Last year, 4.2M Ukrainians switch to fiber-tic internet services

This was reported on Telegram by the Ministry of Digital Transformation, Ukrinform saw.

“Last year, we focused on scaling xPON so that pele could stay connected during power outages, and 4.2 million Ukrainians switched to fiber-tic technogy,” the report says.

Currently, more than 2,000 providers, or about 43% of those erating on the marker, offer internet communication services using the said technogy.

In the past year, the number of fixed internet users increased by 700,000 while service providers laid about 50,000 km worth of new fiber-tic networks.

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The Ministry added that mobile network erators installed over 3,400 base stations in 2024 and introduced 4G coverage in another 809 settlements across country.

This year, restoration of affected communication networks and telecom develment will remain the ministry’s key priorities. Preparations are now underway for pilot-testing 5G technogy in three Ukrainian cities.

As reported, the Ministry’s team discussed with internet providers sutions that would allow increasing the number of xPON users.