Articles tagged with: Siemens

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. more

AIS Suspends 3G Expansion Pending License Auction

Thailand's Advanced Info Service (AIS) has suspended the expansion of its trial 3G network running over the 900Mhz band, citing concerns about congestion for its existing GSM subscribers. The conpany will now wait for the long delayed 3G auction to release radio spectrum in the more conventional 2100 Mhz bands. more

Juniper Networks and NSN to Create Carrier Ethernet Joint Venture

Juniper Networks and Nokia siemens Networks are to form a joint venture to address the Carrier Ethernet Transport market. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the joint venture extends a previously announced partnership enhancement designed to deliver to service provider customers a fully interoperable Carrier Ethernet solution for mobile backhaul, business services and residential broadband networks. more

Q1 Mobile Base Station Contracts at 126, Led by Nokia Siemens Networks

Total contracts awarded within the wireless industry for Q1 reached 126, just down slightly from Q1 2008 levels according to the latest report from EJL Wireless Research. more

One billion subscribers served, and counting

Nokia siemens Networks says that its delivered mobile softswitching (MSS) system capacity has passed the 1 billion user mark. This landmark achievement means Nokia siemens Networks’ solution is used for 40% of mobile softswitching worldwide and for over a quarter of all connections in those mobile networks based on the GSM family of standards. more

Malaysia's DiGi to Increase GSM Network Capacity

Malaysian mobile network operator, DiGi has awarded a contract to Nokia siemens Networks to expand its GSM network in the densely populated Klang Valley region. The upgrade is expected to be completed in November 2009. more

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MobileOne modernizes 2G network

Singapore's MobileOne (M1) will add Internet Protocol (IP) capabilities to its 2G network as part of a network modernization initiative. The modernization will be undertaken by Nokia siemens Networks and is expected to be complete by 2011. more

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Alcatel-Lucent May be Back-Up Vendor to Huawei's Indian Contract

More confusion over BSNL's mammoth GSM network tender after it emerged that Alcatel-Lucent may be asked to act as a back-up vendor for the contract awarded to Huawei covering the southern end of the country. The telco was told by the Department of Telecoms to be particularly vigilant when testing Huawei supplied hardware to ensure there are no exploits in the software installed at the request of the Chinese government. more

Nokia Siemens Still Interested in Acquiring Nortel Assets

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Zain successfully trials HSPA+ in a live 3G network

Zain Saudi Arabia has concluded trials of a Nokia siemens Networks supplied Internet-HSPA (I-HSPA) software upgrade within Zain's existing radio access network. The trial introduced a simple, flat architecture demonstrating how traffic can bypass the Radio Network Controller (RNC) and the Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN), to deliver improved data transmission speeds. Because of the re-routing, there is no need to build in additional capacity, in effect reducing the OPEX and CAPEX. more