The National Commission for State Regulation of Electronic Communications (NCEC) has granted Kyivstar permission to use the code "707", which brings closer the implementation of Direct-to-Cell (D2C) technology for connecting smartphones to the satellite network in Ukraine.
The National Commission for State Regulation of Electronic Communications (NCEC) has granted Kyivstar permission to use the code "707", which brings closer the implementation of Direct-to-Cell (D2C) technology for connecting smartphones to the satellite network in Ukraine.
"Following the results of the application of PJSC "KYIVSTAR" for the issuance of an additional mobile network code (Mobile Network Code, MNC), on March 19, the NKEC made a positive decision to issue a permit to use the code "707" within the country code in the mobile communications system (MCS) "255," the commission said in a statement.
Obtaining this code paves the way for the next stage of practical implementation of the joint project of the Ukrainian mobile network operator with the American company SpaceX on testing and further implementation of the new Direct-to-Cell (D2C) technology in Ukraine.
"In order for subscribers to be able to control and choose in which radio network of PJSC "KYIVSTAR" (terrestrial or satellite) to receive services, the satellite segment of the network must have a separate MNC code," the NKEK explains.
The implementation of D2C technology at the first stage will allow the operator's subscribers who have LTE/4G phones to exchange SMS and OTT messages, which will provide an alternative technological solution for providing services in critical situations and help solve the problems of covering remote, hard-to-reach areas of Ukraine.
