Uganda Telecommunication Company plans to invest over $10million to expand its Next Generation Network (NGN). The company chooses Huawei Technologies, China’s leading telecom solution provider to replace 33 Remote Line Units which will be spread all over Uganda with new soft switches for better services. The new system provided by Huwaei will be data oriented and be made up of a central information management centre and multi- service access network making the services faster and easier.
UTL being the only telecom company with an NGN network gives us the competitive advantage of being able to flexibly and cost effectively offer cutting edge products and services to our clients,†said Eng. Abdulbaset Elazzabi, Uganda Telecom managing director.
The new system will be implemented first in Kampala region by 2009 end, and will increase telco’s network capacity giving greater reliability.