3G Coverage Enabled for Commonwealth Conference in Uganda

Alcatel-Lucent says that it has successfully deployed the first UMTS/HSPA network for Uganda Telecom (UTL) in time for the Summit of Head of States of the Commonwealth which takes place in Uganda. It is one of the first such deployments in the East Africa region. The new part of the network is seamlessly integrated in UTL's existing network.

Under this contract, Alcatel-Lucent has provided Uganda Telecom with its comprehensive radio networking solution including base stations, radio network and base station controllers (RNC/BSC), wireless network management system solutions and engineering tools. Alcatel-Lucent was also responsible for network design and complete network deployment, including network integration and maintenance services. Additionally Alcatel-Lucent has supplied a new generation of microwave systems to optimize the transmission of voice and data traffic from the base stations to the core network, with the capability to adapt quickly and efficiently to the growth in traffic and services.

Posted to the site on 25th November 2007