Beeline Russia

News Summary:

On July 9, 2026, Beeline Russia completed a project connecting the Moscow Metro's ticketing system with the Federal Tax Agency, deploying secure data transmission links and integration works to inform the agency about payment transactions according to legal requirements. Previously, on July 8, the operator finalized a new stage of mobile network modernization along the Moscow Central Ring Road, renewing base stations and achieving maximum download speeds of 281.5 Mbps and upload speeds of 80.5 Mbps during test drives, with average speeds of 62.9 Mbps and 28 Mbps respectively. This followed its announcement on July 6 that it deployed over 37,000 base stations across Russia in 2025, increasing its total by 14.8 percent year-on-year to 243,900. By the end of 2025, its LTE network covered 92 percent of the national population, and VoLTE calls accounted for 56.5 percent of all network calls, with capital expenditure rising 21.8 percent to RUB 79.5 billion. Earlier, on June 11, Beeline Russia signed a cooperation agreement with Sferus for joint 360-degree video surveillance projects for corporate customers in key Russian economic segments, designating Sferus as a technological partner. This came after the company signed a cooperation agreement on June 9 with the Information Centre of the Ministry of Transport at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, aimed at the digital development of national transport infrastructure, encompassing digital modernization, innovative service implementation, and telecommunications infrastructure development for transport needs.