Nokia and China Telecom enhance 4G coverage and capacity in China
August 12 2016 - 3:08AM
- 4G network expansion across 19 provinces to meet growing
subscriber demand
- Agreement will provide faster access to mobile Internet
services as well as improve coverage in urban and suburban
areas
SHANGHAI, China, Aug. 12, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nokia and
China Telecom have signed an agreement to expand the deployment of
4G technology in 19 provinces in China, allowing China Telecom to
enhance coverage and capacity as well as the quality of experience
for subscribers, while paving the way toward the introduction of 5G
technology.
By expanding the radio access network, China Telecom will meet
growing subscriber demand with ubiquitous 4G coverage and faster
access to the Internet and online content, as well as improve
access in urban and suburban areas. The agreement with Nokia will
also lay the foundation for China Telecom's intended launch of
Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services in 2017.
China Telecom's subscriber and traffic growth has been growing
rapidly: at the end of June the operator had nearly 207 million
mobile subscribers, with 90 million users of 4G devices, an
increase of more than 31 million during the first six months of
2016. Last year the company saw 4G traffic increase by more than
six times, and it is predicted to account for more than 90 percent
of mobile data traffic on the network by 2017.
About the solution:
- Nokia is deploying its 4G technology in 19 provinces in China:
Shanghai, Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi,
Fujian, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Heilongjiang, Hebei, Henan, Sichuan,
Anhui, Liaoning, Guizhou, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia.
- Rollout includes Nokia's Flexi MultiRadio 10 Base Stations
- Nokia Global Services - including project management, network
design and installation - and also Care hardware and software
maintenance services will also be provided. Nokia optimization
experts will use Nokia NetAct(TM) to maximize the performance of
the network for subscribers.
Mike Wang, Head of Nokia
Networks China and ASB joint management team, said: "This
agreement with China Telecom builds on our long history of
collaboration. Our deep-rooted knowledge of the Chinese market will
enable China Telecom to meet the demands of an ever-growing and
dynamic 4G subscriber base."
Resources
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- Web Page : Flexi MultiRadio 10 Base
Station
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