Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Nokia Siemens Networks, Ericsson, Andrew 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
–China: Nokia Siemens Networks won frame agreements with China Mobile and China Unicom under the China-Europe Purchasing Delegation that calls for the carriers to purchase 2G and 3G mobile equipment and services from Nokia Siemens during 2009. The agreements call for Nokia Siemens to roll out W-CDMA networks for China Unicom in 11 provinces and TD-SCDMA and GSM networks for China.
–Czech Republic and Slovakia: Telefonica O2 chose Nokia Siemens Networks to be the sole supplier of 2G and 3G networks in the two countries under a three-year agreement.
–India: BSNL chose Ericsson to provide W-CDMA/HSPA technology for the carrier’s commercial 3G network launch in 11 cities.
–New Zealand: Vodafone New Zealand signed a contract with Nokia Siemens Networks to provide equipment for its 3G network expansion to rural parts of the country. Nokia Siemens will provide site solutions and optimization for the expansion.
–United States: Ningiq, a joint venture of ASTAC and OTZ that operates in northern Alaska, has selected Tecore Networks to provide a solution that offers converged GSM and CDMA voice and data services.
Miscellaneous
–Australia: The Department of Transport in Victoria selected Nokia Siemens Networks to provide a GSM-R digital communications solution for its Victorian Railway. The turnkey and managed services contract is valued at more than $150 million.
–China: The Sinopec Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Company in Ningbo, China, chose Andrew to upgrade its communications systems to TETRA technology.
–United States: INX Inc. said it has been chosen by the New Mexico Department of Transportation RailRunner Train Wireless System for a solution that will provide free high-speed wireless service to commuters. The train line runs 95 miles from Belen to Santa Fe. INX said it will use a WiMAX backhaul technology provided by AzulStar in the deployment. The contract is valued at $2.7 million.