Telecom Lead India: Mobile service provider Airtel has
selected Huawei to deploy its LTE 4G network in Karnataka.
This is the first LTE deal for Huawei in India. The
earlier deals were grabbed by telecom equipment companies such as Ericsson
(Augere’s MP and Chattisgarh circles), ZTE (Airtel’s Kolkata circle), and Nokia
Siemens (Airtel’s Maharashtra circle).
Interestingly, Alcatel-Lucent and Samsung are yet to sign
any LTE deals in the country.
Huawei will deliver the TD LTE solution comprising of
network infrastructure and devices.
High speed wireless broadband has the potential to
transform India, providing a robust platform for building the country’s digital
economy. With the pioneering launch of 4G LTE, Airtel has paved the way for data
revolution in the country by being at the forefront of India’s telecom
revolution once again,” said Sanjay Kapoor, CEO Bharti Airtel (India &
South Asia).
According to industry estimates, mobile data traffic in
the country will increase nearly 100-fold by 2015 and consumers will stream
nearly 600 hours of video content.
As a leading Telecom solutions partner with substantial
experience, we believe our innovative technology as well as strong delivery
capability will bring Bharti Airtel’s customers a better user experience and
value proposition,” said Cai Liqun, CEO of Huawei India.
Huawei has partnered with Bharti Airtel in Sri Lanka
& part of Bangladesh and is also the 3G provider in the state of Karnataka
& Tamil Nadu. Besides, they are also providing pan-India 4G optical
network, Carrier Ethernet infrastructure and NGN switches.
