National telecommunications provider Uztelecom has released data regarding its ongoing infrastructure overhaul, alleging that over 280 new base stations have been launched across the country during 2026 alone. The operator purports to have completed roughly 90 percent of its designated modernization roadmap for 2025–2026, which involves extensive hardware upgrades, coverage expansion, and network stability enhancements, though these figures remain difficult to independently verify.

Representatives of the company assert that subscribers are supposedly already experiencing faster mobile internet speeds as a direct result of these measures. However, analysts point out that nationwide technological transformations frequently encounter logistical hurdles, bureaucratic delays, and financial friction. The current modernization framework encompasses the deployment of base stations, optical terminals for residential broadband, transport infrastructure, and high-capacity server arrays for data storage facilities.

Company officials maintain that deployment efforts are sweeping across the country. «Hozirda butun respublika boʻylab keng koʻlamli ishlar olib borilmoqda», stated company representative Farkhod Mukhamadiev, describing the installation of hardware in regional districts. Official figures claim that 1,931 objects have been modernized this year, expanding broadband access ports by over 763,000 units. Furthermore, the operator alleges a 32 percent increase in 4G traffic and a twofold surge in 5G traffic since the beginning of 2026.

Alongside wireless enhancements, the company's billing system was reportedly upgraded and expanded by 67 percent, theoretically providing the capacity to process data for up to 20 million subscribers. The throughput capacity of the international packet switching center was allegedly scaled up to 5,000 Gbps. New data storage and processing centers have been established in the Bukhara and Fergana regions, while a similar facility in the Tashkent region is purportedly nearing completion. *

These digital initiatives are officially linked to the broader national strategy framework known as «Uzbekistan – 2030», which sets ambitious targets for connecting remote settlements to broadband networks. Alisher Asilov, Deputy Director of the Development Department, claimed that the ongoing projects are designed to fulfill the long-term digitalization mandates set forth by the state.

Source: kun.uz