Utel (Ukrainian: Утел) is a telecommunications company in Ukraine. It is a subsidiary of Ukrtelecom, government-owned fixed phone operator. Utel launched country's first commercial 3G cellular network based on the UMTS/HSDPA standard on November 1, 2007.Currently UTEL is only network in Ukraine that provides UMTS 2100 service (other providers provide CDMA technology).It's 3G coverage exists only in main cities.