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WiMAX Success Story
ZTE WiMAX Success Story
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has the second largest territory among
European countries with high GDP per capita. It is also one of the most
important markets in Europe. Due to low broadband penetration and the existing
fixed-line broadband unable to satisfy users’ mobility requirements, this
country’s telecom market was usually focused on high-margin mobile voice. At
present, the telecom market is transforming to 3G. It is predicted that 3G will
become the dominant technology within one or two years. Top 3 carriers in
Ukraine, however, have not entered 3G market. The wireless broadband market
is now experiencing a gap period.
Lythgoe manages the telecom resources of both Russia and Ukraine. It is
committed to building a global WiMAX network. UHT, one of its wholly-owned
subsidiaries, has the 3.5 GHz frequency license covering the whole territory of
the country. Building a WiMAX mobile network in Ukraine is the first step for
Lythgoe to roll out WiMAX networks throughout the world.
Facing the tough market competition, UHT hopes to increase subscribers rapidly
by building a competitive network. Due to high network construction cost and
difficult engineering execution, it is critical for UHT to find an equipment
supplier who has rich experience in wireless network construction to build a
quality WiMAX network and thus seize the market opportunity.
Up to now, UHT has deployed commercial networks based on IEEE 802.16d in
eight cities including Kiev. As the IEEE 802.16d technology becomes unable to
satisfy the market development requirements, it is important for UHT to build a
more competitive WiMAX network so as to improve the wireless broadband
network quality and provide customers with diversified services.
Searching for the Best Strategic Partner to Build the Network Rapidly
Customer Requirements
ZTE Solutions
Customer Benefits
oSearching for the best strategic partner
oDeploying the network rapidly with low
cost
oOutdoor distributed base stations
oStrong local network delivery capability
oBuilding the network quickly to reduce
TCO
oSeizing the opportunity to win the market
As ZTE is the market leader in the industry, we have enormous faith in our
partnership to skillfully fulfill Ukraine’s end-users' needs for stable, high-speed
wireless broadband access.
—Evgueni Lissitsin, CEO of UHT
—UHT and ZTE jointly built the first WiMAX mobile network in Ukraine
WiMAX Brings You a New User Experience
WiMAX Success Story
ZTE WiMAX Success Story
Elaborately Designing Solutions to Reduce TCO
Seizing the Opportunity to Win the Market
ZTE provided UHT with customized solutions in which distributed network
architecture is used. Due to light weight, small size and low power consumption,
ZTE Base Stations (BSs) eliminate the need of equipment rooms. With high
physical performance, ZTE BSs can stand complicated environments. In
addition, ZTE BSs feature flexible network deployment, environment protection
and easy installation. ZTE BSs support advanced Wave 2 functions including
MIMO and HARQ to reduce the network construction cost and enhance user
experience. As the 3.5G frequency is coverage-limited, a large number of BSs
will be required if the network is built in the traditional way. In response to this
problem, ZTE adopted 2×4 MIMO technology to increase single-user rate,
improve indoor coverage, and thus reduce the number of sites.
To fulfill high-quality network delivery rapidly, ZTE established a set of
standardized network optimization flows and mature network optimization tools,
ensuring that the network optimization work would be carried out with high
efficiency. ZTE adopted standardized project management, set up several project
teams such as engineering, technical solution and logistics, unified deployment,
and took prompt action. In only three months, ZTE finished the whole process
from signing the contract to delivering the network. After the commercial launch
of the WiMAX network, ZTE will help UHT to successfully win the market.
ZTE’s customized solution helped UHT to build the WiMAX network rapidly
with low cost. Now the network has been put into commercial operation and
provides high-speed wireless broadband service as well as value-added services
such as media stream, VoIP, IPTV, VoD, Video Monitor and VPN for the users in
Ukraine. UHT has witnessed the great improvement in its market
competitiveness and enhanced its confidence in the future. It has planned to
expand the network coverage from Kiev as scheduled to additional six large
cities by increasing the number of BSs from 255 to 1800.
According to the analysis of iKS-Consulting, UHT will see a number of 1
million subscribers and attain the leading position in this country’s wireless
broadband market by 2013.