Nokia Siemens Networks wins contract from Aircel

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Nokia Siemens Networks today announced that it has won its first contract from Aircel , a subsidiary of Malaysia's Maxis Group, to build and operate a greenfield GSM network in Kolkata. The Rs. 300 crore contract includes supply of GSM/EDGE equipment, implementation, project management and managed services, such as operating and maintaining the network infrastructure. Nokia Siemens Networks will deploy latest state-of-the-art equipment like Flexi base stations, mini-ultra base stations, 3GPP-based mobile softswitching solution including MSC Servers and Media Gateways PDH, SDH. The network will be supported by the multi-technology, multi-vendor NetAct network and service management system, and will be ready for commercial operations by December 2007.

 

Commenting on the partnership, Sandip Das, CEO, Maxis and Aircel Director, said: "Today's announcement is a critical juncture in our network rollout strategy, as Nokia Siemens Networks have joined the consortium of our prime network partners. The Kolkata rollout completes our East/North-East geographic footprint, besides lending us its strategic commercial importance in the region." He added "We chose Nokia Siemens Networks as they met our three key criteria - rich technology features, extensive managed service experience and speedy network deployment commitment."

 

Added Rohit Chandra, CEO North & East, Aircel, "Our partnership with Nokia Siemens Networks will provide us with the latest GSM technologies such as the multi-radio Flexi Base Station Platform that will not only help us provide services today but will also makes our network ready for 3G and WIMAX services as and when the regulation permits."

 

"This contract is special as it is our first contract with Aircel, and we're very pleased about it," said Mr. Ashish Chowdhary, Head India Sub-region, Nokia Siemens Networks. He added, "We would also like to congratulate Aircel on its innovative approach to the provisioning of mobile services in a greenfield network by going for Managed Services right from the start. This will not only help them in achieving OPEX savings but also allow them to focus on their customers' acquisition and service strategies from the first day of commercial operations."

 

GSM radio access networks delivered by Nokia Siemens Networks are connecting more than 1 billion subscribers globally. Nokia Siemens Networks provides solutions for fast and cost-effective GSM network rollout and deployment, both critical success factors for operators building businesses on new growth markets. Nokia Siemens Networks is  also the indisputable leader in EDGE today in terms of references and commercial deployments. 

 

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