Alcatel-Lucent is to enable Telesis Tanzania
to offer affordable 4G LTE services by providing mobile broadband technology,
potentially stimulating economic growth as well as business and cultural life
in the east African country.
Telesis operates as a Mobile Virtual Network
Aggregator (MVNA), supporting services for a number of Mobile Virtual Network
Operators (MVNO) which serve their customers using Telesis’ infrastructure.
Telesis Tanzania is focused on developing individual, tailored, and cost-effective
solutions for its MVNO partners by offering leading technology infrastructure,
proven commercial and distribution capabilities, enhanced commercial and
operational support and managed services. These MVNO’s include, but are not
limited to, licensed mobile operators, internet service providers (ISP),
governments, banks and business partners.
Revolutionizing the use
of technology
To support these
efforts, Alcatel-Lucent will provide Telesis with its comprehensive 4G LTE
mobile broadband solution. Affordable nationwide broadband connectivity will
act as a catalyst for the development of a digital-based economy by increasing
information and communications technology (ICT) literacy, supporting national
initiatives aimed at socio-economic development and increasing demand for
investment in complementary infrastructure and industries.
The mobile
broadband network will be launched using the digital dividend spectrum
available for Long Term Evolution (LTE) services. The LTE network offers speeds
exceeding 100 megabits per second (Mbps) which is particularly effective when
transferring the large amounts of data needed to support bandwidth-intensive
services.
LTE is expected
to revolutionize the use of technology with regards to mobile consumer,
healthcare, transportation, energy, security, agriculture, sales and payments
industries and infrastructure, to name a few. The network will act as a
backbone for these initiatives by providing service resilience and continuity.
‘Connecting the
unconnected’
Mihayo Wilmore,
director and co-founder of Telesis said, “Telesis lives by its motto,
‘connecting the unconnected’. The wireless broadband project allows us to work
towards bridging the gap in the digital divide by addressing the key stumbling
blocks – access and affordability.
Both
Alcatel-Lucent and Telesis have been entrusted by the regulator (TCRA) and the
Tanzanian Government at large to truly become a game changer, leading the
establishment of a business model where collaboration rather than competition
will benefit the economy at large.
Tanzania has over
20 million addressable broadband users, 200 000 registered businesses, and
nearly 30 000 educational institutions that all need to be connected. This
is a true test of technology, will and human capital – Telesis believes it has
the building blocks for all three. As such we are very pleased to be able to
work with Alcatel-Lucent to leverage its expertise in 4G LTE technology and
make affordable Internet services a reality”.
Daniel Jaeger,
vice-president of Alcatel-Lucent in Africa said: “Alcatel-Lucent is committed
to developing projects that make internet and communications technologies a
reality for people in areas that are currently underserved, providing new
opportunities and driving economic growth. We are proud to be working on this
project to deliver our leading 4G LTE solution and help the company provide
superior service with even faster speeds.”
Alcatel-Lucent
technology solution for Telesis
For the project
Alcatel-Lucent will provide its 4G LTE solution including Radio Access network
(RAN) products, the Evolved Packet Core solution (EPC), the Service Aware
Manager the Subscriber Data Manager, Convergent Charging System as well as its
services expertise including project management, integration and optimization.