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BANGLADESH CITY GOES WIRELESS WITH CHINESE TECHNOLOGY

By:Anonymous
Publication: PM Network
Date: Friday, July 1 2005

BD CN The city of Dhaka in Bangladesh is expected to have its firstever Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA)-based wireless land loop (WLL) phones by October, thanks to an arrangement between telecommunications operator WorldTel and China-based ZTE Corp.

ZTE Corp. will supply and install equipment for two WLL connections on a turnkey basis, according to coverage by United News of Bangladesh ( UNB) and the Web site News From Bangladesh. The project is expected to cost US$120 million.

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CDMA is the most efficient, reliable and cost-effective communication technology choice because with the wireless WLL system, there will be no need to dig up roads to install cable, Nayeern M. Chowdhury, director and chief operating officer for WorldTel Bangladesh, told UNB. ZTE's CDMA equipment reportedly is being used in 40 countries, including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Indonesia and Algeria.

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