Comstar Completes Building Long Distance Network in Russia

Comstar United TeleSystems, a combined telecommunications operator, and the CIS, have announced the completion of building its inter-city and international network in Russia.

Comstar has reported that the total volume of capital investments in the project amounted to approximately $14 million.

The company has signed interconnection agreements with all Russian zonal operators as well as international providers. All the company’s nodes and points of presence are connected with channels, including rented ones.

Comstar built the network according to practices and codes adopted by the telecommunications industry. Comstar’s local and international network is based on NGN technology used for providing voice services and new multi-media solutions. The NGN network runs on Nortel switches and media gateways.

Sergey Pridantsev, president and CEO of Comstar, said: “Upon the receipt of the access codes, Comstar will be able to provide integrated telecommunications services in one package which serves as an additional competitive advantage for us as a universal telecommunications operator, as well as a necessary condition for a successful and large scale regional development.”