The Moscow City Government intends to deploy in the Moscow metro single cellular network. It will be built on the basis of a single operator, the infrastructure of which is expected to create specifically for this project. The cost of building the network, according to Hamid Bulatov, deputy head of the city Department of Transportation will be about 5 billion rubles. Project should be recouped in 6-7 years.
contest to create a network are planned before the end of the year. Winner will be required to keep the network in operation for two years. This is the first official confirmation of the desire of the city authorities to get a special operator in the subway, the first rumors about it began to emerge in the spring.
A single operator not only improve the ease of use of telephones in the subway, but also make it safer – as when dealing with offenses and in emergency response.
At this point in the metro are presented MTS, Beeline, Megafon and MaksimaTelekom – operator free access to Wi-Fi, which is already available at half the branches. Operators definitely interested in participating in the contest for the creation of a network, but before the publication of its conditions clear refrain from comments. In addition to these statements, the tender may be interested TTC and MGTS.
Rostelecom offered to provide its fiber optic link to the subway, which owns through its subsidiary Macomnet. They may need to connect the BS.
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