CETC-China Communication Company, China's largest fixed wireless access network operator, and Motorola's Global Telecom Solutions Sector (GTSS) have announced a contract for the purchase of Motorola's wireless broadband solution, including Canopy 5.8GHz wireless broadband equipment and relevant technical services, for a fixed wireless access network in Nanjing.
The contract marks the first agreement between Motorola and CETC-CHINACOMM in the wireless broadband service field, as well as the first purchase by CETC-CHINACOMM of the 5.8GHz wireless broadband solution, which will allow the company to provide more economical, convenient and efficient services.
The solution provided by Motorola will allow users to access the Internet, e-mail and other data services in a wireless broadband environment through components including Motorola's Canopy system. The Canopy system uses Point- to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint networks that can span distances ranging from two to 10 miles in a multipoint configuration, to as many as 35 miles in a Point-to-Point configuration.
CETC-CHINACOMM, which has acquired the right to use the 3.5GHz ground fixed wireless access system frequency in 29 cities, is the first to operate in the 3.5GHz frequency for commercial wireless access network provision and has established 3.5GHz Commercial Bureaus in Nanjing, Wuhan and three other cities.
As 5.8GHz is a public frequency band, operators need not purchase frequency resources, so networking with both 5.8GHz and 3.5GHz products lowers the cost of the 3.5GHz wireless access network. Motorola's 5.8GHz Canopy offering is part of an innovative wireless broadband solution, which is cost- effective, easy-to-install, efficient and reliable. The ground-breaking deployment in Nanjing can provide business and residential customers with Internet connectivity and other data services.
Zhu Shurong, chief engineer, CETC-CHINACOMM said, "With Motorola's products and services, CETC-CHINACOMM Jiangsu is able to quickly set up a wireless broadband access infrastructure covering Nanjing, satisfying customers' demands and forming a successful fixed wireless broadband service model."
Zhu Jianxing, general manager, CETC-CHINACOMM Jiangsu, said: "With Motorola's 5.8GHz broadband access network solutions and relevant services, our Jiangsu branch can penetrate the market rapidly and attract customers eager to have the latest wireless technology which can tap into the Internet and web-based applications. The new Motorola system has already helped us increase revenues and deliver good results."
"We are proud to be working with the highly respected CHINA COMM. This deployment may help redefine the market in China -- in both developed and underdeveloped areas," said Hoong Ngee Khoon, director, Greater China, Motorola Professional Services. "Motorola's wireless broadband solution, including Canopy, is a cost-effective way for operators to bridge the digital divide by enabling data services to quickly reach end users with lower costs."
Motorola's wireless broadband solutions including Canopy can easily help operators solve in a cost-effective way the problem of access for the last mile. This enables operators' voice and data services to quickly reach end users with lower costs and with simpler deployment. Carriers can quickly enter and seize developed markets with high user concentration. Importantly, they will also be able to service customers in more remote areas such as along highways and railways, and even in mountainous or under-developed areas with limited or non-existent telephone and network access.