YAKUTSK, June 10. /TASS/. Russia's major telecommunications infrastructure project, Arctic Synergy, will come to 25 settlements in Yakutia in 2027 and to 28 settlements in 2028, Yakutia's Minister of Innovation, Digital Development and Information and Communication Pyotr Nikolaev told TASS.
On November 28, 2025, during the Digital Diamond federal forum, Yakutia launched Russia's biggest telecommunications infrastructure project - Arctic Synergy. The ceremony featured Russia's Minister of Digital Development Maksut Shadaev and Yakutia's Governor Aisen Nikolaev. The Arktiktelecom regional telecom operator is implementing the project.
"In 2026, fiber-optic communication lines will be installed in eight settlements, in 2027 - in 25, and in 2028 - in 28. By the end of 2028, about 50,000 residents in the region's 61 settlements will be connected to the fiber-optic communications line," the minister said.
Work on the project continues as planned, Arktiktelecom's CEO Andrey Kolesnik said. "The key stage, being actively implemented now, to supply fiber‑optic cables for the entire project, will be completed by the end of 2026. This guarantees the continuity of construction and installation works. We have chosen main contractors for the 2026 facilities - they are local construction companies that know very well the specifics of work in Yakutia," he said.
