ZTE Corp today claimed that it has successfully deployed the world’s first commercial EV-DO (Evolution Data Optimized) Rev.B network for Indonesia’s CDMA operator Smart Telecom. Qualcomm was also involved in the project.

The network went live in Bali and 48 CDMA base stations have been deployed in the first phase. The networks are capable of offering average download speed of 8.6Mbps to a peak download speed of 9.3Mbps.

For the project, ZTE has used its SDR (Software Defined Radio) platform-based EV-DO Rev.B solution.  

“EV-DO Rev.B network is now commercially available, and only in the Bali Denpasar area,” said Mr. Sutikno Widjaja, President Director of Smart Telecom. “Within Q1 2010, all existing base stations in Bali will be upgraded to EV-DO Rev.B and by the end of 2010, Rev.B is expected to be available throughout all major cities in Indonesia. To date, Smart has 32 cities covered with its previous evolution, EV-DO Rev.A which provides the most reliable wireless broadband services at download speed of up to 3.1 Mbps.”

 “It’s an honour for ZTE to cooperate with Smart Telecom to deploy the first EV-DO Rev.B technology in Indonesia, and the world,” said Mr. Cuiyi, President, Asia Pacific Region, ZTE Corporation. “I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to Smart Telecom on becoming the world’s first operator providing commercial EV-DO Rev.B services to its customers. Largely attributable to Smart Telecom’s strong track record for technology development and deployment and its reputation for high levels of service, Indonesian people are now benefiting from experience the most advanced EV-DO data services in the world.”

“Together with Smart Telecom, we're glad to launch the world’s first commercial EV-DO Rev.B network in Indonesia. The network will offer unparalleled high-speed broadband data access services to Smart Telecom’s subscribers,” said Mr. Hou Zhengzhi, Managing Director, President of ZTE Mobile Telecom, when receiving the plaque of appreciation, under witness of officials from Economy Division of Communications and Information Department of Indonesia and Local Book of Record (MURI) of Indonesia.