Unitary enterprise A1 (Belarusian: Унiтарнае прадпрыемства «А1», A1) is the largest private telecom, ICT & content service provider in Belarus.

[11] In May 2009, the carrier signed an exclusive agreement with LLC JV BelCel on the provision of CDMA2000 broadband Internet access services (EV-DO Rev.A).

[12] In 2014, VOKA digital television was launched, construction of the company's proprietary data center began and the official online store was unveiled.

In December 2019, the company announced about three-year strategic partnership with infrastructure operator beCloud aiming to develop 4G mobile communications standard in Belarus.

[28] In April 2019, the company started providing free Wi-Fi Internet access in 18 electric trains of Belarusian Railway.

This made it possible to almost double the capacity of the existing 3G network within the coverage area of the second carrier in the Minsk, Vitebsk and Mogilev regions.

Prior to January 2005, Cypriot SB Telecom controlled 69.9% of shares in velcom, CJSC Beltechexport and Republican Unitary Enterprise Beltelecom had 30% and 0.1%, respectively.

Furthermore, Business Network (Delovaya Set) Internet provider transferred most of its private and some corporate subscribers to velcom (Minsk).

[53] Most of the operator's Internet access rates are package offers, i.e. they imply simultaneous subscription to digital television services under the VOKA brand.

In 2018, the VOKA service began to feature exclusive content of its own production: the VOKA local section with reviews, documentaries, mini-reality films and TV shows; the "Sports" section with broadcasts of matches involving Belarusian clubs and national teams; live broadcasts of concerts, music festivals, cybersports tournaments, conferences and forums.

[65] Association was created to promote esports in Belarus, develop and support professional players, coaches and referees, hold competitions and further international contacts.

As of June 2010, the company operated 3,301 base stations and 28,754 transmitter receivers in 1,360 settlements across the country,[80] as well as eight switches: three in Minsk and one in each regional center.

project has been implemented by company since 2016 till 2020 in cooperation with the Belarusian Children's Fund with the support of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Belarus.

The objective of the project is to assist in the timely diagnosis and detection of early visual impairments in school-age children residing in rural areas.

The sponsorship involves several directions for development of children and youth sport, including creation of the A1 Junior brand and purchase of the new equipment for the club's players.

Following the results of the event, the company provided financial assistance to the civic association “SOS Children's Villages Belarus”.

Thanks to the participants in various sports activities following the event, A1 provided sponsorship to the Republican Center for the Rehabilitation of Disabled Children for the purchase of high-tech innovative diagnostic equipment.

[95] Since 2019, A1 has been holding a project "Pershyaya", in which high school students from all over Belarus present ideas on the topics of technology, culture, ecology, inclusion, and urbanism.

[98] The partnership helped organize a free live broadcast of the theatre's iconic performances via the VOKA video service, including "Radio Prudok", "Two Souls", "The People of the Marsh","Paulinka"and other.

[101] On February 21, 2020 A1 presented the project “LANGUAGE” (“МОВА”), in terms of which interactive art installations are being set up in the biggest cities of the country.

[102] From May till December, sculptures in form of letters which serve as street furniture and make up together the word МОВА were installed in Gomel, Brest, Mogilyov, Vitebsk and Grodno.

The company implements the concept of an energy-efficient "green office", minimizes the use of paper, introduces electronic document management and conducts separate collection and sorting of garbage.

[106] In 2022, all A1 stores will organize their own collection system for electronic equipment for subsequent transfer for safe disposal, which will reduce the impact on the environment globally.

[111] In 2021, A1 and UNFPA (United Nations Fund for Population Activities) launched an educational program for improvement of digital literacy of older people.

The aim of the project is to inform and raise awareness of a large number of people about fraud problems, methods of protecting their data and Internet security.

[114] Since the launch of the A1 #Think5seconds campaign, more than 1,000 participants, including social workers, "silver" volunteers and older people, have successfully completed online training on how to avoid fraud when using a smartphone.[115].

The company has created a USSD-number and a short number for philanthropic contributions in favour of medical workers, free calls were made to the hotline of the Ministry of Health on issues of coronavirus infection.

According to a report by human rights activists, the company provides the Belarusian authorities with virtually unlimited access to its clients' conversations and their data.

[118] She worked for many years at “velcom” in sales and corporate customer departments and said in October 2020: “I don't think it's right that a company from the EU so obviously supports Lukashenko and his non-democratic values.

"[118] In October 2020 the International coalition #KeepItOn published an open letter with an appeal to Belorussian suppliers of telecommunication services to counteract the cutting off the Internet access.