14 DAY TRIAL // Ericsson has been selected to upgrade Wataniya's network with full 3G/HSPA functionality that will boost the operator's mobile broadband offering to end-user in Kuwait.
Under the agreement, Ericsson will provide radio equipment and implementation services for the 3G/HSPA network, enabling Wataniya to introduce a new generation of mobile broadband services including high speed Internet access.
Harri Kopponen, CEO of Wataniya, says: "Our customers are driving the evolution of our networks, demanding more advanced services. Choosing Ericsson as supplier lets us be the first in Kuwait and among the first in the region to launch HSDPA services and offer our customers mobile broadband with unrivalled transfer speeds."
Ericsson's HSDPA solution will enable peak download speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps as soon as end-user terminals supporting such a speed are available on the market. The advanced technology offers operators more than double the system capacity and makes response times for interactive services faster. On average, users will be able to download four times faster than the normal 3G connection using existing PC-cards and even 20 times faster than with a GSM/GPRS connection.
Commercial launch has already started.