Huawei Smart Pole Accelerates Omantel’s 4G network deployment

[Muscat, Oman, Feb 19, 2016] Omantel has joined forces with Huawei to deploy the Smart Pole solution in Muscat’s city center. Smart Pole’s innovative design is embedded with Huawei’s 4G Small Cell for a dramatic shortening of the time for 4G network deployment to meet booming MBB traffic demand.

As the biggest mobile operator in Oman, Omantel is committed to the ongoing enhancement of its mobile voice and data network on all fronts as quickly as possible so as to serve customers better.

Oman’s mobile penetration rate has exceeded 150% and MBB development is booming. 4G Network deployment increases base station density in densely populated urban areas. Base stations are not only deployed in towers and building roofs but also on walls and 10-15-meter tall poles with coverage of 200-300 meters.

Omantel and Huawei have jointly deployed Smart Pole in the Omani capital. Smart Pole contains Small Cell and Wi-Fi technologies to improve network performance and spectrum efficiency. This new solution has a compact, efficient design that fully utilizes site resources while dramatically improving network coverage and user experience. The innovative coordination of Small Cell and the environment sets the trend for smart city construction to further stimulate the development and participation of more and more industries.

This new solution helps to lead Omani digitalization by creating new ecosystems to lower time-to-market and increase Omantel network agility to exceed the expectations of their customers. Huawei‘s Smart Lamppost solution is both mature and a strong support for Omantel’s Digital transformation.

President of Huawei’s Small Cell product line Peter Zhou responded, “The successful deployment of Smart Pole in Oman is an important innovation milestone for Huawei. We will continue innovating Small Cell technology, building new MBB ecosystems, and enabling mobile operators to improve their deployment agility and operation health.”

As of 2015 Q4, Huawei Small Cell serves over 400 global networks with an annual growth in 2015 of 100%. Latest CA and Dell'oro reports indicate that Huawei’s market share maintains its No.1 position in the small cell industry.

MWC 2016 takes place in Barcelona, Spain from February 22 to 25. Huawei will showcase its latest products and solutions at Fira Gran Via Hall 1 and Hall 3.