LUANDA, Angola-Movicel, an African CDMA provider, has selected Nortel to upgrade its wireless broadband network to CDMA2000 1x EV-DO technology in Angola.
Movicel has 350,000 subscribers and expects the upgrade to boost capacity of its MoviNet service and supply nationwide demand for wireless data services such as telemedicine and Internet access.
“Peace in Angola has led to growth in all areas, particularly the telecoms sector,” said Jose Luis De Lara, chief technology officer at Movicel. “Today, Movicel offers Angolans the most advanced wireless technology and therefore the best quality services. Due to our upcoming upgrade with Nortel, we expect to enhance our product offering to a fully featured third-generation national network and services such as MMS (multimedia messaging service) and high-speed Internet access, targeting 1 million to 1.5 million subscribers in five years time.”
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
