ZTE Corp. bagged a new contract from Europe’s fifth largest operator, Turk Telekom as the sole supplier of core network equipment and services for a nationwide all-IP network transformation project.

The total capacity of the network will be 17.5 million lines with more than 31 sites, making it the world’s largest ever fixed network replacement contract.

ZTE will deliver a comprehensive next generation solution including an IMS (IP multimedia subsystem) core network, a comprehensive service platform, MSANs (multi-service access nodes) and large-capacity trunking gateways.

The network will enable Turk Telekom to launch experience-rich converged services including VoBB (VoIP over Broadband), VCC (Voice Call Continuity), Converged One Number, Converge Centrex, UMS (Unified Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), MRBT (Multimedia Ring Back Tone) and NP (Number Portability).

“ZTE's cutting-edge next generation all-IP core network solution fully meets Turk Telekom's requirements of migrating its legacy PSTN to a converged multi-service network which will enable the operator to rapidly complete its business transformation and maintain the leading position in the local market,” said Mr. Xu Ziyang, President of Core Network Products, ZTE Corporation.

 “Delivering the whole turnkey project with quality and efficiency brings new challenges and demands to ZTE. We have an outstanding after-sales engineering team with extensive experience, which has delivered above expectations on numerous projects. We are confident that we can deliver this project to Turk Telekom efficiently and to a high standard,” said Mr.Shang Yongliang, deputy manager of ZTE Turkey.