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Infrastructure Awards: Ericsson in India, NSN in Spain

The following infrastructure contracts were announced in the past week:EricssonIndia: With Bharti Airtel to extend their strategic partnership to expand coverage in rural India, including expanding and upgrading the carrier’s network in 15 circles.Value: $1.3 billionNokia Siemens Networks Spain: With Telefonica Spain to upgrade...

Infrastructure Awards: Alcatel-Lucent, NSN, ZTE

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:Alcatel-Lucent Hungary: With Pannon to provide an all-IP solution to unify the carrier’s mobile core network and its existing IP/MPLS-based mobile backhaul infrastructure.Value: UndisclosedNokia Siemens Networks Poland: With Polkomtel SA to extend and modernize the carrier’s...

The Infrastructure Ecosystem : The cornerstone for today's wireless communications networks

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in RCR Wireless News' January Special Edition Wireless Infrastructure: The Engine for Economic Recovery. Look for our March Special Edition, coming soon.Wireless networks are the cornerstone of the wireless industry. These capital-intensive investments are a key building...

Infrastructure Awards: Ericsson, Motorola and more

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:ADC Telecom United States: With Messiah College in Grantham, Penn., to deploy its InterReach Fusion indoor distributed antenna system to provide indoor cellular coverage initially in five academic buildings with a planned expansion to all academic...

Infrastructure Awards: Motorola, NSN and more

Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:ADC Telecom Saudi Arabia: With the King Abdul Aziz Endowment in Mecca to supply its InterReach Fusion distributed antenna systems for mobile coverage throughout the 1.5-million-square-meter complex.Value: UndisclosedAlcatel-Lucent France: With SFR to expand and upgrade its...

Reality Check: Voice over LTE: How soon is now?

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.Last year the issue of Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) emerged from the shadows, and after...

@MWC: NSN exec says network needs to keep pace with traffic explosion: 'In Canada, we nailed it'

BARCELONA – Nokia Siemens Networks took the opportunity at Mobile World Congress this morning to put its relatively new CEO Rajeev Suri in front of press and analysts to give an update on its latest customer wins and strategy.Repeating a regular theme at this...

India's Bharti building out with Nokia Siemens gear

Nokia Siemens Networks said Thursday that it had bagged a US$700 million order from Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile services provider, to increase its network capacity.IDG News Serivce/PC World

Partnerships: NII Holdings, Sprint, Transpera and more

NII Holdings Inc., which operates under the Nextel brand in Latin America, selected Nokia Siemens Networks to manage its network operations. The agreement covers network management in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru.Nuance Communications and Vesta Corp. announced a partnership to co-promote and...

AT&T picks Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent for LTE rollout

AT&T Mobility chose Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent to build out its LTE network, an equipment supplier decision that mirrors rival Verizon Wireless' choice a year ago. AT&T said it chose the two companies in part because they supply equipment for its 3G network and therefore...

AT&T picks Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent for LTE rollout

AT&T Mobility chose Ericsson and Alcatel-Lucent to build out its LTE network, an equipment supplier decision that mirrors rival Verizon Wireless' choice a year ago. AT&T said it chose the two companies in part because they supply equipment for its 3G network and therefore...

Infrastructure Awards: Weekly Update

Following are infrastructure contracts that were announced during the past week:EricssonNorway and Sweden: With TeliaSonera to be the sole supplier of a common core network and also to supply 4G/LTE radio base stations. The carrier is planning to roll out its 4G service in...

2010 promises better job outlook: Race to 4G means more skill sets required, staffing firms say

The wireless sector probably didn’t fare as poorly as some industries in 2009, but nevertheless, telecom companies and individual employees felt the pain of the recession. The outlook for 2010 promises to be better as wireless carriers get ready to build out new networks,...

China BTS spend tops $6.3 billion per year as country rolls out 3G

China’s 3G network spending this year nearly tripled to $6.3 billion, with another $6.1 billion set to be spent on base station transceiver infrastructure next year, according to a new iSuppli Corp. report.“After a strong increase in purchases of wireless communications gear in China...

North America becomes Ericsson’s largest sales region: And second-largest employment region

North America has become Ericsson's largest sales region and its second-largest employment region with the just completed acquisition of Nortel Networks assets and the recent outsourcing win from Sprint Nextel Corp. Ericsson's $1.13 billion purchase of bankrupt infrastructure vendor Nortel, which was finalized...

Analyst Angle: The wireless operator of tomorrow

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.With my background working for a major wireless original equipment manufacturer and spending most of...

Huawei snaps up Europe’s largest LTE deal

Huawei has been making strong progress in the first phase of LTE trials in Europe, with tests at TeliaSonera, Telenor and Vodafone Germany. Now it has converted the Telenor trial to a commercial deal, which sees the Norwegian cellco snubbing its incumbent suppliers Ericsson...

Telecom sector employment flat, analyst says worst is over for mobile

As nationwide unemployment inched up to 10.2% in October, employment in the telecommunications sector remained flat from month to month, while employment in the computer and electronic products sector was down about 6,300 jobs from September to October.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported...

Analyst Angle: Evolution of wireless infrastructure OEMs

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.Wireless infrastructure OEMs such as the likes of Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, etc.,...

Nokia Siemens Networks to cut nearly 6,000 jobs

LONDON — Loss-making telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks on Tuesday set out plans to cut nearly 6,000 jobs as it consolidates five units into three and aims for acquisitions.MarketWatch

Canadian authorities rule Globalive not qualified for spectrum license

The Canadian regulatory agency ruled that newcomer Globalive Communications Corp. is not a Canadian-owned company and so cannot operate a wireless network, despite having paid $442 million CDN last year to acquire a nationwide AWS license.What happens next is unclear; Globalive said it is...

The Great White “Wireless” North: Canada’s wireless industry a flurry of activity

Often overlooked when discussing North American telecom markets, Canada is more than a smaller clone of its southern neighbor. Challenged by a land mass greater than the U.S., but with one-eighth the population, Canada’s wireless operators have still managed to cover more than 99%...

Strategic Alliances and Partnerships

Nokia Siemens Networks & Accenture: Under a three-year service contract, Nokia Siemens Network has agreed to outsource IT application management services to Accenture.Wavefront & AIMIA: Canadian wireless commercialization company Wavefront has partnered with the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA). The goal is to...

Nokia posts Q3 loss of $834 million

Nokia reported a $834 million loss for the third quarter as the company wrote down $1.35 billion on its Nokia Siemens Networks business. The company's stock fell about 11% on the news to $13.70. The quarter marks the first time the handset giant has...