Following are infrastructure contracts that were announced during the past week:
Ericsson
Norway and Sweden: With TeliaSonera to be the sole supplier of a common core network and also to supply 4G/LTE radio base stations. The carrier is planning to roll out its 4G service in 25 Swedish and four Norwegian municipalities during the next two years.
Value: Undisclosed
Huawei
Australia: With UGL Ltd. to provide a GSM-Railway solution as part of an upgrade of the metropolitan rail network in New South Wales.
Value: Undisclosed
Nigeria: With Zain Nigeria to deploy a next-generation blade mobile softswitch in the country.
Value: Undisclosed
Motorola
Georgia: With MagtiCom to optimize the carrier’s second-generation network using its Intelligent Optimization Service. The solution aims to reduce dropped calls and subscriber churn, increase network availability and simplify the introduction of new data services or additional voice capacity.
Value: Undisclosed
Vietnam: With Vinaphone to expand coverage of the carrier’s GSM network, including 3,000 new base stations to be built during the next two years. The deal follows a $28 million expansion contract between the two companies last year.
Value: $70 million
Nokia Siemens Networks
Canada: With SaskTel to build a mobile packet core network for the carrier, which provides service in Saskatchewan.
Value: Undisclosed
Norway and Sweden: With Teliasonera to build part of the carrier’s 4G/LTE network. The carrier is planning to roll out its 4G service in 25 Swedish and four Norwegian municipalities during the next two years.
Value: Undisclosed
