Mobile and Wireless

China Mobile selects Alca-Lu to expand GSM/EDGE network in Pakistan

By Team Diginews4u ⋅ April 1, 2009 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅ Post a comment

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a contract worth $52.87m with China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China obile, to expand its existing GSM/EDGE network. The expansion, which is now underway, will allow CMPak to provide improved commercial services in northern Pakistan by the end of the first quarter of 2009.

Alcatel-Lucent will have the full responsibility for building the network, providing design, deployment and integration services. The company will also provide project management and maintenance services to help CMPak lower its network operational costs.

Alcatel-Lucent, through its flagship company in China Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, will supply CMPak with its GSM/EDGE radio access solution including its latest Base Station Controller platform and TWIN transceivers, along with microwave transport solutions for improving interconnection among base stations and providing mobile traffic backhauling capabilities.

The company will also provide a comprehensive suite of network integration services such as network optimisation, system support and general project management, to enable CMPak to introduce new technologies and services in the future.

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Tags: EDGE, GSM, Radio