Annual report 2008 - Polkomtel

T h e l a r g e s t
n e t w o r k i n P o l a n d
Infrastructure and network
development
Investments into the telecommunication
network were induced by
the increase in traffic generated
by new customers, rising interest
in services among the existing cus-
In 2008, Polkomtel S.A. investment
outlays exceeded the level of PLN
1.1 billion for the second subsequent
time. This was attributed primarily
to the rapid growth of UMTS
transmission capacity in the transport
network, at 30 Mb/s per NodeB,
based on the IP technology. This is
one of the first projects of this type
in Europe. It allows to meet the ex-
tomers, as well as by investments
network coverage, network modern-
pectations of customers who use
into new technologies aimed at in-
ization to extend the reach of EDGE
the currently available technolo-
In 2008, Polkomtel S.A. continued its invest-
creasing the comfort of using the
fastest Internet access available in
the mobile network. The Company
technology outside the UMTS coverage,
and evolution of the high speed
data transmission technology in the
gies, and enables the implementation
of HSPA+.
ment into the telecommunication network,
developing the UMTS network, increasing
increased also the capacity of numerous
platforms delivering value
added services, such as MMS, SMS,
voice mail, video streaming, Czasoumilacz,
Kto Dzwonił – identification
UMTS network (HSPA). Within the 10
largest Polish cities and metropolitan
areas, and in zones of increased
traffic, the HSPA technology allows
to use data transmission and
D evelopment of the UMTS network
was complemented by network development
on the basis of EDGE
technology. This technology has
been developed simultaneously in
data transmission capacity and network
capacity for the services offered.
of callers, and location services. In
2008, Polkomtel S.A. launched also
the IMS technical infrastructure,
which is the technological root from
which new generations of network
Internet access at the speed of up
to 7.2Mb/s towards the subscriber
terminal and 1.4 Mb/s from the terminal
towards the network. Within
the remaining coverage area of the
urban areas and in locations where
there is large interest in data transmission
in the GSM network (it applies
especially to users who do not
yet have UMTS terminals). The EDGE
architecture will grow. Thanks to
UMTS network, the speed of data
technology is currently available for
this solution, we can already of-
transmission under the HSPA tech-
83% of Poland’s population. The
fer advanced, highly personalized
nology is up to 3.6 Mb/s towards the
area in which it is available gener-
services to our key customers, re-
subscriber terminal and 384 kb/s
ates over 95% of data transmission
gardless of whether their network
from the terminal towards the net-
traffic.
access solution is the classical GSM
work. At the end of 2008, the UMTS
or VoIP.
Primary investments
technology in Polkomtel S.A. network
was available in almost 1500
cities and municipalities, inhabited
by over 50% of the population.
The 2G and 3G
technologies
Growth in network capacity for
The main group of the Company’s
expenditure are investments into
A
new solution was implement-
voice services reached 17% per
year, which matched the increase
the telecommunication network.
ed in Wrocław, offering high data
in voice traffic in the 2G network
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