BEIJING, China – At a signing ceremony Thursday morning that included Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Huawei confirmed that it will provide LTE RAN (radio access network) equipment to Bell Mobility and Telus for their joint LTE wireless network in Canada.
"LTE is the gold standard of wireless technology, enabling Canadian consumers to connect and Canadian business to compete at a global level with access to the latest superphones, data services and mobile content”, said Bell Mobility president Wade Oosterman, in a statement. “The combined scale of Canada's largest communications company and an international technology leader like Huawei ensures we can quickly bring this next generation of mobile technology to millions of Canadians."
"Huawei has become a strong business ally for Telus throughout the years, and we are very pleased to extend our relationship as we rollout our LTE network across Canada," added Eros Spadotto, Telus’ EVP of technology strategy and operations. "This initiative is the latest technology evolution in the wireless network upgrade path made possible by our 4G wireless network launch in 2009, in which Huawei played an important role."
