Huawei, ZTE Selected by Nepal Telecom for NGN Construction
August 13, 2010
Two Chinese telecom equipment suppliers Huawei and ZTE have entered into
separate contracts with Nepal's state-owned fixed-line operator NT (Nepal
Telecom) to provide and install an NGN (Next Generation Network) in Nepal,
according to an August 6 report by TeleGeography. It is reported that Huawei is
responsible for providing NGN service in the country except the Kathmandu
Valley area under the package signed, dubbed Package B. NGN service deployed in
the Kathmandu Valley area will be covered by ZTE, as per Package A. The entire
NGN project is estimatedat US$19 million, and under
the terms of the agreements, it is expected that the two vendors will start NGN
infrastructure construction within the next six months. It is projected that the
new NGN will be used for providing TV and ultra high speed Internet access via
PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network).