11 January 2008
In the near future, Kalimat Telecom, Iraq's national telecom network that was launched as the first national fixed wireless local loop (WLL) telephony and data provider aiming to serve 26 million Iraqi citizens, plans to handle the voice traffic and data transfer needs of the Iraqi consumers in different regions of the country. A $1 billion consortium of specialist vendor, Kalimat Telecom aims to provide its services to every home, business, and governmental and non-governmental institution in Iraq.
The consortium won the 10-year wireless license from Iraq's Communications and Media Commission in September 2006. Kalimat Telecom awarded a $275 million infrastructure contract to Huawei Technologies. Huawei, a global leader in telecom network solutions, will execute the project in four phases, which is already under way since September 2007. The Chinese technology vendor will supply and provide deployment services for CDMA base stations and help create a top-of-the-line all-IP network infrastructure.
Wilson Varghese, president and CEO of Kalimat Telecom, said: "Huawei's technology will enable significantly faster and more cost-effective services. This is the first time Iraq is witnessing a full-scale deployment of fixed wireless technology across the country, not just in urban clusters but in remote areas as well."
In the near future, Kalimat Telecom, Iraq's national telecom network that was launched as the first national fixed wireless local loop (WLL) telephony and data provider aiming to serve 26 million Iraqi citizens, plans to handle the voice traffic and data transfer needs of the Iraqi consumers in different regions of the country. A $1 billion consortium of specialist vendor, Kalimat Telecom aims to provide its services to every home, business, and governmental and non-governmental institution in Iraq.
The consortium won the 10-year wireless license from Iraq's Communications and Media Commission in September 2006. Kalimat Telecom awarded a $275 million infrastructure contract to Huawei Technologies. Huawei, a global leader in telecom network solutions, will execute the project in four phases, which is already under way since September 2007. The Chinese technology vendor will supply and provide deployment services for CDMA base stations and help create a top-of-the-line all-IP network infrastructure.
Wilson Varghese, president and CEO of Kalimat Telecom, said: "Huawei's technology will enable significantly faster and more cost-effective services. This is the first time Iraq is witnessing a full-scale deployment of fixed wireless technology across the country, not just in urban clusters but in remote areas as well."
© Arab News 2008
