Cameroon’s leading high-speed ISP is partnering with Alcatel-Lucent to expand its presence in Africa with a TDD LTE ultra-broadband offering.
YooMee - previously known as 4G Africa - provides high-speed reliable Internet access and value added services to residences and businesses customers throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
YooMee is aiming to deploy TDD LTE in its new markets within the next 6 months. It will begin its offering in capital cities with an average of 35 to 50 sites in each, then expand to other cities.
Alcatel-Lucent will deploy a complete end-to-end TDD LTE solution consisting of eNBs, Wireless Backhaul and the Evolved Packet Core (EPC).
This agreement with YooMee is another example of the growing momentum of TDD LTE technology and further underlines Alcatel-Lucent’s commitment and success to the technology. Alcatel-Lucent currently has more than 40 LTE and 55 small cells networks globally. TDD LTE is a key element of The Shift Plan, Alcatel-Lucent’s industrial strategy to become a specialist vendor of IP Networking and Ultra-Broadband Access.
Dov Bar-Gera, CEO of YooMee Africa, said : “YooMee is committed to helping eliminate the digital divide in Africa and providing ultra-broadband accessibility as the means to accomplishing that goal. In addition to our efforts in Cameroon, we plan to deploy TDD LTE in other countries in which YooMee is holding the relevant licenses in the coming years. Our work at the University of Douala giving 70,000 students and faculty access to broadband internet at very affordable rates is another indicator of our commitment to improving the quality of life in Africa by overcoming the digital divide.”
Daniel Jaeger, Vice-President of Alcatel-Lucent in Africa said: “We have shown that we can adapt to the different requirements of service providers in Africa by offering the products, services and expertise to meet their need.”
Alpin Verlet, Country Officer and Sales director for Alcatel-Lucent in West and Central Africa said: “Africa represents a major opportunity for growth in ultra-Broadband and it is a significant part of our strategy to form strategic partnerships like YooMee who are committed to make a significant contribution to the country’s economy in all sectors”.
