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Teliasonera Deploys Huawei's 'Zero Footprint' Blade Site Solution in Lithuania

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Huawei and Omnitel, the leading mobile operator in Lithuania and a part of TeliaSonera Group have deployed the Huawei Blade Site wireless base station solution for commercial use in Lithuania.

According to Huawei, the Blade Site solution, a core offering under the Huawei SingleRAN® solution portfolio efficiently utilizes the limited site footprint to enhance the network capacity, providing users with better broadband experience and helping to build a more valuable mobile broadband network. The solution can be easily mountable on walls, poles, roof top and other "zero footprint" locations, significantly enhancing installation efficiency and reducing site deployment time by up to 75 percent, said Huawei.

Huawei highlighted that the deployment of Huawei’s Blade Site solution is the world’s first large scale commercial deployment of this next-generation solution. Huawei added that the Blade Site solution has been tested by more than 10 operators worldwide and further commercial deployment by leading operators is expected by the end of this year.

"Omnitel is a market leader in technical innovations and has the largest 4G LTE network in the country, covering more than 65 percent of the Lithuanian population. As we continue our 4G network roll-out across Lithuania, the deployment of the Huawei Blade Site solution will accelerate the speed of network construction and reduce operational expenses, enabling us to deliver on our goal of providing the best 4G network experience to our customers more efficiently."

-        Mindaugas Varanauskas, Chief Technology Officer, Omnitel

"This joint innovation solution between Huawei and Omnitel in Lithuania is the world's first commercial use of the Huawei Blade Site solution. Huawei and TeliaSonera Group will build on our strategic partnership to achieve greater business success through the deployment of more innovative and competitive solutions in the region." 

-        Lu Yong, President, Huawei Central and Eastern Europe and Nordic region

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Tara Neal heads the strategy & editorial unit at The Fast Mode, focusing on latest technologies such as gigabit broadband, 5G, cloud-native networking, edge computing, virtualization, software-defined networking and network automation as well as broader telco segments such as IoT/M2M, CX, OTT services and network security. Tara holds a First Class Honours in BSc Accounting and Finance from The London School of Economics, UK and is a CFA charterholder from the CFA Institute, United States. Tara has over 22 years of experience in technology and business strategy, and has earlier served as project director for technology and economic development projects in various management consulting firms.

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