China's ZTE has clinched an exclusive bid from Colombia's Emcali to build the country's first WiMAX 16e network. For the project, ZTE will provide Emcali core network equipment, wireless access equipment and various outdoor/indoor terminals. Emcali, which was awarded by the Colombian government WiMAX licenses two years ago, has been required to make the network commercially available by end of this year.
Under the project, ZTE will also provide WiMAX base stations to help Emcali offer extensive mobile wireless coverage in the Colombian regions of Cali and Popayan. Upon completion of the project, Emcali will be able to offer WiMAX mobile services besides providing fixed line phone services, network transmission and IPTV businesses.
"ZTE is committed to providing our customers with the highest quality of customized solutions to meet their specific business requirements. Emcali is not only a well-known fixed telecom operator in Colombia, but also one of our best long-term partners. Through the partnership with Emcali, we can leverage our pioneering visions and state-of-the-art technologies to achieve win-win relations, contributing our technology strengths in driving WiMAX's growth and development in Colombia and Latin America markets," said Mr. Su Jian, Chief Representative of ZTE Colombia.
Posted to the site on 25th August 2008
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