"We are doing a major upgrade that aims to increase both coverage and capacity of our network in the valley. More than 50 percent of the network has already been upgraded and the works are scheduled to be completed by the end of August. We target consistently high mobile data transfer speeds of up to 42 Mbps throughout the Valley. This is almost double the speed we currently offer in some parts of the Valley," Andras Pali, chief technology officer of Ncell, said in a press release.Under network upgrading, Ncell is installing base stations having more capacity with less weight that consume less power and therefore reduce the carbon footprint. Ncell is also adding more towers to increase coverage. The new base stations are being built as designated by the regulator, in compliance with the new rules and guidelines such as height and load of tower, the release said.
According to Ncell, all installations will be done on buildings with building code certification.
Ncell has dismantle about 30 towers so far due to civil risk surfacing on the buildings after the disaster. To quickly plug the gaps, the company is using mobile deployment units as an immediate temporary solution to ensure continuity of communication to the customers.
"We are working with two-point approach: upgrading and expanding the network in the long-term, and deploying temporary mobile units to ensure coverage in the dismantled locations in the meantime. Due to the large scale of upgrading works, customers may experience some disturbances in the network which is temporary and for better quality of communication," Pali said in the release.
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