Rostelecom, Beltelecom sign new cooperation agreement

Russian national operator Rostelecom signed a letter of intent with Belarusian national operator Beltelecom. The two will cooperate on the commercial launch of the Nx10Gbps links connecting Moscow and Frankfurt. The links will cross areas of Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany. The operators plan to expand the capacity of cross-border links and their own network to 1Tbps in this direction. The operators also plan to develop a joint business providing telecommunications services in 2012-2015 under the agreement. The joint activity will include internet access mainly corresponding to needs of subscribers at Beltelecom, as well as renting international communications links for transit from Russia to Europe for customers at Rostelecom.