en.Wedoany.com Reported - Huawei announced that MTN Zambia has commercially deployed its five-band LampSite indoor 5G solution at the Mulungushi International Conference Center in Lusaka. The solution integrates 1.8 GHz, 2.1 GHz, 2.3 GHz, TDD 2.6 GHz, and 3.5 GHz into a single device, supporting multi-band coordination with peak rates of up to 1 Gbps, enabling MTN to support 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G connectivity on the same system.
The Mulungushi Conference Center previously required better indoor coverage to support bandwidth-intensive mobile applications such as HD video, live streaming, and cloud services during summits, exhibitions, and business events. Outdoor 3.5 GHz macro base stations could not provide sufficiently strong 5G signals inside the venue, and the distributed antenna system (DAS) could not support multi-band connectivity. Expanding the DAS to support more frequency bands would increase equipment complexity, deployment time, and operational costs.
Huawei noted that the LampSite's fiber-optic multi-band architecture simplifies deployment, reducing the number of head-end devices by up to 50% for the same coverage area, significantly lowering capital expenditure and construction time. Its energy-saving features also help the venue reduce operational expenses.
Thomas Ngoma, Chief Technology Officer of MTN Zambia, stated that the deployment of the five-in-one LampSite at Mulungushi enables them to deliver a consistent indoor and outdoor experience, providing fast, seamless, and reliable connectivity for indoor HD video calls, online interactions, and AR/XR applications. Dr. Philip Song, President of Huawei's Small Cell Product Line, pointed out that the deployment at the Mulungushi Conference Center marks the first global commercial deployment of its five-band LampSite solution, and will deepen cooperation with MTN Zambia to replicate this multi-band solution and 4T in more areas such as airports, central business districts, and transportation hubs. MTN Zambia launched the country's first 5G network in January 2022.
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