Huawei Technologies bagged a new contract from Grameenphone Ltd., Bangladesh’s largest mobile operator and a subsidiary of Telenor, to provide a large-scale capacity expansion and enhancement of its Next Generation SingleRAN network.  As part of this three year agreement, Huawei will deploy its industry-leading SingleRAN solutions for Grameenphone’s mobile network and install thousands of 4th Generation base stations across Bangladesh. 

“We are delighted and honored to be the exclusive vendor for Grameenphone,” said Mr. Wonder Wang, country manager, Huawei Bangladesh. “Huawei is committed to bringing world class mobile technologies to Bangladesh and collaborating with operators to bridge the digital divide in the country. We are confident that we will deliver a rapid and high-quality rollout of Grameenphone’s Radio and Core network, which will enable our partner to capitalize on current demand as well as future-proof their investments.”

Upon completion, Grameenphone’s customers can expect superior quality voice service, as well as enhanced data services, including mobile Internet access and mobile streaming media, said Huawei.

The network will also deploy Huawei’s SingleCORE, SingleEPC, ngHLR (next-generation home location register), and IP STP (signaling transfer point) solutions.