InstalSite

What InstalSite does

InstalSite (АО «ИнсталСайт») is a Moscow-headquartered engineering services company founded in 1998 that specializes in the construction, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of telecommunications networks across Russia. The company serves as a general contractor for major Russian mobile operators — VimpelCom (Beeline), MTS, and Megafon — as well as independent tower companies National Tower Company and First Tower Company. Its delivery resources are distributed territorially across Moscow, the Central Federal District, and the Northwestern Federal District, covering federal subjects that include Saint Petersburg, Leningrad, Novgorod, Pskov, Kaliningrad, and Vologda oblasts.

The service portfolio spans the full infrastructure lifecycle: site survey and design; construction and installation of base stations, switching nodes, and over 1,000 tall tower structures; integration of 2G, 3G, 4G, Wi-Max, and LTE wireless networks; deployment of optical transport infrastructure using microwave (MW), fiber-optic (FO), and point-to-multipoint (PtMP) technologies; vendor swap projects on commercial networks; technical supervision and audit; planned and emergency maintenance outsourcing; logistics operations; and equipment supply. InstalSite operates proprietary mobile laboratories for radio coverage quality measurement and conducts network parameter testing via drive tests. Execution metrics include over 30,000 base stations and controllers, over 1,000 tall structures, and over 2,300 km of mainline optical lines built as general contractor. A wholly-owned engineering subsidiary, ООО «Инжиниринговая компания ИнсталСайт», supports project delivery.

InstalSite generates revenue through project-based contracts with enterprise telecom clients, combining professional services (design, integration, supervision), managed services (maintenance outsourcing), and equipment supply. Mandatory Russian SRO memberships cover construction (ASK MSK), design (APK MAP), and survey activities (ASO MRI). The workforce of 100+ employees is credentialed by 150+ certifications from global telecom equipment manufacturers including Ericsson, Alcatel, Nokia, Siemens, Motorola, Nortel, and Cisco, reflecting an integrator model built around multi-vendor execution capability rather than proprietary technology or software products.

Name

InstalSite

Legal name

АО «ИнсталСайт»

Website

https://instalsite.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

InstalSite is a Moscow-based engineering services firm founded in 1998 that designs, builds, and maintains telecommunications networks for major Russian operators VimpelCom, MTS, Megafon, and tower companies across Central and Northwestern Russia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecommunications Infrastructure Services

SIC

Services-Telephone Interconnect Systems (7385)

akta.pro primary industry

Site Security, Monitoring & Remote Operations (NOC/IoT) (HDAIAKAH)

Keywords

• Telecommunications infrastructure services
• Network construction engineering
• Base station installation
• Optical fiber network construction
• Wireless network maintenance

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Construction Services: Project design, construction, installation, and commissioning services for telecommunications infrastructure. Includes technical supervision, project management, and system integration services.
2. Technical Maintenance and Support: Planned technical maintenance and emergency support for telecommunications equipment and network infrastructure, including outsourcing of technical support for cellular sites.
3. Equipment Supply: Supply of telecommunications equipment as part of integrated project delivery.
4. Technical Audit and Supervision: Technical audit services and construction supervision for communication network projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

InstalSite is a Russian B2B engineering services company that designs, builds, installs, commissions, and maintains telecommunications network infrastructure for major telecom operators and tower companies. Its work spans wireless networks across 2G, 3G, 4G, Wi-Max, and LTE standards, as well as optical transport infrastructure (microwave, fiber-optic, PtMP). The company also supplies telecom equipment, performs technical audits and supervision, outsources technical support for cellular sites, and runs mobile laboratories for radio-coverage measurement.

Product overview

InstalSite is a B2B engineering services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of telecommunications network creation and maintenance services. The core offering encompasses project, survey, construction, installation, commissioning and integration work for networks across multiple wireless standards (2G, 3G, 4G, Wi-Max, LTE). Supporting services include technical supervision, technical support outsourcing, technical audits, system integration project management, logistics operations, equipment supply, and mobile laboratory services for network quality measurement. The company operates as a services provider rather than a software product vendor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Telecommunications Network Creation Services End-to-end engineering, construction, installation, and commissioning of wireless telecommunications networks (2G, 3G, 4G, Wi-Max, LTE) for major Russian telecom operators. Includes base stations, controllers, switching nodes, and over 1,000 tall structures built since founding.
• Transport Infrastructure Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,300 km of mainline optical lines built as general contractor
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• EricssoncoreTechnology or Integration · 13 April 2007Global telecommunications equipment manufacturer providing technology and equipment for network infrastructure projects. InstalSite collaborates with Ericsson on telecommunications network construction and installation projects.
• AlcatelcoreTechnology or Integration · 13 April 2007Telecommunications equipment supplier providing network technology solutions for installation and integration projects.
• NokiacoreTechnology or Integration · 13 April 2007Telecommunications infrastructure equipment provider collaborating on network construction and modernization projects.
• SiemenscoreTechnology or Integration · 13 April 2007Telecommunications and IT equipment manufacturer providing solutions for network infrastructure projects.
• MotorolacoreTechnology or Integration · 13 April 2007Telecommunications equipment provider supporting wireless network construction projects.
• NortelcoreTechnology or Integration · 13 April 2007Telecommunications equipment manufacturer providing network infrastructure solutions for installation projects.
• ECI Telecom / VerazcoreTechnology or Integration · 13 April 2007Telecommunications equipment provider specializing in transport network solutions.
• CiscocoreTechnology or Integration · 13 April 2007Networking equipment and IT solutions provider for telecommunications infrastructure projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Crown Castle Inc. Crown Castle is a major US tower and fiber infrastructure operator comparable to InstalSite's MNO and towerco customers. Its continued network investment creates demand for third-party engineering and construction services of the type InstalSite provides.
• American Tower Corporation: American Tower is one of the largest global tower operators and would be a natural customer-type analogue to InstalSite's Russian towerco clients (NBTs, First Tower Company). Operating a comparable role in the passive infrastructure ecosystem, its procurement patterns drive demand for telecom construction firms.

Direct peers

• Dycom Industries: Dycom Industries is a leading US specialty contractor providing engineering, construction, and maintenance services to telecommunications providers, including fiber build-outs and tower/site work. It is the closest international analogue to InstalSite's business model of being a third-party telecom infrastructure builder serving major carrier customers.
• Primoris Services Corporation: Primoris Services provides infrastructure construction across utility, pipeline, and communications markets, with meaningful telecom site-build, fiber, and tower work. Its utility-side communications business has substantial operating similarity to InstalSite's turnkey telecom infrastructure delivery.
• Quanta Services: Quanta Services is a major North American infrastructure contractor providing design, installation, and maintenance for electric, gas, telecommunications, and renewable networks. Its communications business competes in the same outsourced telecom build space as InstalSite, executing large carrier-driven build programs.
• MasTec, Inc. MasTec is a large US infrastructure construction company with a significant communications segment building wireless networks, fiber backhaul, and tower infrastructure for telecom operators. Its communications services business mirrors InstalSite's engineering, site acquisition, and tower erection work for Tier-1 carriers.

Broad incumbents

• Huawei Technologies: Huawei is a global telecom equipment vendor with growing services and network integration offerings, including tower and radio access network deployment in Russia. As an incumbent equipment supplier that increasingly bundles construction services, it competes with InstalSite for turnkey operator contracts in the same geography.
• ZTE Corporation: ZTE is a global telecom equipment vendor offering radio access, transport, and increasingly bundled deployment services to operators. It is relevant to InstalSite as a broad incumbent competing for the same Russian MNO infrastructure programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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