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Head of the Department for Providing Radio Frequency Resources at VimpelCom, Darya Fedorchenko, confirmed in her report that the company is "preparing to conclude forward contracts." She noted that, when formulating functional and technical requirements for manufacturers, the company lowered them, but in such a way that this would not affect the customer experience. VimpelCom is currently trying to convey these requirements to all interested parties; it is actively jordan cell phone number list testing prototypes and pilot samples of Russian 4G and 5G equipment (the fourth and fifth generations of communications) in laboratories and inviting domestic manufacturers to participate in its procurement procedures, Fedorchenko added.

representative said that they are participating in the initiative and are negotiating with potential suppliers. A MegaFon representative said that they are also planning to sign forward contracts with Russian manufacturers of telecommunications equipment this year and are currently discussing their terms.

According to Alesya Mamchur, the industrial competence center for mobile communications has already approved the creation of Russian base stations by ICS Holding and the NTR and Bulat association, as well as the development of software for the core of the mobile communications network by Protey. The costs of the listed projects are estimated at 30 billion rubles. She did not specify what part of this amount the state will be ready to take on, and what part - the manufacturers themselves. According to Alesya Mamchur, the center has made the creation of an LTE base station (4G standard) a priority, since the lack of a Russian device of this class is the main problem in conditions where there are no foreign vendors, and network coverage needs to be both maintained and expanded. At the same time, she noted that so far not a single industrial competence center has implemented projects, but the mechanism developed by communications operators was recognized as successful, it is intended to be taken as an example by members of other centers, for example, transport (there are four such centers in the areas - railways, airports, aviation, sea and river transport).