Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards for WTTx

Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards for WTTx

The award recognizes the collaboration between Huawei and Globe on the deployment of the Wireless To The x solution to offer Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless broadband services to Filipino customers. WTTx is the ideal alternative solution to provide LTE connectivity in remote and far-flung areas.

According to ITU-T Broadband Report 2015, an estimated 61% of households in Asia Pacific still do not have internet access. Challenges remain in the last mile of connectivity, with high fixed line engineering installation costs, difficult site access due to privately-owned land and lengthy project deployment.

In 2015, Huawei announced the commercialization of the WTTx solution based on LTE TDD technology. WTTx is a wireless broadband access solution that is capable of delivering a high-speed broadband user experience. Leveraging existing network and site architecture, WTTx can quickly reach out to unconnected households, providing up to 75% in rollout cost savings. WTTx also enables a wide range of services such as video broadcasting, VoIP, and VPN (virtual private network).

"WTTx is the complementary solution to provide high-speed wireless connectivity in the fixed line out-reached areas," Veni Xiong, president of Huawei's Wireless Network TDD Product Line, said in a statement. “The rollout of this innovative technology is a key strategy to accelerate broadband penetration in the Philippines while bringing the best LTE experience to our customers,” said Ashish Pilani, Senior Technical Advisor for Wireless Engineering and Implementation at Globe. “With a fast and consistent wireless broadband Internet connection, our customers can definitely enjoy the best data experience and access to rich multimedia content.”

GTB’s Innovation Award is a prestigious international award with widespread influence, and is awarded to equipment manufacturers and industry partners. The awards are designed to celebrate the collaboration between operators and vendors and recognize projects.