MegaFon subscribers made ​​10 million calls to the test events in Sochi


The operator MegaFon mobile summarized the results of test events and the World Cup in Alpine skiing at the Olympic venues in Krasnaya Polyana. Mobile work during the competition provides 24 fixed and two mobile base stations to cover the local ski slopes. MegaFon was carried out large-scale reconstruction of the transport network in the Krasnaya Polyana: implemented the protocol HSPA + in the network 3G, which provided the data rate up to 21 Mbit / s. According to the company, in February-March, the ski resort of Krasnaya Polyana MegaFon subscribers made ​​more than 10 million calls and the consumption of a batch of Internet traffic has made ​​more than 100 TB. The operator said that preparing the mobile network in Sochi to receive the second test events and the World Cup in Alpine skiing at the Olympic sites during the past year. The Company believes that coped with the problem: millions of fans from around the world through the online broadcast of ski trails, organized by Vodafone, watching sporting events in real time. The company noted that all future major sporting activity in the Olympic Sochi will also be held with the technical support MegaFon. Reliable communication is also confirmed by representatives of training center for volunteers Sochi State University, which the company has connected 800 mobile numbers for effective communication services testing and refinement of mobile communications with the organizers, athletes and guests of the event.