Kyivstar
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Veon plans to increase its investment to Ukraine’s digital infrastructure to US$1 billion from 2023-2027. -
Future investments into Ukrainian telecoms infrastructure are expected to be both “heavy” and “indispensable” for the country, given the essential nature of Kyivstar’s services, a spokesperson for the company told Capacity.
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Veon and its subsidiary Kyivstar confirm the implementation of its US$600 million investment in rebuilding Ukraine, as first announced in June 2023.
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Comarch, the Polish IT company, has signed a deal with Kyivstar, Ukraine’s biggest telecoms operator, to enhance field service maintenance activities.
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Veon subsidiary Kyivstar has started restoring voice services on its mobile network following a widespread cyber-attack on Tuesday.
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As the Russia-Ukraine war rages on, Oleksandr Komarov, CEO of Kyivstar met with Capacity earlier this year to discuss the network rebuild and the battle to keep the country connected.
Forthcoming events
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Starlink services were cut off by Musk during a planned drone strike, sparking fury from Ukrainian generals
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Capacity caught up with Oleksandr Komarov, CEO of Kyivstar for an update on its operations in Ukraine.
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The Russian military has been attacking Ukraine’s digital infrastructure, as well as its people and buildings, since February 2022. Alan Burkitt-Gray talks to Vodafone Ukraine’s Vasyl Latsanych about how the company keeps connected
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Veon is packing up and moving out of Russia, where it owns the VimpelCom network that operates under the Beeline brand.
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Veon’s two biggest markets are at war, and Russia has made it illegal to say so, so group CEO Kaan Terzioğlu treads carefully in his interview with Alan Burkitt-Gray
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Veon has more cash reserves than when Russia invaded Ukraine, the company has announced.
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Veon’s public relations agency has complained about Capacity’s report about a filing the company made to shareholders and the US financial regulator about the threats to its viability.
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Veon, the Nasdaq-listed operator whose biggest market is in Russia, has issued a stern warning to shareholders that the war against Ukraine means it might not be able to continue in business.
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Telcos support Ukraine as Russian operators face blocks
