Vodafone Ukraine, previously known as MTS Ukraine and Ukrainian Mobile Communications (UMC), is the second largest mobile network operating in Ukraine. The company, which was Ukraine's major cellular operator in 1993, was purchased by Mobile TeleSystems in 2003. In 2015, an expanded strategic partnership between Mobile TeleSystems and Vodafone led to the rebranding of MTS Ukraine to Vodafone Ukraine. The company is fully owned by NEQSOL Holding, an Azerbaijani holding company established in the 1990s. It acquired 100% of Vodafone Ukraine shares in December 2019.
3G Network
The company has provided 2G GSM services over 900 and 1800 MHz since 1997, and 3G UMTS services over the B1 (2100 MHz) band since April 2015 (despite rollout beginning 2007). DC-HSPA+ was deployed September 2015.
3G Frequency Bands
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3G Network Events
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Launch of 3G Network
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Launch
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4G Network
4G LTE was launched in April 2018 over the B7 (2600 MHz) band, with B3 (1800 MHz) coming online in July 2018.
Vodafone Ukraine finalised construction of its NB-IoT network in April 2019, after deployment plans were publicly announced in December 2018. The network is speculated to use part of the company's B8 carrier which is deployed in 3 and 5 MHz channel widths across the country.
Partial refarming of 2100 MHz into a B1 carrier was observed during 2023.
4G Frequency Bands
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10
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400
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20
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1700
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10
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2900
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5
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Active
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3676
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4G Network Events
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Launch of 4G Network
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Launch
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5G Network
Vodafone Ukraine began testing 5G in May 2024 using n77 spectrum.
5G Frequency Bands
5G Network Events
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