COUNTRY FOCUS: TUNISIA
Rooftops and
towers are already
overloaded but need to
implement a site sharing
solution to expedite network
improvements for meeting
connectivity demands. Ooredoo
Tunisia executed a successful trial
using a CommScope 900 MHz low-
loss combiner (LLC) for site sharing
between Ooredoo and another
carrier, swapping out a hybrid 3 dB
combiner with the LLC 900 unit.
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CommScope low-loss delivers
site-sharing solutions to
Tunisia’s largest wireless carrier
T
he Middle East and Africa (MEA)
region is among the fastest-growing
wireless markets in the world. But
with explosive growth comes significant
challenges, including overloaded towers and
rooftops, and few available options for new
sites. With minimal insertion loss compared
to traditional hybrid units, CommScope’s
customized low-loss combiners (LLC) enable
Ooredoo Tunisia to share existing sites with
other carriers and generate new revenue –
without a major CapEx investment. telecommunications company and is now
the largest mobile operator and one of the
most recognised brands – in the country.
Ooredoo leads Tunisia’s rapid
wireless network expansion A new kind of combiner for today’s
new connectivity demands
Founded in 2002, Ooredoo Tunisia
is Tunisia’s first privately owned To meet the increased connectivity
demanded by speeded-up network
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Each day, Ooredoo’s truly national network
delivers a range of prepaid and post-paid
voice and data services to more than five
million individuals and businesses across
Tunisia. Ooredoo is a long-time CommScope
customer that has relied on CommScope
solutions to enable their rapid network
expansion and delivery of high-quality service.
deployment in Tunisia, Ooredoo was forced
to implement site-sharing strategies with
other carriers, which required adding new
antennas on rooftops or towers. Most of
the time, they are facing situations where
rooftops are already full of antennas – or
towers are already overloaded, with serious
stability and wind-load issues.
One solution is a same-band combiner – a
unit that combines two base stations on the
same band (GSM900 and UMTS900 or GSM
Op1 and GSM Op2) into a common port to
reduce the number of antennas required.
But introducing a passive unit in the RF
path usually leads to an insertion loss that
reduces the power available for coverage
and capacity.
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