Huawei RuralStar

2019: Submission of the solution

On February 26, 2019 the Huawei company presented the solution for rural networks RuralStar Lite. This development gives to residents of small settlements from 500 to 1000 people economic access to services of voice and mobile broadband communication. At the same time the payback period for telecom operators does not exceed three years. RuralStar Lite is the addition to the solution of Huawei for rural networks RuralStar.

According to the report of GSMA Association, more than 700 million people worldwide still have no access to services of a mobile network. At the same time most of them live in rural areas that demonstrates sharp demand for mobile services in small localities.

Huawei issued the solution RuralStar to cover these not connected rural areas mobile communication. This solution was implemented in more than 90 networks in the different countries, as a result access to mobile communication was got by hundreds of millions people, most of them – for the first time.

RuralStar successfully solves a number of old problems of development of networks in rural areas where it is difficult to strive for data transmission, construction of infrastructure costs much, power supply is unstable, and deployment of network takes a lot of time. Thanks to the solution of Huawei the payback period of investments for operators can remain within three years for rural network with a scope more than 1000 subscribers. To give to not connected villages with the population from 500 to 1000 people access to communication services, the Huawei company issued the solution RuralStar Lite taking into account local features – a small amount of connections and a small coverage.

The solution RuralStar Lite equipped with four solar batteries consumes no more than 200 watts. It allows to install all associated equipment on columns from 6 to 9 meters high without need to set support and obstacles. If to consider all these advantages, project cost is considerably reduced, and total ownership cost noticeably decreases. The solution RuralStar Lite was already successfully implemented in Zambia.

Geographical isolation complicates access to mobile communication for inhabitants of rural areas. The solution Huawei RuralStar allows to solve economically this problem and to quickly pay back investments that offers wide prospects on providing rural areas with communication. RuralStar Lite takes a step forward in the direction of digital transformation, providing to residents of the remote villages access to the digital world. Hao Yingtao, president of the sector of Wireless Site of the Wireless Network direction of Huawei company