OREANDA-NEWS.  July 31, 2012. The dealers’ meeting of one of the leading mobile communication operators in Uzbekistan, working under brand Ucell, which took place in Tashkent, was devoted to improving the quality and range of services to subscribers. It was attended by the representatives of the mass media.

It was noted that independence and mobile communication in Uzbekistan are of the same age. The large-scale reforms conducted in the country on the initiative of President Islam Karimov has created wide opportunities for the development of the most modern information and communication technologies, without which today it is impossible to imagine any sphere of our life. It fully applies to mobile communications.

A favorable investment climate has contributed to active attraction of investments, including foreign ones, in the development of the industry, which is fully being supported by the state.

As a result, according to the official statistics, today, Uzbekistan is among the ten countries with the highest index of mobile communication development. At the same time, its tariffs in Uzbekistan are one of the cheapest in the world and most affordable in the CIS countries. In addition, cellular communication in our country is a catalyst for the development of high-speed Internet and online services in general.

Ucell was established in 2007 as a part of the Swedish-Finnish group of companies TeliaSonera, acting in nearly 20 countries, including the Central Asian region and was rebranded with its current name in 2008. During this period, several major investment projects were implemented to expand the existing network, its modernization and the introduction of the most modern services.

Ucell in Uzbekistan, first among mobile operators launched 3G services and now is a leader in the third generation network coverage, as well as one of the first who carried out a pilot run in the 4G mode, which is projected to be available for users by the end of the year.

The operator sells 3G-modems, smartphones and other devices with its own brand and best internet packages at reduced prices to its subscribers. Tariffs for mobile Internet services are constantly decreasing.

Thought-out price policy, focus on the demand in the cellular communication market and the introduction of all new types of services became the basis of the fact that in recent years the number of subscribers of Ucell has increased for 8 times and by March 2011 exceeded eight million. In the first half of 2012 compared to the same period of last year, the number of corporate users has grown for 30 percent.

At present, due to a sharp increase in the number of subscribers, the operator has taken steps to improve the quality of service, including the external internet channel increased by 50 percent and the quality of voice communications was improved. Efforts to modernize and optimize the company’s telecommunications network are continuing.

The dealers who are already there are about 2.5 thousand play an important role in improving the quality of services, stressed the Director of Ucell Sales Department Elchin Jabarov. They work not only in the cities but also in remote areas of the country. Offices are equipped with all necessary equipments and conditions have been created for clients. Training of dealers and exchange of experiences with foreign colleagues are held regularly. In recent years, about USD 1 billion have been invested to the development of Ucell network.

Ucell, supporting the idea of ecologic clean “green company” is going to cut energy consumption of basic stations by more than 20 percent this year. The company plans to introduce solar energy at 100 basic stations, which consume large volume of electricity and located in rural areas.

It also participating in the implementation of social projects and supporting the development of sport in the country. The company is an official sponsor of Pakhtakor football team and recently it has become the communication partner of the National Olympic Committee, which will provide mobile communication with the Motherland of our athletes participating in the 30th summer Olympic Games in London.

Representatives of Ucell answered all questions of dealers and journalists who participated in the meeting, stressed that the company’s development is directly linked to the prosperity of Uzbekistan and tends to make to this dynamic process its contribution.