Since December 1, 2009 the team of high-speed broadband Internet access players in Ukraine includes a new player. It’s “Ukrtransset” company that will operate under the brand «Summa Telecom». At the first stage the company covers more than 50 thousand households in Kiev: Internet services by “Ukrtransset” will use Obolon’ residents of Kiev.
Founded in early 2009 Ukrtransset is a member company of Russia’s Summa Telecom group. In Ukraine Russian invader has its own network based on FTTB technology ( «optics to buildings”), that allows to provide a fixed broadband Internet access at speeds up to 100 Mbps.
In 2010, Ukrtransset plans to significantly strengthen its position and reach over 150 thousand households, and by the end of the year – to become one of the leaders of the capital-market broadband Internet in the mass segment.
“The market for broadband access to the Internet in Ukraine in general and in Kiev in particular is in active growth phase. The level of penetration of broadband Internet in Kyiv, for example, is about 40%. The level of broadband penetration in Ukraine does not exceed 20%. For comparison: the level of broadband penetration in Moscow is more than 70%. It means that in the closest future the Ukrainian market will grow rapidly. Experience that Summa Telecom has acquired in Russia, as well as the professionalism of the Ukrainian team will allow Summa Telecom to take a significant market’s share”, – said Maxim Evdokimov, director of Ukrtranset.
