Dubai, UAE, 29 August 2010: Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, today announced the successful deployment of its 42Mb/s Dual Carrier HSPA+ solution for PCCW, Hong Kong's premier telecommunications provider.  PCCW launched its 42Mb/s service on 11 August 2010 across its territory-wide network, which makes PCCW Asia's first mobile operator to successfully commercialize the state-of-the-art 42Mb/s Dual Carrier HSPA+ technology on an entire network.  Dual Carrier technology is based on the principle of simultaneously employing two carrier channels, which allows an effective maximum theoretical throughput of 42Mb/s. The 42Mb/s Dual Carrier HSPA+ solution is an upgrade that doubles the downlink peak data rate of PCCW's current Huawei HSPA+ mobile broadband network.  

Huawei provided PCCW with an end-to-end 42Mb/s DC-HSPA+ network, including a radio access network, a core network, and devices. Huawei's industry-leading SingleRAN@Broad solution enabled PCCW to build a multi-layer mobile broadband network across Hong Kong, increase network capacity, enhance user experience, and lower total cost of ownership. In addition, Huawei's SingleEPC packet core network solution allows PCCW to optimize its mobile broadband network operation, while Huawei's E372, a cutting-edge commercial HSPA+ dongle, provides an unmatched mobile broadband experience, with a downlink data rate of up to 42Mb/s and an uplink data rate of up to 5.76Mb/s. 

Wan Biao, President of Wireless Network, Huawei, said, "With the launch of this enhanced HSPA+ network with dual carrier technology, leading operators like PCCW will be able to handle even larger volumes of data traffic. By incorporating Huawei's end-to-end HSPA+ solution, PCCW's enhanced HSPA+ network is set to give its mobile broadband customers a greatly enhanced user experience." 

As a leader in proving mobile broadband solutions, Huawei is the world's first vendor to provide end-to-end commercial dual carrier HSPA+ solutions for mobile broadband operators worldwide, including for systems and devices. Huawei assists 52 operators in HSPA+ network deployment, of which 33 are HSPA+ commercial networks and 19 are HSPA+ networks in deployment or trial.

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