Videocon Telecom, Huawei sign LTE-infrastructure deal

Videocon Telecom and Huawei have entered into an agreement to provide LTE-infrastructure in six telecom circles--Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh, Haryana, UP-East, UP-West and Bihar

As per the agreement, Evolved Packet Core (EPC) technology for the Core Network will be provided by Huawei. The EPC will be deployed for Videocon Telecom’s nation-wide data services rollout.

The EPC allows differentiated services as per customer requirements like application based pricing, differentiated bandwidth, user profile monetization etc. in order to address market segments in a focused manner.

According to Arvind Bali, director and CEO, Videocon Telecom, said: “Videocon Telecom is rolling out LTE-ready Packet Core network from Huawei in six telecom circles in India, with a clear objective of providing world-class mobile data services to our customers."

"This network will provide a larger data coverage and reduce the overall CAPEX and OPEX leading to an improved profitability and lower costs to end users. Once the network is fully commissioned, our customers can expect improved data quality and a richer broadband experience.”

Cai Liqun, CEO, Huawei India: said: “We try to bring this cutting-edge technology by which the operator can leverage the service-agile platform to monetize on new data services and significantly increase their revenue potential on new IP-based multi-media services.”