Huawei, a Chinese tech giant, announced that it won a tender to build 4G network for the subway of Ukraine’s capital, as UrduPoint reported.
“It will be Huawei's largest subway telecom system project among the 27 Central, Eastern European and Scandinavian countries, reads the company's statement,” the message reads.
For now, there is only 2G coverage in Kyiv’s subway, except for one station where data is not available.
"Huawei has experience in implementing mobile communication system projects subways such as those in Paris and Hong Kong. I hope that residents and visitors of the capital will soon be able to enjoy all the benefits of modern mobile technologies," Alexander Serbin, Huawei Ukraine's business development director, said.
The tender was launched in October 2018 and completed in late July.