Maxis awards contract to Huawei

Monday August 30, 2010





KUALA LUMPUR: Maxis Bhd has appointed Huawei as the exclusive supplier for its Next Generation High-Speed Internet network. The job will also include the building and managing of a full-service Fibre To The X network using GPON technologies.



In a joint statement on Friday, the companies said this would offer Maxis subscribers fresh fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) services, which included high-speed Internet services after its completion within the year.



“An agreement was inked on Aug 19 to formalise the partnership,” it said.



Jean-Pascal van Overbeke says Maxis is committed to have the best network in the country.

The statement said under the agreement, Huawei would offer an end-to-end turnkey services package that included active and passive equipment, holistic optical distribution network designs, and construction management for the construction of the Next Generation High-Speed Internet network.



“Upon completion of the project, a network of homes in Klang Valley, Penang and Johor Bahru will be connected on a last-mile basis, using fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) wired technologies,” it said.



It said Huawei would also design and build the active network infrastructure and would also manage the FTTH network for three years.



Maxis chief operating officer, Jean-Pascal van Overbeke, said Maxis was committed to have the best network in the country.



“The Next Generation High-Speed Internet network is part of Maxis’ committment to providing over 12 million customers with the richer experience,” he said. — Bernama

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