MegaFon and Rostelecom signed forward contracts for Russian GSM and LTE base stations

Megafon signed a forward contract with the Yadro group of companies for the supply of domestic base stations (BS) GSM (2G) and LTE (4G), a source close to one of the Russian operators told Vedomosti. Representatives of MegaFon and Yadro (KNS Group) confirmed to Vedomosti that the forward contract had been concluded. The details of the agreement were not disclosed by the parties.

Earlier, the signing of a forward contract between Rostelecom and Yadro was announced by the operator’s president, Mikhail Oseevsky. The parties did not give exact figures on the number of stations and amounts, but Oseevsky mentioned that we are talking about “tens of billions of rubles.” Deliveries of “carrier-class radio access equipment” will begin in 2025 with intermediate stages of testing a line of products being created, a Yadro representative told Vedomosti.