Huawei Completes Middle Eastern HSDPA Rollout

Huawei says it has successfully deployed what it says is the largest High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) network in the Middle East, for Etisalat in UAE. This network covers 97% of the populated areas in the country and Etisalat was able to support more than one million 3G end-users that signed up within the first five months of 2007.

Etisalat's original 3G network was solely constructed by Huawei in 2003. In 2006, Etisalat again contracted Huawei as its sole partner to expand its 3G infrastructure as well as upgrade the network to HSPA.

Huawei has built unified 2G/3G networks and mobile value-added data service platforms, as well as transmission and data communication equipment for Etisalat in Egypt. Huawei also provides 2G/3G solutions for Etisalat's subsidiary Mobily in Saudi Arabia and infrastructure required for a GSM network covering 1,500 cities and towns for Etisalat's subsidiary Ufone in Pakistan.

Mr. Han Junjie, Vice President of MENA region, Huawei said that "With the regional footprint, Huawei will be more experienced to build high-quality networks helping Etisalat to be among the leading operators in the world."

Posted to the site on 5th July 2007