Elisa Upgrades Network to 3G at 900Mhz

Finnish mobile network operator, Elisa has contracted with Nokia Siemens Networks to upgrade its network to HSPA+ at the 900Mhz radio spectrum. Deliveries have already started and the first base stations have been taken into use.

Nokia Siemens Networks will provide to Elisa its Flexi Base Stations, RNC 2600 radio network controllers, related transport solutions as well as maintenance services for the network.

No financial details were provided.

Figures from the Mobile World shows that Elisa ended Q1 '09 with just under 2.7 million customers, and a market share of around 36%.

Elisa and Nokia Siemens Networks also recently demonstrated a new technology that allows operators to increase voice capacity of their 3G networks, potentially up to double the baseline capacity. The trial call was conducted in Elisa's live 3G network using R&D prototype devices supplied by Nokia. In technical terms the demonstration was of the world's first circuit switched call over a high speed packet access network (CSoHSPA).

On the web: Elisa - Mobile World

Posted to the site on 8th June 2009