ZTE helps UCell launch 4G network in Uzbekistan

NEW DELHI, INDIA: ZTE Corporation, a global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has announced that a 4G (LTE) network constructed for Uzbekistan mobile operator UCell has been successfully deployed with ZTE’s prominent SDR technology and Uni-RAN solution.

UCell is a subsidiary of TeliaSonera telecommunications group and one of the pioneers deploying the LTE network within the Commonwealth of Independent States area.

The network is able to achieve a downloading peak rate of up to 100 Mbps, stated a press release.

With ZTE’s industry leading SDR (Software Defined Radio) solution, UCell will be able to provide superior 4G services for its subscribers. During the test in the nation’s capital Tashkent, ZTE and UCell demonstrated high-speed Internet access, streaming video, file uploads and downloads, Internet browsing and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services by using ZTE‘s LTE equipment.

"We are proud that Uzbekistan has become one of the few countries in the world utilizing the 4G network. As a part of TeliaSonera, a company with over a hundred years of experience in telecommunications, we are committed to delivering state-of-the art technologies and an excellent wireless data experience to our customers," commented UCell chief executive Oguz Memiguven.

ZTE aims to advance 4G telecommunications and will continue to pursue its technical innovation by introducing cost-efficient solutions to the marketplace, the release further said.

In March, ZTE completed the world’ first MSF LTE/EPC IOT test with China Mobile and Vodafone.

As of July 2010, ZTE has deployed seven LTE commercial networks and over 50 LTE trials in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region, the release added.