LONDON-Mobile carrier T-Mobile International will deploy intelligent packet core networking equipment from Nortel Networks Ltd. to allow for more flexible mobile-data billing. The value of the agreement was not disclosed.
Nortel said it will provide a solution to allow T-Mobile to implement flexible billing options for subscribers based on the content they have accessed, time spent downloading or volume of data downloaded. T-Mobile will use the billing features for personalized mobile data service initially in the United Kingdom, with the potential to expand to other T-Mobile European networks.
Nortel will also offer an optimized Internet Protocol-based architecture to simplify network design and reduce operating costs.
“This decision aligns closely with T-Mobile’s One Network vision of offering ubiquitous customer experiences across Europe,” said Dr. Wolfgang Ptacek, executive director and head of international division service development at T-Mobile International.
