Uztelecom

Uzbektelecom is a telecommunications company that provides services throughout Uzbekistan, with its headquarters situated in the capital city of Tashkent.

Uzbektelecom is a company that offers a range of data transmission services, including internet access, virtual private network (VPN) services, video conferencing, and the development and implementation of corporate networks. They also offer international telephone services through prepaid cards, which are made possible by the use of the international voice gateway VoIP. Uzbektelecom provides these services using dedicated lines that utilize xDSL and RadioEthernet technologies, as well as dial-up access.

Uzbektelecom JSC provides international telephone communication through two international switching centers, maintaining partnerships with international operators. The general brand of Uzbektelecom JSC has been the Uztelecom trademark since 2011. Through a single sales office, the Company provides subscribers with mobile communication services, Internet connection, television, city telephony, and cloud storage.

Uztelecom also includes a range of telecommunications services for the corporate sector: fixed telephony, wired and wireless broadband (broadband access), PD (data transmission), VPN (virtual private networks), IP telephony, IPTV, virtual office PBX, videoconferencing, mobile communications, mobile PD. The company also provides new generation telecommunications services for the retail sector and small businesses: services based on IP technologies — Internet access, IP telephony, IPTV, universal payment cards for IP telephony and Internet services, etc. At the same time, mobile communication services are provided based on the CDMA-450 and GSM standards.

Uzbektelecom JSC has stakes in eight joint ventures that provide mobile and fixed-line, long-distance and international communications, data transmission and Internet services.

Since November 18, 2013, Uzbektelecom JSC was awarded a certificate of compliance with the requirements of the O'z DSt ISO 9001:2009 (ISO 9001:2008) standard based on the results of the certification audit.

On January 12, 2017, Uzbektelecom JSC conducted a recertification audit and confirmed the certificate of compliance with the requirements of the O'z DSt ISO 9001:2009 (ISO 9001:2008).

In 2018, Uzbektelecom JSC successfully passed certification with the transition to the new version of The o'z DSt ISO 9001:2015 standard.

History

 * 1992–2000

Uzbektelecom was established in 1992.

In 1995–1996, the state enterprise began to be privatized through the formation of multiple joint stock companies, including Uzbektelecom International. In 1997, the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan was reorganized into the Uzbek Post and Telecommunications Agency, followed by the establishment of regional joint stock companies providing telecommunications services.


 * 2000–2005

From 2000 through 2002, Uzbektelecom was reorganized from a holding company to an operating company, merging the regional telecommunications companies into Uzbektelecom.

In 2003, Uzbektelecom began providing CDMA-450 wireless radio access. As of 2003, the wireless radio access system was working in Samarkand and the Djizak regions. During the years 2004 and 2005, Uzbektelecom implemented improvements to enhance international telephone access and internet connectivity.


 * 2006—present

As of 2007, mobile CDMA communication services were available in all regions of Uzbekistan. In 2011, Uzbektelecom was rebranded as Uztelecom, with sub-brands Uzmobile and Uzonline. In 2012 and 2013, Uztelecom continued to expand its coverage, providing CDMA wireless services to 71% of the country, and installing fiber-optic lines between cities within Uzbekistan and to international destinations.

In April 2023, Uztelecom began trialing its 5G network in the city of Tashkent in preparation for a full scale 5G rollout.