Infrastructure Awards: Alcatel-Lucent snares Rev. B deal in Russia, and more

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:
Alcatel-Lucent
Russia: With Sky Link to upgrade the carrier’s network to CDMA2000 1x-EVDO Rev. B.
Value: Undisclosed
Alvarion
Italy: With NGI to expand the carrier’s network with its BreezeMAX Extreme 5000 802.16e WiMAX solution.
Value: Undisclosed
Motorola
Russia: With Inform Invest Group to jointly address the forthcoming 4G opportunities in the Russian market.
Value: Undisclosed
Nokia Siemens Networks
South Africa: With Cell C to enhance the carrier’s radio access and backbone network as well as to provide managed services.
Value: Undisclosed
PureWave Networks
United States: With Kansas Broadband Internet to be the carrier’s exclusive WiMAX equipment provider. PureWave will provide its Quantum base stations for the carrier’s rural WiMAX network buildout.
Value: Undisclosed