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Chinese group provides 3G equipment for EVNTelecom

China’s Huawei Group will provide equipment and solutions for the EVN Telecommunications Company (EVNTelecom) to build its 3G network.
China’s Huawei Group will provideequipment and solutions for the EVN Telecommunications Company(EVNTelecom) to build its 3G network.

A contract to this effect was signed in Hanoi on November 18.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, EVNTelecom Director Pham Duong Minhsaid that before EVNTelecom officially launches 3G services on April30, 2010, the company will set up its network infrastructure with 2,500base transceiver stations (BTS/Node B) covering 46 percent of thepopulation in the first phase of the project.

EVNTelecom said it got a licence from the Ministry of Information andTelecommunications to provide 3G services in April this year.

Under its commitment, EVNTelecom will officially provide 3G servicesfor its subscribers after nine months since the licence took effect./.
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