2015-09-06
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The telecommunication services market in Kazakhstan is dynamically developing. Our Company has proved the ability to keep up to date. Working more fifteen years at the domestic telecommunication market shows its competitiveness and professionalism. Our decisions and technical development allow providing the users of Kazakhstan the advanced services and service in telecommunication sphere.
Therefore, we offer a wide spectrum of telecommunication services:
- services of telematics services;
- system integration and distribution;
- designing and consulting;
- installation and service;
- corporate and departmental networks.
There had been a ‘correction’ in the number of mobile subscribers in Kazakhstan in 2013, the overall picture of the telecom market remains one of positive developments. Coming into 2014 mobile penetration had passed 180%; the country was also claiming an impressive figure of 54 internet users per 100 people. Most importantly, by early 2014 mobile broadband services comprised around one third of the total mobile subscriber base as this service platform continued on a rapid growth path. The country’s healthy telecom market has come about on the back of a growing economy (despite the occasional setback) and a program of positive regulatory reform within the telecom sector. Legislation adopted in 2004 largely laid the foundation for liberalisation and development of the country’s telecom industry and put an end to the monopoly enjoyed by Kazakhtelecom, the state-controlled telecom operator.
In addition, the rapid and successful development of telecommunications in the country encouraged a number of foreign companies – both service providers and suppliers - to establish a presence in this emerging market. Since 1992, international operators and manufacturers have been active in Kazakhstan in providing services and installing state-of-the-art equipment, especially as part of the country’s international telecom network. Companies such as Motorola, Lucent, Siemens, Alcatel, Nokia, Daewoo and Nortel Networks have all been active in the market. Recognising the long-term potential of this market, many foreign telecom companies have been looking to invest and form partnerships with local telecom enterprises.
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By 2005 four private operators had been licensed to provide international and long-distance services in competition with the incumbent Kazakhtelecom. They were state-railway subsidiary TransTelecom, KazTransCom (a subsidiary of the national oil company), Ducat and Astel. In a rapid reshaping of the market, up to 1,500 new telecom service providers of various kinds had been licensed by 2005.
Kazakhstan has a relatively energetic fixed-line market with six operators providing fixed-line telephone services to about 4.5 million subscribers. There had been long waiting lists for fixed-line telephone services over the years. Despite the opening up of the market the bulk of the country’s fixed services (93% in 2012) were being provided by Kazakhtelecom.
As already noted, of special note has been the healthy growth in internet activity in Kazakhstan, with the move to broadband access in particular taking place at a rapid rate. Fixed broadband subscribers as a proportion of the population had reached an encouraging level, with the market expected to continue its current expansion. By the same stage, however, fixed broadband was being completely overshadowed by the rapid mobile broadband expansion.
