Optimus, the integrated telecoms operator of Sonaecom in Portugal, has contracted ZTE to expand its backbone with a view to establishing an LTE network.
The Chinese vendor will deploy its software defined radio (SDR) multi-mode solution, allowing Optimus…
Optimus, the integrated telecoms operator of Sonaecom in Portugal, has contracted ZTE to expand its backbone with a view to establishing an LTE network.
The Chinese vendor will deploy its software defined radio (SDR) multi-mode solution, allowing Optimus to upgrade its GSM/UMTS network and eventually to switch to LTE.
ZTE’s SDR network will include SDR RAN, network management system, and operation systems and software (NMS/OSS), enabling Optimus to optimise current 2G/3G services and smoothly upgrade to LTE. The network rollout will cover 4 regions in central Portugal.
“The Portuguese telecom market is highly competitive….The choice of ZTE uni-RAN solution for central part of Portugal will allow, not only to modernize the existing infra-structure, but also to be ready for future LTE developments, helping us to stay ahead of competition,” said José Pinto Correia, Optimus Executive Board Member.