Volga route "Astrakhan - Nizhni Novgorod" link provided MegaFon

The operator MegaFon increased network availability at a popular river route - from Astrakhan to Nizhni Novgorod. As a result of the monitoring network along the river Volga from Astrakhan to Nizhni Novgorod MegaFon spent upgrading and setting up the equipment. As a result, throughout the popular river route 3 times increased network availability, assured communications over the entire width of the Volga. In total coverage "on water" from Astrakhan to Nizhni Novgorod create about 1,300 base stations MegaFon. 95% of them - the third-generation equipment. The organization of quality due to the way of the Volga has played an important role not only for tourists but also for industrial vessels, according to the company: in the navigation on the Volga swim more than 250 cargo and passenger ships of the fleet. According to technical director of the Volga branch of MegaFon Michael Ikonnikova, providing mobile communications ships of particular technical difficulty. This is because the radio waves in the water quickly "decay", the metal casings of ships also provide a physical barrier to the passage of radio waves. Therefore, liaison to the navigable river routes, the company pays special attention to.