ZTE Wins Malaysian WiMAX Deployment Contract

Malaysian WiMAX network operator, Packet One Networks (P1) has awarded a full turnkey contract for its Phase III network expansion to China's ZTE. The contract worth US$76 million will see ZTE deploy P1 W1MAX network including network planning and design, equipment supply, engineering services and WiMAX network optimisation to cover 65% of the Malaysian population by 2012.

"From the day we embarked on our WiMAX journey, our goal has been to make broadband a right for all Malaysians. To deliver on this commitment and our commitment to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, an aggressive deployment of the P1 W1MAX network is crucial. We look forward to ZTE's continuous commitment in delivering the third phase of our rollout successfully," said Michael Lai, Chief Executive Officer of P1.

In March 2009, P1 signed with ZTE to deploy Phase II of its national network rollout for US$28 million to expand coverage from 35% to 45% of the population by end of this year.

P1 has 140,000 subscribers at the end of 2009, and hopes to continue supporting the National Broadband Initiative and the national target of 50% household broadband penetration by year end.

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