Cell-Phone Towers
Cell-phone reception in Russia has been affected due to shortages of equipment and spare parts caused by Western sanctions, according to local media reports.
Foreign telecommunications companies including Nokia and Ericsson left Russia after the full-scale invasion began, and domestic equipment for cell-phone towers do not yet meet the requirements of operators in the country.
This, among other factors, has "forced operators to operate under unprecedented equipment shortages," analysts told Kommersant.
Five senior telecoms executives and other industry sources told Reuters in December 2022 that Russian cell-phone users will likely experience slower downloads and uploads, an increase in dropped calls and ones that won't connect, and longer outages.