DragonWave, a supplier of packet microwave radio systems for mobile and access networks, has announced a new development with its sales partner Electrodata (News - Alert). The company and its Peruvian-based partner are working on deploying more than 200 new DragonWave Horizon links as part of Olo del Peru’s expansion plans. Olo is a regional service provider for Lima and other cities in Peru, so it should not only increase backhaul capacity, but also allow DragonWave (News - Alert) to reach more customers.

Pavel Popov, Olo del Peru SAC interim CEO, commented on the facilitation of DragonWave’s expansion by saying, “We are encouraged by the growing demand for mobile access and services in Peru and working proactively to increase our market share both in Lima and in other targeted cities. Our growth strategy is based on a network build-out that ensures reliability, ruggedness and cost-efficient operations, and the DragonWave products we're deploying are key to helping us follow through on our commitments to our growing customer base."

"Clearly, the mobile access arena in Peru is primed for continued growth and expansion, but what our customers are concerned with most is finding systems that offer the lowest cost per bit through their resiliency and that are easy to deploy and manage," Electrodata President & CEO Alejandro Rivadeneyra said. "DragonWave has been a good partner in this regard, as they understand just what our customers' concerns are and they work collaboratively to help us ensure we are building highly functional and reliable backhaul solutions into networks that will see all our businesses continue to grow."

Peter Allen (News - Alert), president and CEO of DragonWave, spoke on the benefits of the partnership and the plans for Peru going forward.

"Our collaboration with Electrodata has positioned DragonWave to be a leading provider of microwave radios in Peru, and it's rewarding to see the Horizon links contributing to Olo's continued growth and success," he said. "By leveraging a local team that brings a lot of expertise to the table, we will continue to provide Peruvian network operators and service providers the most technologically advanced and cost-efficient backhaul solutions to best augment their businesses and services."