Telenor Group, one of the world’s major providers of mobile communications, has signed Huawei to supply radio access equipment and professional services to modernize existing 2G and 3G networks. The agreement also extends to Telenor’s subsidiaries leading 2G, 3G and 4G technologies through Huawei’s solutions and professional services. Both companies have partnered in Radio Access Network technology since 2008. Huawei claims that its SingleRAN solutions are the first to support 2G/3G/4G on same boards, providing a smooth evolution and easy maintenance that greatly simplifies mobile networks.
Hilde Tonne, EVP and Head of Group Industrial Development, Telenor Group
We are pleased that Huawei continues to invest and leverage their innovation in mobile technology with Telenor. LTE is a key area of focus for Telenor and with Huawei global experience in building and supplying radio access equipment and professional services, Telenor will continue to bring superior mobile broadband experiences to end users.
David Wang, President of Huawei Wireless Network Product Line
As a long standing trusted partner of Telenor, we strive to deploy efficient, competitive and profitable mobile broadband networks. We are delighted to sign this five years agreement to provide core assets to support Telenor achieve commercial success in mobile broadband.
