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"The Vivo GSM project is one of the largest mobile projects of Telefónica in recent years. For us, the compatibility with 3G services is very important to assure its future upgrade to WCDMA / UMTS in a cost-effective way. Telefónica is very happy to further develop its relationship with HUAWEI in Latin America."
                                              ——Mr. Cesar Alierta, Chairman of Telefónica

"In such an important project, Huawei demonstrated professional project management and quality. Vivo appreciates Huawei's commitment and congratulates Huawei's great success in this project".
                                             —— Mr. Roberto Lima, President of Vivo

The Key Choice of Brazil Vivo (PDF - 374K)

Brazil is the most developed country in Latin American with rapidly growing mobile communication market. The annual growth reached above 35%. Vivo, jointly invested by Telefónica Moviles Group and Portugal Telecom in Brazil, is the largest mobile communication operator in Latin America, serving about 30 million CDMA subscribers.

Vivo successfully transforms its strategy

As the only CDMA operator in Brazil, it is urgent for Vivo to transform its network service strategy. According to comprehensive balance between network's maturity and development, Vivo decided to select Huawei's EnerG GSM solution to deploy a 3G-oriented GSM network. In August 2006, Vivo announced in St. Paul, Brazil that Huawei was chosen as its key supplier to construct a 3G-oriented GSM network in Brazil. There were more than 3,000 BTSs to be deployed. It was the largest newly deployed GSM network in Latin America in 2006.

Future-oriented EnerG GSM solution ensures easy evolution to 3G

It is a fire-new GSM network for Vivo. How to maintain its competitiveness in the highly competitive market of Brazil was Vivo's primary consideration. Huawei's innovative EnerG GSM solution is based on a segment invested return and operating cost by considering network capacity, coverage, deployment, service, and evolution comprehensively. The EnerG GSM solution takes into consideration the need to protect operators' investment and all network devices are designed for smooth transition to 3G. It is designed to help the operator maintain price advantages, attract more new subscribers, and save TCO. It enables Vivo to maximize its network value and take the initiative in the competition as a new GSM operator.

Quality network, fast delivery, and successful business

For intensive traffic in densely populated cities like Rio de Janeiro, the underlay-overlay technology offered by Huawei realizes larger coverage with fewer frequencies to meet the high capacity application of the project. The outdoor macro BTS3012AE, featuring high capacity, small size, remote support, real-time monitoring and detection, is widely used in the project, eliminating the need for field measurement, and reducing O&M workload and costs greatly. Huawei's well-proven network deployment capabilities and professional services have ensured fast and excellent delivery of end-to-end solutions. In January 2007, the Vivo's newly deployed GSM network was successfully launched nationwide.

Huawei is committed to fulfilling all requirements of Vivo for the implementation of the new infrastructure, such as network quality, coverage, supported traffic capacity and delivery terms. All the equipments installed were completely integrated to Vivo's current service platforms, such as SMS, MMS, and voice mail, WAP, LBS and so on.

At present, the GSM network operates well with the current CDMA network covering all Vivo's service areas in Brazil. The major part of the complexity is to share the same frequency band - 850 MHz - with the current CDMA network of the operator, without any impact on the services currently provided to Vivo's nearly 30 million subscribers.

Milestones

• In January, 2007, the Vivo GSM network was commercially launched.

• In December 2006, more than 1,000 BTSs were delivered by Huawei with a record of one-week-300-BTS delivery speed.

• In August 2006, Vivo chose Huawei to construct the GSM network covering the richest regions of Brazil.

• In November 2005, Telefonica and Huawei signed a formal strategic agreement at the Palace of Moncloa, Madrid, Spain.