers living not only in big cities, but also in low-populated settlements, villages, and along traffic routes.

To benefit from high-quality 4G mobile service, you need to do the following:

1. switch to 4G (LTE) in your smartphone settings. Switching to the new standard is free of charge. In the 4G mode, your smartphone will be choosing 4G as its priority network. However, when needed, it may automatically switch back to 3G;
2. enable VoLTE in your smartphone settings to ensure higher quality of voice calls;
3. if your SIM card doesn't support LTE, you should opt for USIM or eSIM instead. You can do that for free at any A1 offline store;
4. if your smartphone doesn't support LTE, you should opt for a newer model which supports 4G/LTE.

To check if your smartphone and SIM card are compatible with 4G, enter the USSD code *181# and press the Dial key. Find out more about A1 4G coverage and average speed on the A1 official website at link or using the My A1 app. More information on the characteristics and advantages of 4G mobile technology is available here.