Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Ericsson, Alvarion, Nokia Siemens and more

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.
Cellular
–Sweden: L.M. Ericsson said it upgraded 3 Scandinavia’s HSPA network to support downlink speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps and uplink speeds of 1.4 Mbps.
–Uruguay: Movistar chose L.M. Ericsson to be its sole supplier and network integrator for a W-CDMA/HSPA core and radio network.
WiMAX
–Cayman Islands: Digicel Group has chosen Alvarion Ltd. to provide its 802.16e 4Motion Mobile WiMAX solution as part of the carrier’s first WiMAX launch.
–India: Sequans Communications said Telsima is using its chips in its StarMAX product line that supports both 802.16-2004 fixed and 802.16e-2005 mobile WiMAX networks. The solution is being deployed now in India.
Miscellaneous
–Israel: Nokia Siemens Networks said it has been chosen by Cellcom Israel to develop its Next Generation Network.
–Spain: GigaBeam Corp. said it received its first purchase order for a WiFiber link from F2-Tel Ingenieria de Telecomunicacion. The links are being used by a Spanish university, said the company.