Huawei to Provide Solar-powered BTS for Grameenphone of Bangladesh
August 21, 2009
Bangladeshi Grameenphone has selected Chinese
telecom solution provider Huawei Technologies to deploy solar-powered BTS (Base
Transceiver Stations) for its network enhancement, according to a press release
by Huawei on August 17. Grameenphone is a joint venture between Norwegian
Telenor and Bangladeshi Grameen Telecom. The company is currently operating a
nationwide EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) network in Bangladesh.
As per the deal with Grameenphone, Huawei will deploy its fourth-generation
base stations featuring a hybrid solution utilizing both solar and diesel power.
This deployment project aims to provide mobile connectivity in rural regions of
Bangladesh and is expected to solve problems of service interruption due to
local power instability.