Lightbridge Communications Corporation (LCC) announced that it was awarded implementation of a network modernization project by an OEM vendor for a tier 1 telecom operator in the UAE, Telecompaper.com reports.

Under the agreement, LCC will upgrade the existing wireless network to LTE. The modernization project will cover more than 1,400 sites in the southeastern part of the country and will include site surveys, swap and upgrades to existing GSM and UMTS sites as well as implementation of new LTE sites in the network.