Among Ukrainian Internet providers, Kyivstar‘s Home Internet has the largest gigabit network. During the full-scale invasion alone, the company invested more than UAH 44 million in the development of gigabit Internet.
At the beginning of 2024, the number of Kyivstar fixed-line subscribers reached 1.15 million, and more than 70% of them have access to gigabit tariff plans.
Modernization of equipment
Thanks to the rapid modernization of gigabit equipment, Kyivstar Home Internet subscribers can increase their speed from the standard 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps.
This became possible in large cities: Kyiv, Dnipro, Lviv, Rivne, Khmelnytskyi, Lutsk, and Ternopil. However, gigabit Internet is already available in cities of regional significance: Bila Tserkva, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Netishyn, Drohobych, Mukachevo, Novovolynsk, Boryspil, and others.
“With the number of gadgets and users in Ukrainian homes constantly growing, increasing the standard speed from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps is a hygienic improvement in the convenience of Internet access. That is why our focus in 2021 is to modernize our equipment in different cities of Ukraine for the qualitative development of Gigabit,” says Sergiy Sukhoruk, Head of Fixed Line Communications at Kyivstar.
Gigabit tariffs
Subscribers can choose a tariff plan that provides gigabit speed and instead of the standard 100 Mbps, they can get Internet at speeds up to 1 Gbps. This allows users to download large files faster, connect more devices without sacrificing speed, and watch videos on large screens in the best quality.
Before switching to a plan that supports gigabit speeds, users should make sure that their router supports it. If it does not, you should replace it.
Kyivstar Gigabit speed is available in most tariff plans of the Home Internet service. To test it, current subscribers can change their tariff to one that allows them to use speeds up to 1 Gbps, try it for 50 UAH/month or connect the appropriate Superfast.
New Kyivstar fixed-line customers can use the Try Gigabit service and test gigabit speeds for free for the first 3 months.
Connecting shelters and houses for IDPs
In addition, Kyivstar continues to connect shelters across the country to the Internet free of charge. During the full-scale invasion, 1490 shelters were connected, and the amount of investment in this initiative reached over UAH 700 thousand.
The company has also provided free Internet access to 1550 modular homes for IDPs and will continue to do so upon request to wifi@kyivstar.net.
