Huawei, a leading global information and communications
technology (ICT) solutions provider, announced that it has partnered with
Wataniya Telecom, a telecommunications service provider in Kuwait, to deploy an
IP-based microwave network with Huawei’s OptiX RTN 980.

 

The microwave network will serve as the foundation for an
All-IP backhaul network for LTE mobile broadband networking.

 

The strategic decision for an IP-based network reform is
important to our company as we prepare our mobile backhaul network for future
evolution,” said Hisham Siblini, CTO of Wataniya Telecom.

 

We believe that Huawei’s IP microwave solution will
enable a successful transition to a network that supports All-IP broadband
services, and will have a significant impact on enhancing the mobile broadband
experience of Wataniya’s subscribers,” Siblini added.

 

Huawei’s OptiX RTN 980 enables the smooth evolution from
TDM to All-IP by supporting high-throughput IP convergence with 14 directions
and TDM and packet data universal cross-connections. At only 5U (or 22 cm) in
height, the compact OptiX RTN 980 has a 22-Gb/s packet cross-connection
capacity that is able to support high-density microwave deployments.

 

After assessing and testing products from a number of
major IP microwave solution providers Wataniya selected Huawei’s OptiX RTN
series for its uniform TDM/Hybrid/Packet platform and the company’s dedication
and expertise in assisting operators to evolve their networks.  

Huawei’s
extensive range of All-IP mobile backhaul solutions is built on our
understanding of operators’ needs and experience in delivering innovative
products that enable customers to realize high growth potential and returns in
investment,” said PAN Yong, CTO of Huawei Kuwait.

 

According to Skylight Consulting Inc, Huawei ranked first
in the packet radio market and second in the global radio market, as of the
first quarter of 2011.

 

Recently, Huawei and China Telecom announced the
deployment
of 100G WDM system. The system establishes an ultra-broadband transport link
between metropolitan hubs Nanjing and Wuxi in the Jiangsu province of the
Yangtze River Delta.

 

By Telecomlead.com Team
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