Since the beginning of the year, Russian operators have been installing Chinese “third-tier” base stations, not produced by ZTE and Huawei, Kommersant writes.
Operators had a number of complaints about all the equipment tested. Many disadvantages are associated with the closed systems of Chinese manufacturers and incompatibility with solutions from other companies. Some suppliers of station adaptation for Russian networks.
To develop communications in Russia in 2023, at least 80 thousand basic methods are needed, a Skoltech representative said. Now the capacity of MTS, MegaFon, VimpelCom and Tele2 has about 20-30 thousand requests.
The main reasons for the shortage are the sharp increase in the cost of equipment and the continuity of supply. At the same time, a decrease in the share of capital expenditures (CAPEX) in operators’ revenue indicates long-term monitoring of the economic efficiency of their business.
Alexander Sivolobov, Deputy Head of the Skoltech-based NTI Competence Center for Wireless Communications and Internet of Things Technologies
MegaFon said that it has a sufficient supply of equipment, but the company is “testing deliveries to all new vendors – both Russian and foreign.” [Коммерсантъ]
Source: Iphones RU
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