What's the Story? Kyivstar won't quit on connecting Ukraine

Light Reading's Tereza Krásová joined the podcast to discuss how Ukranian services provider Kyivstar is addressing infrastructure and energy challenges to providing network connectivity to the region.

Kelsey Ziser, Senior Editor

July 13, 2023

Light Reading's Tereza Krásová joined the podcast to discuss how Ukranian services provider Kyivstar is addressing infrastructure and energy challenges to providing network connectivity to the region.

Kyivstar is a VEON-owned operator with the largest market share in Ukraine. Tereza discussed the challenges Kyivstar is facing in providing network connectivity to customers during wartime. We also discussed why Kyivstar plans to invest $600 million in the Ukrainian economy.

For a lightly edited transcript, please click the caption button in the video toolbar.

Here are a few topics we covered:

  • Highlights from Kyivstar's press roundtable. (00:56)

  • Challenges Kyivstar faces in providing connectivity in Ukraine during Russian aggression. (02:27)

  • Difficulties in supporting displaced Ukranians with roaming services. (06:39)

  • How Kyivstar works to provide network service during blackouts and with unreliable energy sources. (08:53)

  • Why Kyivstar plans to invest $600 million in the Ukrainian economy. (12:34)

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— Kelsey Kusterer Ziser, Senior Editor, Light Reading

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About the Author(s)

Kelsey Ziser

Senior Editor, Light Reading

Kelsey is a senior editor at Light Reading, co-host of the Light Reading podcast, and host of the "What's the story?" podcast.

Her interest in the telecom world started with a PR position at Connect2 Communications, which led to a communications role at the FREEDM Systems Center, a smart grid research lab at N.C. State University. There, she orchestrated their webinar program across college campuses and covered research projects such as the center's smart solid-state transformer.

Kelsey enjoys reading four (or 12) books at once, watching movies about space travel, crafting and (hoarding) houseplants.

Kelsey is based in Raleigh, N.C.

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