Alcatel-Lucent Wins Indian GSM Contract

Published on: 14th May 2009

Alcatel-Lucent says that it has been selected by India's Unitech Wireless to support the initial launch of the company's GSM/EDGE networks in the Kerala and Orissa circles. The financial details of the contract were not disclosed.

Under the terms of the contract, Alcatel-Lucent will design, deploy and maintain its GSM/EDGE radio access solution including its latest Base Station Controller platform and TWIN transceivers, along with a next-generation network (NGN) mobile core network. Alcatel-Lucent will build out Unitech Wireless' network and provide operations management under a comprehensive management services contract. As part of the contract Alcatel-Lucent will offer a range of services including project management, network design, integration, testing, installation, multi-vendor radio network planning and optimization and network management.

"We thank Unitech Wireless for their confidence and are looking forward to strengthen our ongoing partnership as we deploy, maintain, manage and grow their network", said Vivek Mohan, Managing Director, Alcatel-Lucent India. "Our leadership in the rapid delivery of the latest generation of GSM/EDGE radio solutions, and ability to provide quick and seamless support for future evolutions to 3G and beyond, puts us in a unique position to support Unitech Wireless' ambitious rollout plans."

Norway's Telenor owns 60% of the Indian operator after paying US$1.2 billion for the stake.

 

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