"Rostelecom" launched an ambitious program consolidation and rebranding of its mobile assets, which implies, in particular, the transition to a single
MegaFon and Yota signed an agreement on joint development of networks, fourth generation LTE (Long Term Evolution) in Russia. Under the agreement, MegaFon will be able to provide services to the fourth generation LTE, using company equipment Yota, and be able to use Yota network infrastructure MegaFon. The main objective of this alliance - to provide subscribers with access to the latest technologies and services that make them more accessible and appealing by improving the efficiency capital costs for the construction of LTE networks and reduce operating costs. speed mobile data networks in the fourth generation in a few times higher than the third generation network 3G. This allows you to quickly and effectively work with large amounts of information on the Internet: download and watch videos, listen to music, play games online, edit and send high quality photos, use the online applications for business. The agreement on joint development of fourth-generation network serves as a decision problems in implementation of modern communication technologies, as well as overcoming the digital divide in the country. Today Russia is one of the leading countries in the world in terms of mobile penetration (160%). With the development of fourth-generation networks, it will be among world leaders as geographical coverage and number of users of LTE, and the level of mobile communications in general.