Motorola Signs $33 Million Contract with NITEL for CDMA 2000 1X Network in Nigeria

Motorola Signs $33 Million Contract with NITEL for CDMA 2000 1X Network in Nigeria

Nigeria Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) has signed a contract with Motorola for the deployment of a code division multiple access (CDMA) network across Lagos. By deploying a CDMA network, NITEL intends to increase its customer base from thousands to millions and offer richer, faster and more efficient services to Lagos’ mobile phone users.

The contract, which follows the $50 million GSM contract signed between Motorola and NITEL in 2003 builds upon a successful CDMA pilot project, and will allow NITEL to realize several key benefits including the ability to converge voice, data and video applications and also improve security and overall voice quality. “As demand for wireless phones continues to grow across Nigeria, NITEL must meet this market need by expanding the service it provides,” says Chief Cornelius Adebayo, Nigeria’s Hon. Minister of Communications. “Motorola’s CDMA technology will achieve this aim, and enable us to complement our fixed line service with top-quality wireless phone services.”

“Motorola recognizes the crucial role that telecommunications plays in ensuring continued development in Nigeria and is helping NITEL achieve its plan to install six million telephone lines within the next three years,” said Raphael Udeogu, Motorola Nigeria Country Manager. “We are helping operators like NITEL continue the momentum towards developing fully converged core networks that will enable synchronized voice, data, and multimedia applications.”

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