OREANDA-NEWS. On April 01, 2009 Mobile services operator life:) announced the network strengthening in 2008 as well as its plans of increasing network coverage, capacity and quality in 2009, reported the press-centre of life:).

Having announced the plans for further network investment in mid 2008 life:) is glad to announce the first results of the infrastructure enhancement. In 2008 life:) has already improved its geographical coverage by 8,6% to general 84,4% of Ukrainian territory, where 93,8% of Ukrainian population lives. The TRX capacity of the network increased by 38,1%.

In 2009 life:) plans to reach 52,2% network growth in terms of capacity and will continue to grow geographical coverage. In order to gain new opportunities and possibilities for infrastructure development life:) has signed the cooperation with one of the world’s leading equipment manufacturer Huawei. According to the contract with Huawei life:) will install 3G compatible base stations to be ready for the next generation communication and the first phase of the project will start in the Western Ukraine region and the Crimea.

Tansu Yegen, the General Director of life:) commented: “Due to the efficient management and focus on operational efficiency life:) is continuing its development even in today’s turmoil. We will not only keep up our positions, but invest in further development of our network and services. By installing base stations of the new generation we will get ready for 3G technology, which might come to Ukraine by the end of this year. Geographical expansion is no longer our priority number one, but we will continue to increase number of base stations, paying main attention to the quality of communication and capacity of the network”.

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The national mobile services operator life:) is the leading operator on the market in terms of new customers acquisition, serving 11,2 million subscribers (as of YE 2008). life:) network covers the territory where 93,8% of population lives. life:) provides roaming opportunities in 168 countries via 411 roaming partners.

The operator was the first to introduce EDGE technology to the market and provides its customers with wide EDGE coverage via 66,1% EDGE enabled cells. life:) offers high quality mobile services for all segments of the Ukrainian society. Currently the rational expenses for mobile communications are of great significance to any subscriber. life:) offers its customers beneficial and transparent tariffs which grant freedom of communication and make the communication expenses predictable. 488 life:) customer care centers and exclusive sales points operate in 185 cities of the country. In addition to that, life:) subscribers can order life:) services through 34 600 non-exclusive shops.