Comstar signs up Cisco for Ukraine network (Russia)Russian operator Comstar has signed a partnership with Cisco for the delivery of equipment for a new multi-service network in Ukraine. A Sitronics subsidiary, Kvazar Mikro, will be the subcontractor for the installation and launch of the network. In December 2007, Comstar completed the tender for equipment to build and modernize the backbone transportation network in Ukraine and city multi-service communications networks in Kiev and Odessa. Initially, the Russian telecommunications operator will install Cisco’s hub router and backbone router and also aggregation and network management equipment in centres in Kiev and Odessa, after which other cities will be added to the backbone infrastructure. The initiative is scheduled to be launched in Q2. Comstar plans to use the network to provide its private clients with triple-play services and its corporate clients with virtual private networks, telephony and high-speed broadband. By 2011, the number of subscribers is estimated to exceed 125,000 in Kiev and Odessa.
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