U.S. Cellular has awarded Nortel a five-year contract to expand its CDMA network. The new agreement also includes emergency technical support, spares management, software patch management, performance monitoring and other services from Nortel's Global Services portfolio.
"With this new agreement, Nortel's CDMA solution will help U.S. Cellular continue offering its industry-leading customer service for years to come," said Doug Wolff, general manager, CDMA and LTE solutions, Nortel. "CDMA is one of the best technologies available today for offering reliable, high-quality mobile voice and multimedia services. With customers like U.S. Cellular and others still investing in CDMA to grow their networks, it continues to show strength in the marketplace as a profitable solution, while in the labs, it continues to evolve with boosted mobile capabilities."
No financial details were provided.
Posted to the site on 25th March 2008
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