MTS launches 3G trial in Uzbekistan

Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) has announced the launch of a trial 3G network in the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent. The Russian company plans to cover the entire city and to announce the commercial launch by the end of the year. Additional cities will be covered in 2009, including Samarkand, Bukhara and Andijan. Chinese equipment vendor Huawei Technologies was selected by MTS to provide the 3G infrastructure, as well as technical support and employee training.