Huawei has announced that Retelit S.p.A has selected Huawei to deploy its commercial WiMAX 802.16e network covering north and central parts of Italy where it own a BWA 3.5 Ghz frequency licence.
Under the agreement, Huawei will provide an end-to-end WiMAX 802.16e mobile solution including Base Station, Access Service Network (ASN) Gateway, Hybrid TDM-IP Microwave equipment and Network Management Systems. Huawei has also delivered the first batches of its WiMAX terminals, which are already in use in the areas where the network has been activated. Huawei's certified WiMAX Mobile solution by implementing advanced MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) radio technologies enables high-quality large capacity network coverage, making Retelit radio infrastructure one of the most advanced WiMAX mobile networks globally.
"Retelit's development plan are stringent, we are working hard in order to cover all the regions in the north and central parts of Italy," commented Mr. Gilberto Di Pietro, General Manager of Retelit. "As to Huawei, thanks to its experience and state-of-the-art WiMAX mobile technology, we can deliver the network to serve our customers with outstanding wireless broadband access service."
"We are proud to be contributing to the development of Retelit's broadband access field with our innovative solution," said David Wang, Managing Director of Huawei Technologies Italy. "This contract reflects Huawei's cutting-edge technology and continuous commitment to innovation in the WiMAX field. As a leading telecom solutions provider Huawei can leverage the R&D investments thanks to the common hardware and software platform for GSM, UMTS, LTE, CDMA, WiMAX, which enables us to support our customers to realise long-term developments."