Telecoms hardware specialist Huawei Technologies have announced their first-to-market network base stations for the recently-auctioned 700MHz spectrum, set to be available in the Q1 2009.  Based on the unified BTS (Base Transceiver Station) platform, Huawei will provide mobile network solutions for UMTS, CDMA and LTE technologies that operate in the 700Mhz spectrum, as well as in the existing 850MHz, AWS and 1900MHz bands.  The base station range will support dual-mode operation for CDMA + LTE and UMTS + LTE technologies, enabling operators to carry out smooth network evolution from UMTS or CDMA to LTE.

“Our commitment to developing 700MHZ products further demonstrates our commitment to the US Market.  Our US business experience has shown that if we continue to focus on our core values of innovation, customer-oriented solutions and time -to-market leadership we will continue to grow and prosper in North America” Charlie Chen, Senior Vice President of Marketing & Product Management, Huawei North America

Huawei’s base station range includes distributed, integrated indoor and integrated outdoor units; the company already provides hardware for 35 out of the top 50 networks worldwide.