А1 significantly improves network quality in sparsely populated and rural areas through RAN Sharing technology

А1 started to operate RAN Sharing technology, which is used for the first time in 900 MHz frequency band. Its application will help improve the network quality in a short time and with minimum effort in areas remote from major population centers without building new base stations.

Due to the use of RAN Sharing, A1 was able to double the rate of launch of new base stations in its network. This makes it possible to ensure reliable signal reception and access to high-speed mobile Internet, including in sparsely populated and rural areas.

The RAN Sharing technology allows different companies providing mobile communication services to share their radio access networks. This way, two or more operators can share network infrastructure, including base stations, with each other. This accelerates the deployment of mobile networks many times over and improves the quality of coverage countrywide or regionally. Whereas the process of building your own base stations takes years and requires significant capital investment, shared access reduces the time it takes to launch new towers to a few months.

The changes will primarily affect the 900 MHz frequency range, as it provides a longer range of base stations, which plays an important role in rural areas with low population density. In addition, the radio signal on this frequency can better get through various kinds of shielding obstacles, which ensures high signal quality even in areas with a difficult landscape or high-density buildings. The residents of Brest, Vitebsk and Grodno regions will be able to feel the results of the innovation to the greatest extent.

A1 plans to complete the first phase of the project of launching base stations using the RAN Sharing technology by the end of this year by activating more than 350 new cells.