History of Development
1998
- On the basis of the order of the Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Republican State Enterprise "On optimising the signalling and communications management system", a subsidiary state enterprise Transtelecom was established.
1999
- A Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On measures for reorganisation of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy RSE and demerger of Transtelecom f Open Joint Stock Company with 100% state participation" was issued.
- Date of primary state registration of Transtelecom JSC.
2003
- Implementation of an automated billing system and a technical accounting system.
- A satellite communication network has been created.
- The installation and implementation of data link relay began, and a wide range of new services, including internet access, were made available to customers.
- The introduction of a digital automatic telephone exchange at the Almaty station.
- A centralized contract has been signed for connection to the network of Kazakhtelecom Joint Stock Company as a telecommunications operator.
2004
- Transtelecom OJSC was renamed to Transtelecom JSC.
- More than 30 new digital PBX have been installed.
2005
- The construction of the FOCL on the Almaty – Astana section, with a length of 1,340 kilometres, has been completed.
- Opening of the Communication Network Management Center and commissioning of a unified FOCL monitoring and administration system.
- A certificate of compliance with International Quality Management Standards ISO 9001-2000 was obtained.
2006
- Transtelecom JSC took part in the CEBIT international telecommunications exhibition in Hanover, Germany.
- Transtelecom JSC was awarded the gold medal of the International Foundation "For High Quality in Business Practice".
- In the city of Almaty, 2 operating telegraph stations APSK 120/120 and AT-PS-PD 72/64 were replaced with the first digital station "Vector-2000 Telegraph Switching Server".
2007
- The "POTOK" automated calculation system has been implemented.
2008
- Start of modernization of telegraph stations in Astana (2 units), Kokshetau, Karaganda, Kostanai, Ekibastuz with replacement of 6 operating AT-PS-PD telegraph stations by one digital Vector-2000 telegraph switching server.
- The "Primary Baseline Network" centre was created to coordinate the activities of the primary backbone network and FOCL sections.
- For the first time in the history of Transtelecom JSC, a 45 Mbit Astana – London channel was organized and put into operation for Orange.
- SDH network of KTZ NC operational and technological communication was built on the Almaty – Astana section (configuration of equipment, software, and testing).
- Territorial sections of the backbone network have been created in the cities of Almaty, Shu, Kokshetau, Karagandy, Astana.
- A virtual POP was organized in Moscow on M9, with a capacity of STM1 for rational use of Transtelecom resources, as well as for operational work on providing services to clients outside Kazakhstan.
- After completing testing of the STM1 level channel Astana – Petropavlovsk – Atyrau, it became possible to connect the telephone lines of the Atyrau branch with those in Almaty, Karaganda, Astana, and Kokshetau as well as to offer channel lease services to customers in Atyrau.
- Two VC3S Hong Kong – Almaty – Moscow have been tested for British Telecom. British Telecom projects have been implemented in other cities of Kazakhstan on Transtelecom transport network.
2009
- A contract was signed with Alcatel-Lucent for the supply and installation of a large backbone network. the project was funded by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
- The 128 satellite communication systems, which were commissioned a year earlier, passed the electromagnetic compatibility tests in the Republican Center for Space Communications and Electromagnetic Compatibility of Radioelectronic Means and were registered with the Agency for Informatization and Communication of the RoK following by permit for the radio-frequency spectrum.
2010
- Data transmission services for Tulpar-1 and Tulpar-2 branded trains Astana – Almaty – Astana were put into commercial operation (order of Transtelecom No. 174-P dated 01.06.2010).
- In order to organize transit telephone traffic in Almaty to the Public Telecommunications Network and pass-through traffic to international directions and networks of cellular operators, the operator networks of KazTransNet LLP and Space.KZ LLP have been connected to Transtelecom's network.
- The HUB (central control station) OP-39 was put into operation by the decision of the State Commission.
- The satellite ground data and voice transmission network "High-Speed Passenger Traffic" was switched to Transtelecom's control station in Astana (OP-39).
- A satellite data and voice transmission terminal has been installed on medical train No. 3 for the organization of the VCC based on the decision NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC.
2011
- The Department of Design and Development has carried out work on connecting Transtelecom to the Novoishimsky village to PDN.
- To organize communication channels and connect subdivisions of NC KTZ to the backbone, branches of the 3.9 thousand km backbone cable were created. At that time, the total length of the FOCL was 6.6 thousand km.
2012
- The first stage of the 96 km Aktobe – Kandyagash section of the FOCL has been completed.
- A monitoring control system (cable network) located along the FOCL route has been launched.
2013
- Channel organisation for the Astana – Schuchinsk Toll Road project and switch and router configuration for toll roads for EnergoRemService, Monitoring Service
- (VLAN), in collaboration with Kazsatnet and Astel, and Toll Collection Service, in collaboration with Kazteleport.
2014
- Work has been organized to install new SkyEdge-1 satellite earth stations at 20 railway stations.
- At the end of the year, 856 sections of diesel locomotives and 983 sections of electric locomotives were equipped with hardware and software complex EDT ACS (Energy Dispatching Traction automated control system) and put into commercial operation as part of the strategic project of the Energy Dispatching Traction System.
- The length of the FOCL is 8,139 km.
- Telephony, internet, and videoconferencing services for the Salamatty Kazakhstan, Jardem, and Densaulyk medical trains have been organised.
2015
- Commencement of the privatisation of Transtelecom.
- Deployment of the Kaizen Lean Manufacturing process for production improvement and management.
- In accordance with Resolution No. 1141 of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Certain Privatisation Issues for 2016-2020", Transtelecom is included in the list of assets to be transferred to the competitive environment in a priority order – 26% minus 1 share.
- In Paris, Transtelecom deployed 100G DWDM optical transport equipment by Ekinops on an optical network covering the entire country, including the border with China, which is part of a major network between China and Western Europe.
- Transtelecom joined the Kazakhstan Association of Automation and Robotics.
- Within the framework of the EDT ACS project, the equipment of locomotives with the ACS EDT software and hardware complex has been completed; in total, since the beginning of the project, 1,240 sections of diesel locomotives and 1,043 sections of electric locomotives have been equipped.
- The length of the FOCL is 10,954,2 km.
- Completion of research and development work on the HW Automated Control System. Start of replication work on the RoK railway mainline.
2016
- As part of the Transformation Roadmap, Transtelecom has been selected as a single integrator for the implementation of IT solutions, automation and telecommunications solutions for the KTZ NC Group
- Accreditation and commissioning of the Certification Center of Transtelecom.
- Participation in the largest annual conference devoted to the growth of the telecommunications transport network market in Russia and the CIS, the VII International Conference "Transport Networks Russia 2016."
- Official sponsorship of the World Women's Boxing Championship in Astana, where 12 licenses for the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro were played out.
- Entry into force of the sale and purchase agreement for a 49% stake in Transtelecom
- The National Business Rating Union reports that the company has been awarded 'Industry Leader' status.
- The Digital Mine information system was launched at a uranium mining company in South Kazakhstan.
- The company's first Summer Sports Contest welcomed 16 sports teams at the Khadjimukhan Munaitpasov Stadium.
- A memorandum of cooperation for the project "Provision of Broadband Internet Access (BBA) to Rural Settlements with Population Over 250" was signed during the bilateral meeting between China Telecom Global Limited and Transtelecom.
- Transtelecom acted as the general partner of the largest international exhibition and conference ASTEX 2016.
- The length of the FOCL is more than 15,000 km.
2017
- The results of the open two-stage competition for the sale of 26% minus 1 share have been summed up, the winner has been determined.
- Transtelecom's Development Strategy until 2026 has been approved.
- Launch of SOC-service for cybersecurity (Security Operation Center).
- A new organizational structure of Transtelecom has entered into force.
- Participation as a partner in the international exhibition "ASTANA EXPO-2017".
2018
- The contact centre of Transtelecom, with a single dialer number of 191, has been launched.
- Trademark change from "Transtelecom" to "TTC" as part of the rebranding
- Transtelecom JSC acted as an advertising partner of the Golovkin-Martirosyan boxing match
- Transtelecom ran a competition for recent undergraduate graduates to search for talented young people.
- Transtelecom and Waves Platform have agreed to work together to integrate the Vostok blockchain platform based in the company.
- Two new modular data processing centres have been put into commercial operation in Astana, near the building of the business centre "Emerald Quarter".
- Transtelecom, as the first cloud provider, connected a private cloud to the Unified Transport Network of government agencies.
- The successful long-term migration of SAP's KTZ NC virtual infrastructure from the old Transtelecom cloud to the new one, which began in July, has been completed.
- Transtelecom signed a contract for the largest joint PPP project in Kazakhstan to provide Kazakhstan villages with broadband Internet.
2019
- As part of the implementation of the "Smart Almaty" concept, free Wi-Fi hot spots have been launched at Almaty metro stations
- Transtelecom has been selected as the fiscal data operator in Kazakhstan; launching the FDO service.
- A new transit corridor from China to Russia and Europe has been launched with a capacity starting 500 Gbit/s.
- A single platform for cyber security services in Kazakhstan created in cooperation with Sberbank's subsidiary BI.ZONE.
- Victory in the "LEVEL UP" nomination in the international business award "WOW! HR", with the project "Involvement in improvements. Transtelecom gamification".
- Award in the nomination "Kazakhstan" with the project "TTC Digital HR" in the annual award "HR brand Central Asia 2019".
- A plan to provide rural settlements with Internet access has been implemented. the project covered 9 regions of Kazakhstan.
2020
- The project "Provision of broadband access to rural settlements of the RoK using FOCL technology" to connect 429 settlements to broadband access to the Internet has been completed.
- The project for the construction of 7 data centre buildings with IT resource infrastructure for the client in the cities of Karagandy, Kyzylorda, Aktau, Atyrau, Aktobe, Uralsk and Zhezkazgan was implemented.
- Functional Strategies of Transtelecom's segments have been approved.
- A new organizational structure has been introduced.
2021
- Unit Telecom LLP became the official owner of a 75% stake minus one share of Transtelecom JSC.
- In Almaty, free Wi-Fi points were launched at 9 metro stations as part of the "Digital Kazakhstan" project.
- Transtelecom has signed a memorandum of cooperation with operators from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan within the framework of TransCaspian Fiber Optic (TCFO).
- Transtelecom and Türk Telekom International signed a Memorandum of Cooperation within the TransCaspian Fiber Optic (TCFO) project. the parties plan to jointly develop the telecommunications corridor.
- Transtelecom joined the Association of Oil Service Companies of Kazakhstan.
2022
- TTC expanded the list of partner universities by signing memoranda with 20 educational institutions, including S. Demirel University, Astana IT University, Turan-Astana, Safi Utebayev Atyrau University of Oil and Gas.
- Plug and Play, Transtelecom, and Astana Hub announced the start of accepting applications from Kazakhstani start-ups. Priority was given to 5G projects and cloud solutions, cybersecurity, blockchain technologies, Web3, artificial intelligence, and business process automation.
- TTC and Astana IT University have agreed to open a lab for the development of open standards for cellular networks in Kazakhstan. the parties signed a Memorandum of Cooperation.
- TTC has launched a new TTC TV app. Now subscribers have the opportunity to watch their favourite TV shows anytime and anywhere.
- Employees of Transtelecom project team received an international certificate under the accredited programme for data centre operations in accordance with the Uptime Institute Tier Standard.
- Transtelecom took part in the Profit Cloud Day conference in Almaty. the event was dedicated to cloud technologies, data centres, and big data in Kazakhstan.
- Transtelecom successfully passed the full cycle of Design Documents due diligence and received the Tier III Design Documents certificate. It confirms that the data centre infrastructure is fully compliant with international requirements.
- The modernization of telegraph switching server Vector-2000 in Astana and the installation of telegraph gateways PTC Vector-VT in Almaty and Aktobe were completed.
- A project on the virtualization of CGNAT network functions with at least 100 Gbps of bandwidth was implemented.
- Transition of billing of all services of Transtelecom from Potok ASS to Forward ASS.
