Telenet, the largest provider of cable broadband services in Belgium has selected ZTE as the official vendor for its national UniRan radio access network in Belgium. Telenet acquired mobile operator BASE from KPN for €1.325 billion in 2015.
The major investment by Telenet in upgrading its mobile network is part of the company’s strategy to not only have its own mobile network, but also to better manage its infrastructure. Telenet is focused on establishing itself as a converged operator and replicating in the mobile market its position in the fixed market as the benchmark for superior network performance. Telenet has announced its intention to invest €300 million over and above investments already announced earlier, with €250 million reserved for the transformation of its mobile network.
The long-term partnership with ZTE is focused on the modernization of radio equipment across the whole country. By replacing 2G base stations and optimizing both indoor and outdoor 3G, 4G and 4G+ coverage, the Operator will be able to increase network capacity that by 2018 will be ready to accommodate all its mobile clients currently hosted on the Orange Network.
John Porter, CEO, Telenet
Telenet is absolutely delighted to have found in ZTE a partner capable of helping us achieve our ambition: To develop a high-quality mobile network which will help the company to profile itself as a leading converged operator in Belgium and Europe, against the background of a telecommunications and entertainment market which is undergoing massive changes.
Xianming Zhao, CEO, ZTE
Thanks to the ZTE technology, Telenet will be in a perfect position to provide high quality mobile services for its residential and business clients and for its new clients. This partnership represents a milestone for ZTE and allows us to reinforce our presence in the European telecommunications market.
