Philippine carrier Bayan Telecommunications has partnered with a Chinese equipment provider Huawei to expand its wireless landline network coverage.

The Lopez-led telecom company Huawei Technologies "will lend its technology expertise to Bayan's network expansion efforts."

"This coverage expansion in Metro Manila is just one of the many things we are doing to continuously improve our Bayan Wireless Landline services," Tunde Fafunwa, Bayan's chief executive consultant said.

"We remain committed to our customers--that is why their satisfaction is always our number one priority," he added.

At present, Bayan is the country's third-biggest telco with over 160,000 wireless landline subscribers in key cities in Metro Manila, the Visayas and Mindanao.

The company recently launched its mobile phone service called Bayan Mobile.

Bayan's mobile network is based on GSM technology but will be integrated with the company's existing wireless local loop network technology, national backbone, international and metropolitan network and IP core network.

Based on the company's submitted roll-out plan, its proposed Base Transmitter Station coverage for the first three- and five-year period of implementation is 24% and 46%, respectively, of the total number of cities and municipalities nationwide.

Bayan said it will roll out 745 stations nationwide in five years, of which 282 will be installed in Luzon, 147 in the Visayas, 94 in Mindanao, and 222 in Metro Manila alone. The company tapped ZTE of China to offer end-to-end equipment solutions.

Source:The Manila Times