Qvantel Opens Managed Services Centre in Ukraine to Support Kyivstar’s Digital Strategy
Helsinki, 15 September 2025 – Qvantel, a leader in Digital business support systems (“BSS”), today announced that they have extended their partnership with Kyivstar, the leading digital operator in Ukraine, by establishing a managed services centre in Kyiv.
Kyivstar is a long-term partner of Qvantel and has been using Qvantel’s Digital BSS to support their B2C and B2B customers for mobile, fixed broadband and digital services since 2021. With the investment in opening a new facility in Kyiv, 100 BSS experts will ensure that the Qvantel BSS supports the strategic and operational goals of Kyivstar and accelerate the digital transformation of Ukraine.
As part of the VEON Group Kyivstar is aligned with the Group’s digital operator strategy and is helping increase digital inclusion in Ukraine by offering a wide range of beyond connectivity services to consumers and business customers.
“The resilience shown by Kyivstar and Qvantel to transform the BSS systems and provide day-to-day services in very challenging times has been remarkable,” said Andriy Zhukovskiy, CIO, Kyivstar. “As we roll out new digital services including information and entertainment it’s important that our BSS supports these services and enables Kyivstar to provide connectivity and essential digital services. We welcome the investment that Qvantel has made in the new managed services centre in Kyiv, their commitment to Ukraine and we are looking forward to this partnership supporting the economic recovery of Ukraine.”
“By investing in Ukraine and hiring local BSS experts to work alongside their colleagues from Kyivstar, we are proud to play our part in helping to create opportunities in Ukraine,” said Matti Roto, Chairman and CEO of Qvantel. “In our facility, Qvantel and Kyivstar teams will work together as one to help provide essential communications and digital services in Ukraine and enable Kyivstar to grow and create new opportunities. We look forward to a long and successful partnership with Kyivstar.”
About Qvantel
Qvantel is leading the evolution of Digital BSS. Qvantel Flex BSS is a no / low code, cloud-native Digital BSS that is enabling communication service providers (CSPs) to quickly transform to digital service providers. By pioneering the use of no / low code technology in telecoms, Qvantel Flex BSS enables CSPs to react quickly to new opportunities and develop new offers, processes and business models.
Headquartered in Finland, with offices worldwide, Qvantel is a global, product-based company. Our customers include leading CSPs, telecoms groups, MVNEs / MVNOs and digital-first sub-brands. Qvantel software delivers the best customer experience for mobile, fixed broadband, content and digital services. For more information, visit www.qvantel.com
About Kyivstar
Kyivstar Group Ltd (Nasdaq: KYIV; KYIVW) (“Kyivstar”) is a Nasdaq-listed company and Ukraine's leading digital operator, serving nearly 22.4 million mobile customers and over 1.1 million home internet fixed line customers as of June 30, 2025. Kyivstar and its subsidiaries provide a wide range of connectivity and digital services, including mobile and fixed line voice and data, ride-hailing, e-health and digital TV, as well as enterprise services like big data, cloud and cybersecurity solutions. Together with its parent company VEON, Kyivstar intends to invest USD 1 billion in Ukraine during 2023-2027, with focuses on infrastructure and technological development, charitable donations and strategic acquisitions. Operating in Ukraine for more than 27 years, Kyivstar is the first Ukrainian company to be listed on a U.S. stock exchange. For more information, visit https://investors.kyivstar.ua.