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Wireless Networks

Ceragon upgrading Idea’s backhaul in India

Indian number three Idea Cellular has selected backhaul solutions from Ceragon for a major TDM network upgrade.

Thousands of wireless backhaul connections around the country will be bolstered to facilitate the data growth visualised from providing 3G and future technologies to Idea’s 125 million customers.

“The mobile market needs in India are constantly changing, with an ever growing need for higher bandwidth connectivity,” said Anil Tandan, Chief Technology Officer of Idea Cellular. “With the explosive growth in data demand over the past few years, it is critical to... understand the unique challenges of our market and offer flexible solutions that can grow over time.”

“India is a huge marketplace for growth in high-capacity mobile infrastructure and companies like Idea Cellular are leading the deployment of next-generation systems throughout the region – both rurally and in urban centres,” said Ira Palti, President and CEO of Ceragon Networks.

According to the Director General of the GSMA, India is the world’s second largest mobile market with approximately 900 million mobile connections.  The mobile penetration rate, based on connections, is currently 72% and is forecast to rise to almost 100% by 2017. 

Mobile broadband adoption in India is set to rocket over the next five years, from about 35 million mobile broadband connections to a potential 400 million mobile broadband connections by the end of 2017, the target date according to India’s National Telecom Policy for high availability broadband throughout the country.

 



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