Ceragon Networks Ltd. announced that its products and services were selected by a Colombian Tier-1 operator with a large presence in Latin America to support extensive 4G and future 5G network capacity and coverage enhancements. In addition, the company will establish the wireless backbone for a largescale government-sponsored rural connectivity project. These ambitious projects aim to provide nationwide connectivity and increase the operator’s overall coverage. The company and the operator have entered into a series of agreements with total value exceeding $26 million for 2021 and 2022. The operator, who has recently acquired significant new access spectrum, expand its capacity and coverage nationwide to bridge the digital divide and support higher broadband mobile services to its subscribers. The diverse requirements in these networks are vast, dictating multi-gigabits per second per link to be carried over long geographical distances and adhering to the operator’s strict networking and quality standards. With the company’s unique multicore technology the operator is able to future-proof its wireless backhaul infrastructure - meeting its capacity requirements and well into its 5G future. The operator is utilizing the company’s professional services including network rollout, network optimization and maintenance to deploy high-capacity, high-power links in thousands of sites across the country. With the company’s solutions in place, the operator can achieve 5G wireless backhaul capabilities, and increase its operational efficiency by reducing power and spectrum-related costs, whilst providing better quality of experience to its customers. In addition to the expansion of its network, the operator selected the company to build the backbone to serve its commitments to a large government-sponsored project in Colombia. The projects address the vast diversity in socioeconomic standings in Colombia. The company’s wireless backhaul solutions will enable the tier 1 operator to expand its network coverage and deliver high-capacity broadband connectivity to Colombia’s most remote and difficult to access and scattered rural communities, helping drive social and economic development and equality.