- Business
- PJSC Rostelecom operates as Russia's largest integrated digital services and products provider across all segments of the telecommunications market; it delivers high-speed broadband internet access to 12.4 million fibre users, pay TV services, mobile communications to over 48 million customers via partnerships including Tele2 operations, and partners with platforms such as Wink, Russia's second-largest OTT service by paying subscribers; the company also provides advanced solutions in e-government systems, cybersecurity, data centres and cloud computing including those for Beeline and MTS, biometrics via the Unified Biometric System, digital healthcare, education, housing and utility services, video surveillance, smart home technologies, telemedicine, emergency response systems like System-112, and import-substitution telecommunications equipment and software. Founded in 1992 and headquartered at 30 Building 1 Goncharnaya Street in Moscow, PJSC Rostelecom maintains nationwide operations interconnecting regional networks for long-distance and international connectivity via extensive fibre-optic backbone, backhaul, access networks including FTTB and GPON, satellite systems in Siberia and the Far East, and cellular infrastructure supporting 2G/GSM, 3G/4G/LTE, LTE private networks, Nb-IoT, MVNO/MVNE platforms, messaging VAS, DPI traffic analysis, billing, M2M/IoT device management, NGN/IMS fixed networks, VoIP gateways, IP PBX, and video conferencing; it serves millions of households, state authorities, private enterprises, and other telecom operators as the primary long-distance interconnect provider. Recent developments include presidential approval in May 2024 for a subsidiary to acquire Nokia's 49% stake in their 2018 joint venture RTC-Network Technologies focused on 5G and IoT technologies, enhancing domestic capabilities amid import substitution; earlier strategic moves encompassed full consolidation of Tele2 Russia assets, acquisition of DataLine as Russia's second-largest data centre provider, and VTB Bank's 2020 investment of RUB 35 billion for a 44.8% stake in RTK-DC to expand data centre and cloud services; the company continues advancing digital clusters under Strategy 2025, including social bonds placement in 2024 and ongoing regional digital projects.