MTS sells high-speed broadband (up to 1 Gbps), fixed telephony, pay-TV, and mobile services directly to residential and business consumers across Russia and Belarus (Source), (Source),, (Source).
MTS deploys and owns its own full-fibre (via GPON FTTH/FTTB) and legacy copper infrastructure (Source), (Source),, (Source).
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About
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC (MTS) is an ISP and Network Operator that deploys and owns its own full-fibre (via GPON FTTH/FTTB) and legacy copper infrastructure while selling high-speed broadband (up to 1 Gbps), fixed telephony, pay-TV, and mobile services directly to residential and business consumers across Russia and Belarus since its founding in 1993 as a joint venture of Moscow City Telephone Network, Deutsche Telekom, and Siemens, with major milestones including the 2010 acquisition of Comstar for fixed-line expansion to 7.5 million households, the 2023 completion of full ownership of Zelenaya Tochka Group's 13 regional ISPs in 12 cities, and ongoing GPON upgrades for 5G backhaul; as of November 2025, MTS continues to operate independently in its current state as Russia's largest telecom provider with over 87 million subscribers, majority-controlled by AFK Sistema (49.94% stake after a 2022 adjustment for sanctions mitigation) without dissolution or major structural changes (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
Operator Characteristics
Retail-only ISP?
No
MTS is not retail-only; because MTS builds and operates its proprietary FTTH, FTTB, and ADSL networks through MGTS and regional acquisitions alongside retailing services to over 9 million fixed broadband customers (Source), (Source).
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
No
MTS is not wholesale-only; as MTS primarily retails broadband and related services directly to end-users via its monobrand stores and online portals, though it provides limited wholesale connectivity to MVNOs like Svyaznoy Mobile without broad infrastructure access for other ISPs (Source), (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
MTS is not business-only; since MTS provides FTTH, FTTB, and ADSL broadband plans to both residential households (e.g., up to 1 Gbps home packages) and businesses (e.g., leased lines, IoT, cloud services) nationwide, with tailored enterprise options for high-capacity connectivity (Source), (Source).
MTS owns MTS ADSL, a legacy DSL service over copper lines providing broadband up to 100 Mbps in areas pending fiber migration (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
MTS owns MTS FTTB, a fiber-to-the-building network with Ethernet distribution to apartments offering speeds up to 500 Mbps in urban multi-dwelling units across Russia (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
MTS owns MTS FTTH, a full-fiber optic network delivering triple-play services (broadband, voice, IPTV) up to 1 Gbps primarily in Moscow and select regional cities through subsidiaries like MGTS and acquired Zelenaya Tochka assets (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).