Kyivstar Group Ltd Stock Price, News & Analysis

Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV) launched a 5G pilot in Lviv on January 12, 2026, operating on 3500 MHz and 700 MHz bands to test high-speed and wide-coverage use cases under real urban conditions.

The pilot—carried out within a framework set by the Ministry of Digital Transformation—recorded peak download speeds exceeding 2.4 Gbps in pre-launch tests. Kyivstar plans gradual expansion to Kharkiv and Borodianka, with Kyiv and Odesa planned for 2026, while noting a full-scale nationwide rollout depends on the end of the war. Kyivstar reaffirmed a USD 1 billion investment commitment for 2023–2027 toward rebuilding connectivity and digital infrastructure.

Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV) confirmed it will release selected financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025 on Monday, March 16, 2026 at 06:00 EET (00:00 EST).

The company will host a results conference call with senior management on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. Details on timing, webcast access, and the Q&A submission platform will be provided in later announcements.

Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV) announced on Dec 16, 2025 the acquisition of 100% of SUNVIN 11 LLC, owner of an operational 12.947 MW solar power plant in Ukraine for UAH 347.57 million (≈ USD 8.24 million). Kyivstar said the move starts a strategic direction to develop its own energy-generating capacity, diversify energy sources, and reduce operational risks from supply instability.

The plant will supply electricity to Ukraine’s unified energy system under existing market and regulatory rules and is preliminarily estimated to generate about 4% of Kyivstar’s annual consumption. Kyivstar plans to evaluate further alternative energy acquisitions.

Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV) and the WINWIN AI Center of Excellence under the Ministry of Digital Transformation selected Google’s Gemma as the base model to train a national Ukrainian large language model, announced Dec 1, 2025.

Planned work includes improving the Ukrainian tokenizer, additional training on unique Ukrainian texts, and benchmark tests. Gemma is cited as multimodal, supports >140 languages, and offers a 128,000-token context window. Kyivstar will act as strategic partner and operational lead; the LLM will underpin AI public and business services and aims to optimize performance and costs.

Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV; KYIVW) launched Starlink Direct to Cell connectivity in Ukraine on Nov 24, 2025, making Ukraine the first country in Europe with access to the service for customers.

The initial phase enables sending and receiving SMS via satellite when terrestrial coverage is unavailable; voice and mobile data are planned later. Service is available to all Kyivstar subscribers at no extra cost, works outdoors in no-coverage areas, and currently supports Android 4G devices only. Coverage excludes occupied areas, border zones, and active combat zones.

Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV) will begin nationwide testing of Starlink Direct to Cell by SpaceX across Ukraine on Oct 31, 2025, excluding border areas, active combat zones, and occupied territories.

The company received permission from the national regulator (NCEC) and will test using frequencies Kyivstar is licensed to operate. Initial functionality will enable SMS outdoors at no additional cost, with voice and mobile internet expected in later stages. Kyivstar said tests will include subscribers and business clients and focus on emergency, frontline, mountainous, de-occupied, and hard-to-reach areas.

Kyivstar serves about 22.4 million mobile subscribers and plans investments in telecom technology through 2027.

Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ: KYIV) will release selected financial and operating results for the third quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2025 at 7:00 EET (0:00 EST) on November 10, 2025. The company will host a results conference call with senior management on November 11, 2025 at 14:00 EET (7:00 EST).

Investors and analysts can register for the webcast and obtain dial-in details via the provided registration links; registrants will receive a confirmation email with a webcast access link and a unique PIN for phone participation. Participants may submit questions in advance to ir@kyivstar.ua and use the webcast "raise hand" feature during the live Q&A.

Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV) and Mastercard signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on October 15, 2025 to form a strategic partnership focused on innovative payment and digital solutions in Ukraine.

Key collaboration areas include testing Starlink Direct to Cell satellite-to-mobile technology for payments in mobile-dead zones, promoting cashless payments, expanding financial services access, and developing Big Data-driven financial scoring and personalized offers. The memorandum is valid for one year with possible extension; separate agreements will be signed for specific projects.

Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV) launched a large-scale network modernization program running through 2025–2026 to boost 4G capacity and prepare infrastructure for 5G, the PR states. The program targets high-traffic sites and involves equipment replacement, radio-module updates, and software upgrades.

According to the company, initial upgraded sites are showing ~30% higher data transfer speeds and ~50% greater network capacity. Kyivstar also notes short-term, localized service impacts during reconfiguration. The PR highlights Ookla Speedtest awards and a USD 1 billion VEON–Kyivstar investment commitment for 2023–2027.