NAIROBI: Alcatel-Lucent have unveiled into the Kenyan market a technology called LightRadio that seeks to render the towering base transmitting stations operated by many mobile companies in Kenya and in the world outdated. The technology will set forth benefits such as: reduction costs associated with setting up and maintaining cell towers, it will simplify mobile networks, expand network capacity even to rural areas and reduce energy consumption. “This brand will free the mobile sector around the world from its dependence on antenna masts and mobile base stations (cell towers), which are generally the most energy-consuming components of the network, and also the most expensive and difficult to maintain.” said Tony Woods, CEO Alcatel Lucent. Alcatel had tested the technology and it proves to reduce energy consumption of mobile networks, boost performance and coverage. “Alcatel's own research shows LightRadio reduces energy consumption of mobile networks by up to 50 percent. Mobile service providers have already expressed interest in the LightRadio technology and we are ready to roll them out,” said Wood. As a result, the Kenya government and Alcatel-lucent are holding negotiations on rolling out an LTE network that provides better performance and one that is more dynamic than the 3G networks currently used by operators.
