Huawei Wins African GSM Contract

Huawei says that it has been selected by Comium Mobile to build its GSM network in Cote d'Ivoire . The contract includes providing a full turnkey GSM, GPRS, 3G and Intelligent Network in Cote d'Ivoire.

The project adopts Huawei's innovative EnerG GSM solution and new generation GSM Dual Density BTS. Comium Mobile is committed to go commercial live by 1st quarter 2007.

"Comium is aggressively pursuing the acquisition of new licenses across West Africa. The success we are enjoying in Liberia and Sierra Leone is inspiring us to grow regionally by providing differentiated customer experience through the provision of innovative products and services including affordable GSM solutions, broadband internet and international voice service offerings. Huawei is an enabling partner for this mission with its technically advanced solutions that help us deliver on our vision to bring new means for the human communication needs," said Dr. Nizar Dalloul, Chairman and CEO of the Comium Group.

"There is increasing demand for a wider range of telecom applications and services in West Africa," said Mr. Ding Shaohua, General Vice President of Huawei Technologies. "We have been working with Comium Mobile since 2004 on the development and implementation of its GSM networks in Sierra Leone and Liberia and this new contract cements the relationship between the two companies. Comium Mobile is an ambitious operator in the region with great focus and growth potential. We are jointly working with their world-class team to help them meet their aggressive targets and to bring the latest telecom solutions to West Africa."

Statistics from The Mobile World database notes that Cote d'Ivoire currently has a market penetration of 14.9% - with some 2.6 million mobile phone users."

Posted to the site on 21st September 2006