PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti-Nortel reported that Haiti Telecommunications International S.A., a wireless voice and Internet service provider in Haiti, is expanding and enhancing its CDMA network with Nortel infrastructure equipment. The network is expected to increase capacity and extend the operator’s coverage area.
The value of the deal was not disclosed.
HaiTel currently provides prepaid, fixed-wireless and mobile services available to residential and business customers in Haiti’s most populated coastal cities, as well as in the central part of the country.
HaiTel is deploying base station controllers, switching platforms and other related core infrastructure products from Nortel to add capacity to its existing CDMA2000 network and upgrade to CDMA2000 1x technology, expected to be Haiti’s first third-generation network.
The upgrades are expected to be completed by mid-2005. In addition to this deployment, Nortel is also donating a number of computers to several public schools in HaiTel’s coverage area. HaiTel will install the equipment and provide Internet connectivity.
