The USD 200 million project has been awarded to Huawei Technologies who will supply and provide services for CDMA & GSM base stations, including BSC (Base Station Controller) and switches, and help to create first class all-IP Next Generation Network infrastructure.
The technology provided by Huawei is expected to bring down Reliance Communications' total cost of ownership (TCO) by enabling a significantly faster and more cost-effective expansion of existing CDMA & GSM network services. It will also enhance the company's competitive advantage in attracting new subscribers.
The contract will play a significant role in Reliance Communications' planned roll out of its pan-India CDMA and GSM network expansion, that seeks to extend its next generation, integrated (wireless and wire-line) convergent (voice, data and video) digital network to over 20,000 towns and 600,000 villages creating India's largest telecom network.
Reliance Communications' decision to choose Huawei comes after more than a year's intense scrutiny and stringent equipment tests. "We have chosen Huawei based on its established credentials as a global company producing high quality products and solutions. The relationship with Huawei will help us maintain and strengthen our leadership position in India, the world's fastest growing telecom market," said Mr. Anil Dhirubhai Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Communications.
Reliance and Huawei formalized the relationship on July 12 with a special handshake between Mr. Anil Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Communications and Ms. Sun Yafang, Chairlady of Huawei Technologies, at a function at the Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City (DAKC). Reliance is India's largest integrated telecommunications service provider with a customer base of over 36 million including close to one million individual overseas retail customers. Reliance Communications ranks among the top ten Asian Telecom companies. It owns and operates the world's largest next generation, IP enabled connectivity infrastructure, comprising over 150,000 kilometers of fibre optic cable systems in India, USA, Europe, Middle East and the Asia Pacific region.
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