Nokia-Siemens to Manage T-Mobile Backhaul Network in Austria

Nokia Siemens Networks has won a contract to manage the network backhaul for T-Mobile Austria. Under the contract, which runs through 2013, Nokia Siemens Networks will assume full responsibility for the optimization and operation of the mobile backhaul network. The control and responsibility for the network and the supervision of its quality remains with T-Mobile Austria.

"With this agreement we are transferring an operational part of our network into the hands of Nokia Siemens Networks. This allows us to further focus on providing our customers with new and higher quality services thanks to increased bandwidth, which Nokia Siemens Networks will supply," says Jim Burke, Chief Technical Officer at T-Mobile Austria. "We believe that this step will help us, to increase customer satisfaction even further and get an edge on our competition."

Nokia Siemens Networks will optimize the network by selecting the right backhaul technology, which fulfills the requirements of bandwidth, quality and best price. Technologies like leased lines from different suppliers, dark fiber or also microwave will be considered. For own access Nokia Siemens Networks is supplying its transmission and microwave equipment to fit the backhaul network to the future needs: The managed service includes advanced maintenance and field service for the backhaul for a period of five years.

The managed services deal requires Nokia Siemens Networks to provide backhaul from T-Mobile's more than 6,000 radio network sites across Austria, serving 3.3 million customers.

No financial details were provided.

Posted to the site on 14th January 2009