CATEL intends to assemble CDMA handsets in Azerbaijan

The Director General of CATEL JV Sadig Humbatov said the provider is planning to enlarge its coverage and attract more customers by importing more low-priced CDMA phones to offer customers free.

He said there are some 60 types of CDMA-supported handsets on Azerbaijan's market and their prices range from $100 to $700.

Caspian American Telecommunications, LLC (CATEL), one of the first Azerbaijan-American joint ventures in the telecommunications industry, is a joint venture between the Government of Azerbaijan and a United States consortium, Omni-Metromedia Caspian Ltd. (OMCL) which is majority owned by the US-based Omni Communications Inc. and includes AIG, Verbena, and WorldTel.

CATEL is the only mobile provider in Azerbaijan with the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) services. APA-Economics