Huawei has won a contract from Italy’s Retelit to render WiMAX 802.16e network, across north and central parts of the country where they own a BWA 3.5 Ghz frequency licence.

However, financial details are not revealed.

“Retelit''s development plans are stringent, we are working hard in order to cover all the regions in the north and central parts of Italy,” commented Mr. Gilberto Di Pietro, General Manager of Retelit.

According to the deal, Huawei will provide an end-to-end WiMAX 802.16e mobile solution including Base Station, Access Service Network (ASN) Gateway, Hybrid TDM-IP Microwave equipment and Network Management Systems.

“As to Huawei, thanks to its experience and state-of-the-art WiMAX mobile technology, we can deliver the network to serve our customers with outstanding wireless broadband access service,” added Mr. Di Pietro.

As of now, Huawei has deployed the first batches of its WiMAX terminals, which are already put to use in the areas where the network has been activated.