Unitel Mongolia, also known as Universal or United Telecommunications, is a prominent corporate group in the information technology sector. The company, headquartered at Central Tower in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, was established on December 23, 2005, as the BSB consortium. As a GSM mobile phone operator, it commenced operations on June 26, 2006. By the end of its initial launch year, Unitel had acquired 200 thousand subscribers, marking the largest acquisition in one year in Mongolian telecommunication history. In terms of ownership, Unitel became a fully indigenous company in November 2010 when Mongolian shareholders acquired all shares from the Korean side. The major shareholder of Unitel is MCS Holding, which is the largest privately held organisation in Mongolia. Over the years, Unitel has merged with several other companies including MCSCom, Monsat, Skynetworks, Skynetcom, and Univision, forming the UNITEL GROUP in 2011.
Alias
Unitel LLC
Country
Mongolia
Type
Mobile Network Operator
Unitel Mongolia logo

3G Network

Unitel has operted standard 2G GSM services over 900 MHz, and launched 3G UMTS services over B1 (2100 MHz) band in December 2008.

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

4G Network

The company launched 4G LTE services in April 2016 over 15 MHz in the B3 (1800 MHz) band, and commercially launched B28 (700 MHz) in November 2016.

LTE-A was launched in January 2017, with Unitel offering its Ger Internet WTTx solution over 40 MHz of B40 (2300 MHz), extending mobile broadband into 363 regional areas in Mongolia.

LTE Band 7 was later added, some time prior to 2023.

4G Frequency Bands
Network Frequency Band Max. Channel Bandwidth Status Known EARFCNs
B3 (1800 MHz)
15
Active
1350
B7 (2600 MHz)
Active
3375
B28 (700 MHz)
10
Active
9460
B40 (2300 MHz)
20
Active
39150, 39152
B40 (2300 MHz)
20
Active
39350, 39494
Date Event Subtype
Launch of 4G Network
Launch