Kyivstar restores operations: more than 95% of mobile base stations are in working order

Kyivstar restores operations: more than 95% of mobile base stations are in working order

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It is reported that the subscribers have access to voice communication, including in international roaming, and Home Internet services.

More than 95% of Kyivstar's mobile base stations on the territory controlled by Ukraine are in good working order. UNN reports this with reference to the press service of Kyivstar.

"Kyivstar's network is being restored after the largest cyberattack in the telecom industry. Over the past 24 hours, the company's specialists have restored international voice roaming services, eliminated the problem with call drops, and stabilized communication in Kyiv. Currently, more than 95% of mobile base stations on the territory controlled by Ukraine are in working order," the statement said.

It is reported that subscribers have access to voice communication, including in international roaming, and "Home Internet" services.

"Since yesterday, access to mobile data services has been restored, in particular in western Ukraine.  Today, the company plans to further restore data services. Technical work is being carried out gradually, in compliance with all safety requirements. The company will inform about 100% availability of services upon completion of all stabilization measures," Kyivstar informs.

 In some localities, short-term difficulties with the quality of communication may still occur, but the company's specialists will promptly eliminate them. We remind you that if your SIM card is not registered in the network, you need to restart the phone or turn on and off the airplane mode. Selecting a network in the phone settings also helps.

Addendum

Kyivstar has restored 4G in Kyiv.

Due to a technical failure in Kyivstar, subscribers of the network lost access to mobile communications and the Internet. "Kyivstar attributed the large-scale failure to a powerful hacker attack. The SBU opened a criminal investigation into the cyberattack on the network.