Yota, a wireless broadband company in Russia announced that it has deployed its new fourth generation or 4G network in Kazan, the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan. The company completed deploying the citywide network within a period of two months.

According to company sources the network trial was launched with a number of live demonstrations proving wireless broadband speeds of up to 100 Mbps in a lab environment and a suite of next generation wireless services such as live 3D-video conferencing and full HD video streaming.

Yota has invested $20 million in building the Kazan network which will be encompassing the entire population of the city which is about one million people with 147 base stations. Kazan is Russia’s third city and host to the Universiade, the world university games which is going to be held there in 2013.

During the launch ceremony Yota CEO, Dennis Sverdlov said, “Today not only marks a success for Yota, but serves as a milestone in the delivery of next generation wireless services that will transform the way people live and do business.”

“Yota is already expanding fast and deploying the latest 4G networks across a number of emerging markets worldwide. These particular markets are not hindered by the complexities of upgrading existing technologies, and don’t have any legacy of 3G premiums. As a result we will soon see these countries leapfrog the more developed Western economies when it comes to wireless broadband services,” Sverdlov added.

Yota has invested $500m for the development of its 4G network that covers seven cities in Russia and Nicaragua, said company sources.

Yota also demonstrated to the media and public the usefulness of 4G technologies in everyday life which includes integrated emergency services like security and healthcares services.

4G technologies can enable live wireless streamed 3D lessons with lesson plans and multimedia content to improve educational opportunities for remote communities. Improved healthcare services like remote access to patient’s medical records is possible. This will improve emergency response and the making of virtual appointments via video call for patients in remote areas.

In enhancing public transport, 4G can be used to monitor live video streams from the public transport network for improving security. It enables full HD streaming or wireless streaming of full HD or 1080p video. Yota serves about 600,000 customers and it operates in Russia and Nicaragua and is expected to launch its services across Belarus and Peru soon.