Mexico’s largest mobile operator has deployed small cells to boost coverage and capacity for its biggest government, education and corporate customers. The operator is using SpiderCloud Wireless’ E-RAN system, the same solution that will be used by Verizon Wireless for some small cell deployments in the U.S.
“Our largest customers in Mexico demand and expect a superior mobile network experience at all times,” said Gerardo Aguirre, director of network engineering with Telcel.
SpiderCloud Wireless said that its solution is ideal for buildings that are 50,000 to 1.5 million square feet in size. It uses power-over-Ethernet and self-optimizing network technology to manage up to 100 small cells with a single services node, typically located in the telco closet. The largest Telcel installation consists of 67 radio nodes and one services node.
Telcel, which has roughly 70 million mobile subscribers, is a subsidiary of América Móvil. SpiderCloud said that it plans to work with América Móvil to “bring in-building services to major metropolitan areas in South America.”
SpiderCloud, which recently said that Cisco will start marketing its small cells, offers dual-band 3G/4G and 4G/4G solutions. Telcel has deployed 3G/4G cells, and Verizon plans to deploy 4G/4G cells.
Telcel deployed the first round of small cells within less than a year of announcing its selection of SpiderCloud’s solution. The companies first announced plans to deploy last June.
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