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40-832: UMC may stand for: Organizations [ edit ] Companies and businesses [ edit ] Vodafone Ukraine , formerly Ukrainian Mobile Communications, the second-largest mobile operator in Ukraine Union Metallic Cartridge Company , a subsidiary of Remington Arms ("Company" is not normally included the acronym, resulting in "UMC") United Microelectronics Corporation , Taiwanese semiconductor company Unicorn Microelectronics Corporation, its American subsidiary Universal Media Corporation, Sharp Corporation manufacturing subsidiary in Poland Urban Movie Channel ,

80-508: A license to provide services in the UMTS standard, which belongs to the third generation of mobile communications (3G). Under the terms of the tender, the operator undertook to launch a third-generation network within 18 months after the tender in all regional centers of Ukraine, and 6 years in all district centers and all settlements with a population of over 10 thousand people. In April 2015, Kyivstar started providing 3G services. In June 2015,

120-484: A song by Bob Seger from Seven The U.M.C.'s , a rap group Universal Mind Control , an album by rapper Common UMC , a record label owned by Universal Music Group Other [ edit ] UMC - User Management Center UMC (Computer) , a Polish computer using negabinary arithmetic Uniform Mechanical Code Uppaal Model Checker USB mass-storage device class Undifferentiated mesenchymal cell Upper middle class Topics referred to by

160-480: A strategic partnership. In 2011 MTS Ukraine openly declared its interest in acquiring Utel , a subsidiary of Ukrtelecom , Ukraine's monopolist telephone company, after Ukrtelecom announced plans to divest its mobile business. Vasyl Latsanych was appointed as company general director this year. In October 2015 MTS and Vodafone expanded their strategic partnership; this resulted in the rebranding of MTS Ukraine as Vodafone Ukraine. On 11 and 12 January 2018,

200-538: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Vodafone Ukraine The company's main competitors are Kyivstar and Lifecell . Vodafone's network codes in Ukraine are +380 50, +380 66, +380 95, and +380 99 (postpay and prepaid users mixed within the codes). The new +380 75 code was allocated in 2024. The company Ukrainian Mobile Communications (UMC) introduced mobile services in Ukraine, Sotel initially using

240-483: Is located in Kyiv. Kyivstar is a part of the international telecom group VEON . VEON, Ltd. is a Netherlands-headquartered, NASDAQ , and EURONEXT-listed company with an investor base including thousands of shareholders in the U.S. and Europe and worldwide. VEON does not have, and never have had, a majority or controlling shareholder. Since 2006, Kyivstar has been implementing social responsibility projects. Following

280-501: Is one of the major strategic priorities of MTS Ukraine activity. MTS Ukraine activity is constructed on social responsibility with respect to the state, consumers, employees, partners, competitors and Ukrainian society in general. On March 15, 2007, MTS Ukraine became the first telecommunication company in Ukraine to receive the Certificate of European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) "Perfection Recognition", which confirms

320-478: Is the largest mobile operator and one of the largest broadband Internet providers in Ukraine , serving about 24 million mobile customers and more than 1 million fixed broadband internet customers ("Home Internet"). The company has obtained six network codes: 67, 68, 77, 96, 97 and 98, but customers are free to move to another operator and keep their phone number using mobile number portability . Together with

360-538: The analog NMT standard, then using GSM-900 and 1800 . In 1993 UMC Ukraine was Ukraine's SIM SIM major SIM SIM cellular operator . In 2003 Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) bought the company. In October 2006, MTS Ukraine terminated its NMT service with plans to use the spectrum for the CDMA-450 rollout. From late 2006, MTS Ukraine has developed its 3G mobile network with the CDMA-450 1xEV-DO standard. As of 2016

400-483: The 1800 MHz band. On July 1, 2018, Kyivstar started providing 4G services in the 1800 MHz band. On December 20, 2018, Kyivstar launched the Mobile-ID service for the whole of Ukraine. On July 11, 2019, Kyivstar announced its readiness to voluntarily transfer to the state part of the radio frequency band in the 900 MHz band so that other mobile operators that lack frequencies could receive them through

440-673: The Kyivstar, djuice , Kyivstar-Business, and Beeline brands. According to Kyivstar, the process of merging operators was completed by the end of 2012. In 2013, the provision of mobile financial services was launched, in particular the Mobile Money service, which allows subscribers to top up bank cards and pay for goods and services of various companies from mobile phones. In the ranking of the 500 largest companies in Central and Eastern Europe compiled by Deloitte, Kyivstar took 146th place,

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480-493: The Ministry for the development of the tourism industry and the promotion of Ukraine in foreign and domestic tourism markets. On December 27, 2017, Kyivstar started connecting subscribers to the Mobile-ID service, which provides the possibility of electronic identification to receive electronic services. At the end of January 2018, Kyivstar was included in the list of large companies that provide more than 70% of all revenues to

520-475: The Ukrainian MTS network supports various value-added services based on GPRS / EGPRS / EDGE and SMS / WAP / MMS / USSD . MTS is the only BlackBerry service provider in Ukraine; it also provides Wi-Fi hotspots , mainly in large cities and at airports. A survey of 500 companies by GfK Ukraine Company and the magazine "Correspondent" rated MTS Ukraine as one of the three best employers in

560-939: The University of Arizona in Tucson University Medical Center Utrecht in The Netherlands University Memorial Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder Universities [ edit ] University of Minnesota Crookston University of Mississippi Medical Center University of Missouri (University of Missouri–Columbia, non-standard; MU is the preferred acronym) Other organizations [ edit ] United Methodist Church Uppsala Monitoring Centre (WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring) Music [ edit ] "U.M.C. (Upper Middle Class)",

600-815: The Year in mobile communication. According to the results of 2020 and 2021 Kyivstar is the largest taxpayer in Ukraine among the companies in the field of communications and information. Oleksandr Komarov has been the President of the company since December 2018. As of March 2022, the company has tariffs (plans) for two groups of subscribers - prepaid and contract. Tariffs for prepaid subscribers range from UAH 125/4 weeks ( Smachnyy , Ukrainian for “delicious”) to UAH 250/4 weeks ( Tviy Optimum , “Your Optimum”) For contract users, tariffs range from UAH 135 / month ( Vash Start , "Your Start") to UAH 1,500 / month ( Vash Maximum , eng. - “Your maximum”). There are special rates for

640-466: The company operations in Ukraine's separatist entities on the occupied territories of Luhansk Oblast (on 11 January) and Donetsk Oblast (on 12 January) were discontinued after a fibre-optic line cut. This resulted in two million people losing mobile phone access. Until the Vodafone Ukraine line was repaired the remaining mobile phone carriers available in the region were the two operated by

680-456: The company rebranded, introducing changes in the company's corporate style and values, which now correspond to the new slogan of the operator: "Simple. Innovative. Better". November 14, 2016, was the 20th anniversary of the opening of the listing on the American stock exchange,  one of the most important milestones in the history of the international group of companies VEON, which includes

720-522: The country. In 2007 MTS Ukraine joined the United Nations Global Compact to acknowledge the obligations of the business sector with regard to universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. The company always gives great attention to advancing principles of social responsibility and to the 10 principles of The United Nations Global Compact. Corporate social responsibility

760-442: The elderly and people with disabilities: Dzvinky dlia batkiv ("Calls for parents") and Internet dlia batkiv ("Internet for parents"). As of 2021, it is the largest mobile operator, serving about 26,2 million mobile customers and more than 1,2 million fixed broadband customers in Ukraine. In 2021, Kyivstar continued to build 4G networks throughout Ukraine and provided 90.3% of the population has access to 4G services. In particular,

800-833: The first premium streaming service for Black TV and film. Owned by AMC Networks privately-owned subsidiary, RLJ Entertainment Hospitals and medical facilities [ edit ] United Medical Center, a hospital in Washington, DC Ljubljana University Medical Centre , the largest hospital centre in Slovenia University Medical Center, a hospital in partnership with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada University Medical Center (Tucson, Arizona) at

840-613: The first time in Ukraine, became the official mobile operator of the National Olympic Team of Ukraine , and the issue of Kyivstar GSM corporate bonds was recognized as the best financial transaction of the year in emerging international markets. On October 21, 2010, the process of integration of Ukrainian telecommunications operators Kyivstar and Beeline-Ukraine (ЗАТ «Українські радіосистеми» or CJSC Ukrainian Radio Systems and Golden Telecom) into one company began. The combined company provided telecommunications services under

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880-486: The first time on the market). Internet access services (including WAP) were introduced. The company became the first GSM-banking operator (StarCard). Subscribers are provided with an inter-standard roaming service. 2001 - Kyivstar became the leader of the telecom market of Ukraine by the number of subscribers. 2002 - GPRS data transmission services started. Kyivstar became the first mobile operator in Ukraine to provide roaming services in all European countries. The company

920-585: The fixed telephone network of many cities of Ukraine (for example, 2,000 numbers with indexes 695ххх, 696ххх in Poltava , 20,000 numbers with indexes 781хххх, 782хххх in Odesa , till July 2014 - 5,000 numbers with indexes 905ххх - 909ххх in Sevastopol ). Customers are free to change mobile operators keeping their numbers with mobile number portability . The company was founded in 1994 by Ihor Lytovchenko under

960-617: The ground. The company has been providing free national roaming in order to allow soldiers as well as civilians to remain connected, even in damaged areas. Kyivstar Kyivstar ( Ukrainian : Київстар ) is a Ukrainian telecommunications company, providing communication services and data transmission based on a broad range of fixed and mobile technologies, including 4G (LTE) services, in Ukraine . The Kyivstar mobile network covers all cities of Ukraine , as well as more than 28,000 rural settlements, all major national and regional routes, most sea, and river coasts. As of 2024, Kyivstar

1000-503: The high standards of communication-operator work. In 2007 MTS Ukraine was acknowledged as the most known socially responsible company in Ukraine according to popular opinion and by independent research by the UMG Company. In 2008, research by the independent PRP Group Company rated MTS Ukraine as the best in Ukraine as regards participation in the telecommunication market. In 2008, and MTS Ukraine's owner MTS and Vodafone signed

1040-567: The highest among Ukrainian mobile operators. On August 11, 2014, Kyivstar stopped serving its subscribers in Crimea and Sevastopol due to an armed attack on the company's office in Simferopol . In February 2015, Kyivstar announced the termination of telecom services in the temporarily occupied territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. On February 23, 2015, Kyivstar purchased

1080-505: The leaders in the OTT TV segment, providing access to more than 250 TV channels. Kyivstar has built the largest communication infrastructure in Ukraine - more than 48 thousand base stations. The company uses its fiber-optic network with a total length of 44,000 km and a bandwidth of over 380 Gbps . PJSC Kyivstar was founded and registered in Ukraine in 1994 and has been providing mobile services since 1997. The company's head office

1120-401: The main telecom services, Kyivstar provides FMC services (convergence of mobile and fixed communications), digital solutions - Big Data , industrial IoT , cloud services , mobile financial services, Open API "Kyivstar Open Telecom" and others. The company implements these products both independently and in partnership with large IT companies, including Microsoft . Kyivstar is also one of

1160-411: The name "Bridge". Subsequently, the name was changed to Kyivstar. 1997 - Launch of the mobile network. The company started providing mobile services on December 9, 1997. 1998 - The first in Ukraine to provide SMS services. 2000 - The first in Ukraine to provide access to mobile Internet using WAP technology. That year, free incoming calls within the network were introduced for all subscribers (for

1200-451: The national telecommunications operator Kyivstar. On the same day, Kyivstar was the first in Ukraine to launch tariffs that combine mobile, home Internet, and TV services in one offer - Kyivstar All Together. On March 23, 2017, Kyivstar initiated the reform of radio frequencies in the 1800 MHz band to provide all participants in the telecom market with equal opportunities to develop 4G communication. On April 25, 2017, Kyivstar announced

1240-401: The operator implemented a program to cover high-speed mobile Internet of all highways of international importance. At the beginning of 2022: Kyivstar provides GSM communication services throughout its coverage and roaming in 189 countries on 5 continents. In the first half of 2021, the operator became the leader in mobile Internet speed for the third time, according to Ookla research. With

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1280-548: The readiness of the network equipment to provide 4G communication services. To modernize the network, the company installed equipment based on the Single RAN solution (single radio access). This solution allows the use of equipment for various mobile communication standards, including 3G and 4G, within a single software and hardware complex of the base station. On November 29, 2017, the National Bank of Ukraine granted

1320-460: The results of 2016, Kyivstar became one of 29 Ukrainian companies, which, according to the American consulting group Deloitte , were ranked among the 500 largest companies in Central and Eastern Europe. In 2020, Kyivstar became the most expensive brand in Ukraine according to Korrespondent magazine, and the best employer in Ukraine in the TOP-100 rating. It was also rated the largest Company of

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1400-627: The separatist authorities. On 19 January the repair of the fibre optic line was completed and Vodafone Ukraine's services in territory controlled by the Luhansk People's Republic completely resumed. However, the territory controlled by the Donetsk People's Republic remained without a mobile connection; "the network does not work for reasons unknown to us" according to Vodafone Ukraine. On 23 March 2018, "Donetsk People's Republic" stated that Vodafone Ukraine could only resume operating in

1440-424: The start of 4G implementation, the average data download speed in the Kyivstar network has almost doubled, from 17.9 Mbit/s in 2018 to 33.2 Mbit/s in the first half of 2021, which is the highest among mobile operators in Ukraine. According to the company, in 2021: Kyivstar has originally been in the possession of six non-geographic network codes - 67, 68, 77, 96, 97, 98, and also has number capacities in

1480-499: The state budget of Ukraine. On January 31, 2018, Kyivstar received a 4G ( LTE ) license for the frequency of 2600 MHz. On March 6, 2018, the next auction of licenses for frequencies in the 1800 MHz band took place. According to its results, Kyivstar acquired the most frequencies in this range for UAH 1 billion 512 million. On April 6, 2018, Kyivstar launched 4G communication in the 2600 MHz band in 20 cities of Ukraine. On April 12, 2018, Kyivstar received 4G licenses in

1520-551: The subsidiary Kyivstar (StarMoney LLC) the status of payment infrastructure operator. On December 26, 2017, Kyivstar and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. Under the terms of the Memorandum, the parties agreed to exchange statistical information to determine the number of domestic and foreign tourists moving through the territory of Ukraine. The obtained data are used by

1560-475: The territory controlled by it if it would start to pay taxes to the unrecognised state. Something Vodafone Ukraine refused. In 2019 MTS sold its Ukraine operations to NEQSOL Holding , an Azerbaijani holding company founded in the 1990s. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Vodafone Ukraine has been committed to helping civilians victims of the security situation on

1600-689: Was certified according to the international quality system ISO 9001: 2000. In the fall of 2003, the charge for incoming calls was abolished. Kyivstar won the EuroMarket International Award of the European Market Research Center (EMRC), and the Ukrainian Investment Newspaper recognized Kyivstar as the most dynamic company in Ukraine in the TOP-100 rating. In 2004, Kyivstar demonstrated EDGE data transmission technology for

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