Kyivstar Launches Large-Scale Telecom Network Modernization Project
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.
Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV) ha avviato un ampio programma di modernizzazione della rete che si estende fino al 2025–2026 per aumentare la capacità 4G e preparare l'infrastruttura al 5G, secondo il comunicato. Il programma prende di mira siti ad alto traffico e comprende la sostituzione di apparecchiature, aggiornamenti dei moduli radio e aggiornamenti software.
Secondo l'azienda, i primi siti aggiornati mostrano circa un aumento di circa il 30% delle velocità di trasferimento dati e circa il 50% in più di capacità di rete. Kyivstar segnala inoltre impatti di servizio locali e temporanei durante la riconfigurazione. Il comunicato evidenzia i premi di Ookla Speedtest e un impegno di investimento da USD 1 miliardo per VEON–Kyivstar per il periodo 2023–2027.
Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV) lanzó un amplio programa de modernización de la red que se desarrolla hasta 2025–2026, para aumentar la capacidad 4G y preparar la infraestructura para el 5G, indica el comunicado. El programa se dirige a sitios de alto tráfico e implica sustitución de equipos, actualizaciones de módulos de radio y actualizaciones de software.
Según la empresa, los sitios actualizados inicialmente muestran ~un ~30% más velocidad de transferencia de datos y ~un ~50% mayor capacidad de red. Kyivstar también señala impactos de servicio locales y de corta duración durante la reconfiguración. El comunicado destaca los premios de Ookla Speedtest y un compromiso de inversión de USD 1 billón entre VEON y Kyivstar para 2023–2027.
Kyivstar (나스닥: KYIV)은 2025–2026년까지 이어지는 대규모 네트워크 현대화 프로그램을 시작해 4G 용량을 증대시키고 5G 인프라를 준비한다고 발표했습니다. 이 프로그램은 트래픽이 많은 사이트를 대상으로 하며 장비 교체, 무선 모듈 업데이트, 소프트웨어 업그레이드를 포함합니다.
회사에 따르면 최초로 업그레이드된 사이트는 데이터 전송 속도가 약 30% 더 빨라지고 네트워크 용량이 약 50% 더 커진다고 합니다. 또한 재구성 과정에서 단기적이고 국지적인 서비스 영향이 있을 수 있다고 Kyivstar는 밝힙니다. 이 발표는 Ookla Speedtest의 수상과 2023–2027년 VEON–Kyivstar의 미화 10억 달러 투자 약속을 강조합니다.
Kyivstar (Nasdaq : KYIV) a lancé un vaste programme de modernisation du réseau s'étalant sur 2025–2026 afin d'accroître la capacité 4G et de préparer l'infrastructure au 5G, selon le communiqué. Le programme vise les sites à fort trafic et comprend le remplacement d'équipements, des mises à jour des modules radio et des mises à niveau logicielles.
Selon l'entreprise, les sites mis à niveau initialement affichent environ une hausse d'environ 30% des débits de transfert de données et environ une capacité réseau accrue d'environ 50%. Kyivstar indique également des impacts de service locaux et temporaires pendant la reconfiguration. Le communiqué met en avant les prix Speedtest d'Ookla et un engagement d'investissement de 1 milliard de dollars établi entre VEON et Kyivstar pour 2023–2027.
Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV) hat ein umfassendes Netzmodernisierungsprogramm gestartet, das sich über 2025–2026 erstreckt, um die 4G-Kapazität zu erhöhen und die Infrastruktur für 5G vorzubereiten, heißt es in der Pressemitteilung. Das Programm zielt auf stark frequentierte Standorte und umfasst den Austausch von Ausrüstung, Updates der Funkmodule und Software-Upgrades.
Laut dem Unternehmen zeigen die zunächst aufgerüsteten Standorte ~ca. 30% höhere Datentransferraten und ~ca. 50% mehr Netzkapazität. Kyivstar weist außerdem auf kurzfristige, lokale Serviceeinflüsse während der Neukonfiguration hin. Die Pressemitteilung hebt Ookla Speedtest-Auszeichnungen und ein USD 1 Milliarde VEON–Kyivstar-Investitionsversprechen für 2023–2027 hervor.
Kyivstar (ناسداك: KYIV) أطلق برنامجاً واسع النطاق لتحديث الشبكة يمتد حتى 2025–2026 لزيادة سعة 4G وتحضير البنية التحتية لـ 5G، وفقاً للبيان الصحفي. يستهدف البرنامج المواقع ذات الحركة المرورية العالية ويشمل استبدال المعدات وتحديثات وحدات الراديو وترقيات البرمجيات.
ووفقاً للشركة، فإن المواقع المجهزة في البداية تعرض ~سرعات نقل بيانات أعلى بنحو 30% و ~سعة شبكة أكبر بنحو 50%. كما تشير Kyivstar إلى تأثيرات خدمة محلية وقصيرة الأجل أثناء إعادة التكوين. يبرز البيان جوائز Ookla Speedtest والتزام استثمار بقيمة 1 مليار دولار أمريكي من VEON–Kyivstar لعام 2023–2027.
Kyivstar (纳斯达克：KYIV) 启动了一项大规模的 网络现代化 计划，贯穿至 2025–2026 年，以提升 4G 容量并为 5G 做好基础设施准备，新闻稿称。该计划面向高流量站点，涉及设备更换、无线模块更新和软件升级。
据公司称，初步升级的站点显示 数据传输速度约提高 30%，网络容量约提高 50%。Kyivstar 还指出在重新配置期间会有短期、局部的服务影响。新闻稿还强调 Ookla Speedtest 的奖项以及 10 亿美元 的 VEON–Kyivstar 2023–2027 年投资承诺。
- Data transfer speed +30% at upgraded sites
- Network capacity ~+50% at upgraded sites
- USD 1 billion committed investment (2023–2027)
- Short-term mobile internet and call disruptions during upgrades
- Modernization spans 2025–2026, causing temporary coverage reductions
Insights
Kyivstar's 2025–2026 network modernization boosts capacity and speeds, supporting future 5G readiness and customer experience.
The article states Kyivstar launched a large-scale modernization running through 2025–2026 that targets high-traffic sites with equipment replacement and radio module updates to expand 4G capacity and prepare for 5G.
What it means: upgrading the busiest sites and deploying modern radio equipment typically raises usable capacity and peak/average speeds; the release reports observed gains of about
Why it matters: higher capacity and documented speed gains reduce congestion, improve quality under load, and create a technical baseline for adding 5G services; the disclosed multi‑year timeline and the group's commitment of
KYIV, Ukraine, Oct. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kyivstar (Nasdaq: KYIV), Ukraine’s leading digital operator, has initiated a large-scale network modernization project that will run throughout 2025–2026. The initiative aims to enhance service quality, expand 4G network capacity, and prepare infrastructure for fifth-generation (5G) mobile communications rollout.
Network modernization is a comprehensive set of technical measures aimed at upgrading and developing infrastructure, improving service quality, and enhancing customer experience. This includes replacing outdated equipment, updating radio modules, and more.
While Kyivstar conducts regular network upgrades, this large-scale modernization program will deliver substantially higher service quality and unlock new opportunities for customers.
The company is prioritizing modernization of telecom sites with the heaviest traffic — those with the highest number of users and data consumption. Deploying state-of-the-art equipment will increase network capacity and boost data transmission speeds while enabling new software features that allow significantly more data transfer within the same timeframe. This results in faster download speeds and stable service even under heavy network load.
Kyivstar is currently analyzing initial results of already-completed work. The modernization effort began with sites most in need of upgrades, and those locations are now demonstrating an average increase of about
During equipment replacement and network reconfiguration, short-term changes in mobile internet speed, call quality, and temporary reductions in radio coverage may occur in certain areas. These are standard steps of the modernization process, which will ultimately deliver greater stability and service quality.
Thanks to significant infrastructure investments and ongoing network expansion and modernization, Kyivstar has once again been recognized as Ukraine’s Best Mobile Network by Ookla — the global leader in connectivity analytics and developer of the Speedtest service. Based on results from H2 2024 and H1 2025, the operator received all key Speedtest Awards in Ukraine: Best Mobile Coverage, Fastest Mobile Network, and Best Mobile Network.
Kyivstar Group Ltd
Kyivstar Group Ltd (Nasdaq: KYIV; KYIVW) ("Kyivstar Group") is a Nasdaq-listed holding company that manages the Kyivstar group of companies in Ukraine. Through its subsidiaries, Kyivstar Group is the country’s leading digital operator and the first Ukrainian company to have its shares traded on a U.S. stock exchange.
The group’s companies provide a broad range of connectivity and digital services, including mobile and fixed-line voice and data, ride-hailing, e-health, digital TV, and enterprise solutions such as big data, cloud, and cybersecurity.
Together with VEON, Kyivstar Group has committed to investing USD 1 billion in Ukraine during 2023–2027, focusing on infrastructure and technology development, charitable support, and strategic acquisitions
For more information, please visit https://investors.kyivstar.ua.
About JSC Kyivstar
JSC Kyivstar (“Kyivstar”) is Ukraine’s leading digital operator, serving around 22.4 million mobile subscribers and over 1.1 million fixed-line Home internet customers as of June 30, 2025. The company provides services using a wide range of mobile and fixed technologies, including 4G, Big Data, cloud solutions, cybersecurity services, digital TV, and more. Kyivstar is advancing new telecommunication technologies in Ukraine and together with VEON plans to invest USD 1 billion in this direction during 2023–2027.
Kyivstar is wholly owned by Kyivstar Group Ltd (Nasdaq: KYIV; KYIVW), the first Ukrainian company to have its shares traded on the U.S. stock exchange Nasdaq.
The company contributes to overcoming the challenges of wartime and, over the past three years, has allocated more than UAH 3.4 billion to support the Defence Forces, its subscribers, and the implementation of social projects. Kyivstar has operated in Ukraine for 27 years and is recognised as the largest taxpayer in the digital communications market, a top employer, and a socially responsible company. Additional information: pr@kyivstar.net, www.kyivstar.ua.
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