NTELOS Holdings has selected Alcatel-Lucent to provide 4G LTE network services for the nTelos Wireless network in West Virginia and parts of western Virginia.
The expansion will enable nTelos Wireless, which launched its LTE network in 2013, to serve an additional 2.1 million people.
nTelos Wireless is deploying Alcatel-Lucent’s 4G LTE solution, including Radio Access Network, Mobile Backhaul, and elements within its Evolved Packet Core (EPC) as part of its network expansion into West Virginia and parts of western Virginia.
Moreover, nTelos will deploy Alcatel-Lucent base stations supporting Sprint’s 1900MHz, 800MHz and 2.5G spectrum.
Alcatel-Lucent also will expand nTelos’ existing backhaul with its 7705 Service Aggregation Router and the EPC with the 9471 Wireless Mobility Manager.
Alcatel-Lucent is providing nTelos Wireless with a set of professional services including engineering, installation, integration, and project management.
Bobby McAvoy, senior vice president, Wireless Engineering and Operations for nTelos said: “This 4G deal will enable us to build a robust network in our footprint and to deliver an improved user experience to our retail and wholesale customers.”
nTelos Wireless, headquartered in Waynesboro, VA, provides nationwide voice and data coverage for approximately 458,100 retail subscribers based in Virginia, West Virginia and portions of Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky.
In addition, the company is also the exclusive wholesale provider of network services to Sprint in the western Virginia and West Virginia portions of its territories for all Sprint CDMA and LTE wireless customers.
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