GSM WLL Service for Chile

The people of Santiago, the capital city of Chile, are to become the first in the country to have access to a GSM WLL system - being provided by ZTE of China in a contract with the local IDD (International Distance Dialing) operator Transam.

The system is a mixed solution between mobile and fixed networks and is based on GSM technology, using fixed wireless terminals to realize WLL technology. It will bring advanced communications technology to the 200,000 inhabitants of Santiago. This is the latest success for ZTE in South America during 2004 and follows major contract wins with Brazilian CDMA operator VIVO and Telefonica in Peru.

"South America is an important and fast-growing market for ZTE and we are committed to providing competitive, customized solutions to operators right across this continent, " said Mr Liu Jian Jun, general manager of ZTE Chile.

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Posted to the site on 8th December 2004