VimpelCom, MegaFon, MTS and Rostelecom build an underwater fiber-optic "Sakhalin-Kamchatka, Magadan"

JSC "VimpelCom" (trademark "Beeline"), OJSC "MegaFon", OJSC "Mobile TeleSystems" (MTS) and OJSC "Rostelecom" signed an agreement of intent to jointly build an underwater fiber-optic communication line (PVOLS) "Magadan, Sakhalin -Kamchatka. " According to preliminary estimates, the total cost of the project, work on which will begin in 2012 and will be funded on an equal basis, could reach 2.4 billion rubles. new submarine line will link the city of Okha on Sakhalin and Magadan to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. As a result, the maximum system capacity of 8 Tbit / s (80h100G), and the total length of lines - about two thousand miles. The parties expect to complete the work within two years. Companies believe that together they can significantly reduce construction costs PVOLS, and the creation of this line will provide advanced telecommunications services residents of the Far East of Russia, especially in areas with complex landscape and climatic conditions.