Huawei to roll out HSPA & LTE for Wind (Italy)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Chinese equipment vendor Huawei has been selected by Italian wireless network operator Wind for the rollout of HSPA and Long Term Evolution (LTE) platforms, in addition to core network and fibre-optic infrastructure.

Creation of a joint innovation lab in Rome to research and implement technologies and advanced services from the fields of fixed and mobile telecommunications as well as converged communications has also been included in the agreement. Wind will adopt Huawei’s integrated multi-standard platform SingleRAN under the terms of the agreement.

Seven regions in Italy will be covered by this project. And the new adopted transmission standards will be HSPA+, LTE and IP- ready. Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) transport network based on a next-generation IP protocol is also covered by the agreement. Structure for the core network will be provided to Wind by Huawei that will enable it to support VoIP and other more advanced services based on IMS.