Uzbekistan based mobile operator, Coscom - operating under the UCell brand - has launched a 3G trial network in Tashkent and Samarkand. The network has been provided by Nokia Siemens Networks.
For the trial, Nokia Siemens Networks undertook a network planning over a three month period, installing a Flexi 3G base stations, a radio network controller and Media Delivery Solution (MDS) to provide the 3G service.
"We are excited at having the privilege to be the pioneer in bringing this technology to the country and celebrating this historic event together with Uzbekistan," said Oguz Memiguven, Director General of UCell.
Mikko Ylä-Kauttu, Head of Customer Team at Nokia Siemens Networks, added: "We have been working with UCell for over a year and deployed a full 2G core network for them. With this upgrade to next generation technology, they will be in a position to provide more services to their customers while at the same time achieving greater network capacity. This is a bold step that they have taken and we congratulate them for it."
Figures from the Mobile World subscriber tracker report that the operator ended the first half of this year with just under 1.5 million subscribers, representing a market share of 17%.
Posted to the site on 24th September 2008
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