Beeline Kazakhstan is a telecommunications brand that operates in Kazakhstan. LLP "KaR-Tel" and LLP "2Day Telecom" became included in the group of companies VimpelCom in 2004. Since 2009, PJSC VimpelCom has been a subsidiary of VimpelCom Ltd., which was rebranded as Veon in 2017 and is headquartered in Amsterdam. In July 2008, Beeline became the first company to receive the official permission to provide cellular services in the GSM 900 and 1800 standard in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 

Alias
KaR-Tel LLP
Country
Kazakhstan
Type
Mobile Network Operator
Ownership
VEON
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Beeline Kazakhstan 3G Network

3G UMTS services were launched in January 2011 over the B1 (2100 MHz) band.

Network Frequency Band Status
B1 (2100 MHz)
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 3G Network
Launch

Beeline Kazakhstan 4G Network

In April 2010 Beeline was the first in the CIS countries to deploy 4G demonstration zones based on LTE B13 (700 MHz) technology in Astana and Almaty. Commercial launch of 4G LTE services came in July 2016 over the B3 (1800 MHz), and B20 (800 MHz) bands. B1 (2100 MHz) LTE was also available in limited regions. The company has a network sharing agreement with KCell, which operate joint infrastructure nationally.

LTE-A "4G+" services began around May 2018, and use 2C CA to provide peak data rates of up to 187.5 Mbps (10+15 MHz). Many regions are however limited to 10+10 MHz (150 Mbps). In October 2018 the company announced an upgrade to LTE-A Pro, implementing 3C CA, 4X4 MIMO and 256QAM to achieve peak data rates of 475 Mbps.

NB-IoT was launched July 2018, following the company's partnership with KazTransGas JSC to implement smart gas meters in Kostanay, which began March that year.

4G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status
B1 (2100 MHz)
10
Active
B3 (1800 MHz)
15
Active
B20 (800 MHz)
10
Active
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 4G Network
Launch