Huawei to deploy largest pre-commercial LTE network in Mid East
27 Apr 2010
Mumbai: Telecommunications network provider Huawei today said that it has been appointed by Saudi Telecom Company (STC) to deploy the Middle East's largest pre-commercial LTE network in Saudi Arabia.
The first phase of the project has been delivered successfully, offering peak downlink data rates of up to 100 Mb/s per user with commercial LTE data cards in the field.
The roll out of this pre-commercial LTE network is expected to be completed by the end of 2010, covering major metropolitan areas such as Riyadh and Dammam.
"The network has been tailored to improve operator services, decrease cost per bit and increase spectrum efficiency," the Chinese network equipment maker said in a statement.
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In addition, Huawei has deployed its IP microwave products of RTN900 series into STC's LTE backhaul.
''Huawei projects data services will increase 500 to 1000 times in the next decade," saidYing Weimin, president of LTE product line, Huawei. "With surging demand for data applications, the entire industry is facing the significant challenge of how to effectively deploy and operate a profitable mobile broadband network.''
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