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31st January 2005 - Laos is to become the latest country
to get 3G technology, following a contract placed with
ZTE Corporation – China’s largest telecommunications
equipment provider.
Local operator Sky Telecom Co Ltd is to deploy a national
CDMA 2000 1X EV-DO network from ZTE covering Vientiane
(the capital city), Savannakhet, Thakhek, Pakse, Luangprabang
and other areas connecting to Thailand. The network
will provide services such as IP-Phone, EV-DO high data
rate, voice, wireless local loop (WLL), G3 fax, packed
data and other value-added services. This EV-DO network
will operate at 800MHz, taking Laos into the 3G era.
“The network is the first CDMA 800MHz network
commercially applied in Laos and will enable Laotian
people to enjoy the most advanced communication services,”
said Mr. Nares Homsirikamol, CEO of Sky Telecom Company
Ltd.
“We also expect it to set a world class example
of a CDMA network operating at 800MHz for the interest
of possible future involvement with neighboring countries
like Kampuchea, Myanmar and others.”
ZTE has already deployed its 20 million lines of CDMA
equipment for more than 50 operators in more than 40
countries including Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Egypt,
Algeria, Nigeria, Kenya, India, Indonesia and Vietnam.
“We are one of the few suppliers that can provide
a total solution across all the wireless technologies
and so network operators like Sky can develop their
systems with us knowing that we are totally committed
long term,” said Mr. Qian Qiang, President of AP
Region, at ZTE.
“We are also extremely proud of the quality of
our staff – more than 80% of our personnel worldwide
have a degree – and our back-up service, which
means we are always there when our customers need us.”
This new contract in Laos comes only a week after ZTE
announced it was to supply a key Intelligent Network
(IN) system to support the IDD Prepaid customers of
MobileOne Limited – the innovative and fast-growing
Singapore mobile network operator. ZTE and its local
partner, ADDvantage Consulting Private Limited, are
to supply a feature-rich IN System for M1 on a turnkey
basis. The system includes ZTE’s SCP, SMP and the
SSP based on the award wining ZTE ZXJ10 digital switch.
Together, the two organisations will provide system
implementation, integration, maintenance and consultative
services to M1.
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