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“Kyivstar” is gradually rebuilding its own optical Internet network – Dnipro became another city where GPON coverage appeared. So far, the connection is available only to business clients: now a little more than 10 locations are connected – office and shopping malls, industrial facilities.
The technology of passive optical networks itself, about which we wrote a lot in anticipation of new blackouts, is by no means new, but the mass attacks on the energy infrastructure of Ukraine by Russian drones and missiles greatly accelerated the implementation of the technology by Ukrainian Internet providers. Among the leaders in terms of the pace of transition and implementation of xPON, if we talk about the largest Internet providers, there are Ukrtelecom, Vodafone Ukraine, which previously absorbed Freenet (O3) and Vega, as well as Lanet. But “Kyivstar” is still behind in this direction.
“Kyivstar” began developing its own GPON network in November 2023 – a few days before the high-profile cyber attack on December 12, which cost the company almost $100 million. GPON differs from other optical connections in terms of economy and efficiency due to the use of passive components that do not require power supply.
To connect the home Internet via optical fiber, you will need a special ONU terminal that converts the optical signal of the optical fiber into an electrical signal, and vice versa. Until March 31, 2024, the company will provide new ONU subscribers with terminals free of charge – you can use your own if you wish. By the way, there is a 2-in-1 solution (Wi-Fi+ONU router) on sale.
Kyivstar plans to expand GPON coverage to 7 more cities by the end of March 2024 (Vinnytsia, Lviv, Cherkasy, Khmelnytskyi and Ternopil regions are mentioned on the website). Using this technology, the company will offer such services as fixed Home Internet, data transmission, telephony; at speeds of 20 Mbit/s, 50 Mbit/s and 100 Mbit/s. They promise to gradually expand the range of services and connection conditions.
Those who wish can leave an application for connection on the official website – recently the company updated its tariffs once again, and now the cost of Home Internet starts from UAH 200/month, and the cost of tariffs for the ALL TOGETHER line with Home Internet, mobile communication and Kyivstar TV starts at UAH 330 UAH/month We talked about the new tariffs in more detail in a separate news item.
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