OREANDA-NEWS. December 30, 2009. MegaFon, the first pan-Russian mobile operator, provided free access to services in 3G network to its Stolichny Branch subscribers – representatives of mass media and guests of Sochi-2014 Information Centre in Moscow.

Sochi-2014 Information Centre in Moscow is the main information site of Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic games. Its purpose is to ensure maximally comfortable work of Russian and international mass media at the Games. The complex is a part of Sochi-2014 Integral Information Centre combining the Moscow site and a similar centre in Sochi. 

The centre located in the building of RIA “Novosty” is equipped with dedicated base stations providing access to the 3G network through HSDPA* technology. The rate of data transmission in the HSDPA-network is about 7.2 Mbps. The base stations installed in the Centre also provide operation of 2G-network through GPRS/EDGE technology. From November 27, 2009 through April 30, 2014 inclusively, the service of high-speed data transmission in 3G networks will be free for the subscribers of MegaFon’s Stolichny Branch in the Centre. Use of 2G network via GPRS/EDGE** will not be charged either.

Oleg Nikolaenko, Technical Director of MegaFon said, “Traditionally attention of millions of the Russians is locked on the Olympic Games. It is very important that information on the Games arrives in timely manner, because support of fans is the basis for success both of the Russian team and the games in general. MegaFon is striving to make its own contribution to this success providing the most modern technologies during Sochi Olympic Games. In this manner, as a result of this work, Sochi-2014 Information Centre is now equipped with high-speed mobile Internet access. Our task is to help the team of journalists working at the Olympics”.

The nearest plans of MegaFon involve equipping of Sochi-2014 Information centre in Sochi.

MegaFon is the official mobile partner of Sochi-2014 Winter Olympic Games.

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* HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) is a high-speed packet data transmission from a base station to a mobile handset.

** EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) is a digital technology for mobile communication functioning as an add-in to 2G and 2.5G GPRS-networks.

** GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is an add-in to the GSM technology providing packet data transmission. GPRS makes it possible for a mobile network user to exchange data with other terminals in the GSM network and external networks