Nepal Telecom to invite global tender for CDMA expansion

2010-07-29 05:41:41 GMT2010-07-29 13:41:41 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English

KATHMANDU, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Nepali government has permitted Nepal Telecom (NT) to invite global tender to expand CDMA network across the country, local media reported Thursday.

The Republica daily quoted sources of NT as reporting that it will be the largest tender ever called in the country.

The telecommunication giant is also incorporating convergent billing project in the CDMA expansion package. The convergent billing project is estimated to cost 1 billion rupees (some 13.5 million dollars). After the completion of network expansion in three years, the largest telecom operator in the country expects to have 3.5 million subscribers.

The selected firm will erect 2,500 additional towers for CDMA service across the country. NT currently has 700 towers across the country for its CDMA service.

CDMA telecommunication system based on wireless technology is becoming popular and effective in remote areas of the country.

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