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18.12.2008 | Global telecom experts help students ‘Bridge the Gap’ in Telecommunication and Information Technology
Under its “Uniting communities” program of corporate social responsibility, Nokia Siemens Networks has entered into partnerships with three educational institutions in India to foster communications and information technology skills and opportunities for students. Under its ‘Bridge the Gap’ program, the company will work with Swechha (a non-governmental organization), to roll out networking training, and provide apprenticeship opportunities to students in six New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) Schools. In addition, the company has entered into agreements with the Amity institute of Telecom Technology & Management (AITTM), a part of Amity University, Noida and Institute of Technology & Management (ITM), Gurgaon under which it will provide scholarship opportunities to fourteen deserving students. more
15.12.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks exhibits ‘greener’ technology at 3GSM Middle East
Driven by its vision to connect 5 billion people by the year 2015, Nokia Siemens Networks is developing communications products and services that are energy efficient, environmentally sensitive and use recyclable components wherever possible. more
08.12.2008 | TTSL teams up with Nokia Siemens Networks
Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL), India’s youngest and fastest-growing telecom service provider, has partnered with Nokia Siemens Networks for its pan-India GSM network rollout. Under the terms of the partnership, Nokia Siemens Networks has been identified as one of the main vendors that will manage the operations of the networks it deploys over a period of five years. Managed services forms just one portion of the vast scope of the deal—the complete services outlay includes local supplies, network planning, project management, network roll-out and systems integration activities across the national network. more
04.12.2008 | Ovum report: Nokia Siemens Networks leads the 40G market
Nokia Siemens Networks is the clear market leader in the WDM ((Wavelength Division Multiplexing) deployment of 40 Gigabit per second (40G), according to the new Ovum report “Global 40G/100G market update”*. With a market share of 35 percent, the company is a full 12 percentage points ahead of the nearest competitor. more
04.12.2008 | Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks and Save the Children Finland in Partnership to provide water, sanitation and health education to Alaba Special Woreda
Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks announced their partnership with Save the Children Finland to help alleviate the existing water problem made worse by the current drought in Alaba Special Woreda through collaboration with the Woreda administration and its relevant offices. more
04.12.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks first to double EDGE data speeds with Downlink Dual Carrier call
Nokia Siemens Networks has made the world's first Downlink Dual Carrier EDGE end-to-end call with mobile devices, bringing the promise of doubling today’s EDGE network data speeds to a level that will provide support a host of applications such as posting video clips to blogs or streaming news on mobile TV. more
03.12.2008 | Poland’s leading satellite TV provider tunes into mobile with Nokia Siemens Networks
Cyfrowy Polsat SA, Poland’s largest digital satellite pay television platform has launched mobile phone services, based on its own telecommunications infrastructure using network solutions from Nokia Siemens Networks. more
03.12.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks Showcases High Speed Wireless Broadband at WiMAX Forum 2008 in Rio de Janeiro
Internet communications are going mobile as end users want to have broadband in their pockets and the increased traffic creates a powerful thirst for connectivity, a need for fast and reliable “broadband everywhere”. This surge in the worldwide connectivity demand can be both a challenge and an opportunity for the key telecommunication market players and to deliver this ability and be profitable, communications service providers need to quickly determine the right balance in their portfolios that will allow them to meet this rising demand. more
01.12.2008 | Qatar’s Mobile Broadband Speeds to Double with Major Infrastructure Upgrade
Qatar Telecom QSC (“Qtel”, Ticker: QTEL.QA), the leading telecommunications company, took another important stride towards delivering the highest standard of communications infrastructure today, with the completion of an agreement to implement a full network modernization project that will double mobile broadband speeds in Qatar. more
01.12.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks peers into the ultra-fast future with groundbreaking mobile broadband demonstration
Nokia Siemens Networks has broken new ground with another technological first: mobile broadband communications beyond LTE. Company researchers have successfully demonstrated Relaying technology proposed for LTE-Advanced, enabling an exceptional end-user experience delivered consistently across the network. more
27.11.2008 | Tunisian Railways invests in safety
Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens (SNCFT, Tunisian Railway) has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to modernize and maintain its railway communications system as it aims to increase safety. more
26.11.2008 | Rural subscribers to benefit from communications roll out in IndoChina
Nokia Siemens Networks to help Viettel Telecom undertake network expansion across Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos more
25.11.2008 | Telenor Pakistan selects Nokia Siemens Networks to enrich customer experience
Telenor Pakistan becomes the 100th customer for NetAct Traffica real time customer traffic monitoring and analysis software. Telenor Pakistan has acquired the GPRS module of the solution for further enhancing the data service experience for its customers. more
24.11.2008 | Online shopping opens new doors for villagers and retailers in Fujian province
Nokia Siemens Networks and China Mobile Group Fujian Ltd. (Fujian Mobile) have teamed up to provide an innovative eCommerce platform that promises an important link between rural consumers and urban businesses. The unique solution allows easy and affordable access to a wide range of consumer products to villagers in Fujian province, while opening up a vast market to urban retailers and product distributors. more
13.11.2008 | China Mobile strengthens its defences
China Mobile Group Jiangsu Ltd. (Jiangsu Mobile) is implementing a security solution to protect itself against the potential risks brought by its increased use of IP networks and data services. The Nokia Siemens Networks solution will ensure reliable telecommunications service, provide a secure data experience to customers and help the operator realize new opportunities in its full service operation era. more
12.11.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks Launches Next Generation IPTV Solution to Focus on Platform Openness and Interactivity
Nokia Siemens Networks is now putting the power of bringing advanced IPTV applications and services in the carriers’ hands with its latest IPTV software release, Home Entertainment Release 3.0. more
11.11.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks enters final stage of synergy-related headcount restructuring
Nokia Siemens Networks has completed the preliminary planning process to identify the proposed remaining headcount reductions necessary to reach its previously announced synergy-related headcount adjustment goal. As a result, the company is now starting the process of sharing these preliminary plans with employees and employee representatives in Finland and Germany. Actual reductions will occur only after the completion of appropriate consultation processes and in accordance with local legal practices. more
11.11.2008 | Orascom Telecom Algeria (OTA) puts the customer first with unified data management solution
Orascom Telecom Algeria (OTA), the country’s leading mobile operator has announced that Nokia Siemens Networks will be the provider of its Home Location Register (HLR) solution. Nokia Siemens Networks will modernize the installed base of 17 million subscribers as well as provide additional capacity of 3 million. more
10.11.2008 | New research shows mobile Internet held back by legacy data management
While customer insight influences mobile operators’ growth and investment strategy, existing subscriber data simply do not give them enough information for analyzing customer behavior, according to new research. The survey conducted by Loudhouse research, a UK-based independent research company, on behalf of Nokia Siemens Networks, included interviews with 100 senior executives working across a spectrum of mobile operators and mobile Internet portals. more
04.11.2008 | Tunisiana chooses Flexi approach to network modernization
Tunisiana, the leading telecommunications operator in Tunisia, has modernized its GPRS core network bringing seamless customer experience and efficient and simplified data management and charging functionality through the integration of Nokia Siemens Networks’ Flexi Intelligent Service Node (ISN). more
03.11.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks breaks the 200 mark
Modern core networks, centered around softswitching, are dramatically lowering the costs of operating mobile networks, saving energy, and laying the groundwork for future IP multimedia. With over 200 customers to date, Nokia Siemens Networks clearly leads the pack in this market. more
03.11.2008 | Customers of Bulgaria’s BTC Group to enjoy converged services with next generation networks
BTC Group, Bulgaria’s leading fixed and mobile communications group, will enhance the services offered to its subscribers by becoming the first operator in the country to provide Internet Protocol-based multimedia and voice experience. more
30.10.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks Successfully Tests IMS Infrastructure Solution at Global Multi-Vendor Interoperability Event
Nokia Siemens Networks has successfully completed interoperability testing of its IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS) infrastructure solution at GMI 2008, the MultiService Forum’s (MSF) biennial interoperability event spanning three continents. The results demonstrate that Nokia Siemens Networks open, standards-based IMS infrastructure technology can enable service providers to deliver next-generation multimedia applications and converged services in a multi-vendor network environment. more
30.10.2008 | Ecology and Technology: two words that turn Nokia Siemens Networks into Telecom Italia’s main supplier for the modernization of its 3G network
Telecom Italia is accelerating the evolution of its mobile network in Italy to be ready to deliver Ultra Broadband Services and has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks as one of its main suppliers in the development of its new network architecture. The modernization plan will provide Telecom Italia significant power-consumption savings, of up to 65 per cent, compared to its current equipment and allow it to reduce its annual CO2 output by about 15 million kg. more
27.10.2008 | Japan Embraces Long Term Future for Mobile Broadband
NTT DOCOMO Selects Fujitsu to Provide Nokia Siemens Networks’ Core Technology for its Super 3G / Long Term Evolution Core Network more
24.10.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks takes home “Leading Lights” award in the Big Apple
Journalists and analysts from on-line publication Light Reading have named Nokia Siemens Networks as the Best Deal Maker of 2008 for its acquisitions of two telecoms pioneers, Apertio and Atrica, which were completed earlier in the year. The judges said that the “key additions for reasonable prices in important and growing markets” were the determining factor in Nokia Siemens Networks winning the award. more
23.10.2008 | European free mobile service provider perfects recipe for expansion
Blyk, the free mobile network for 16-24 year olds funded by advertising has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to host its core network as it expands into the Netherlands and Belgium. Prepaid charging, messaging systems and device management will also be hosted for those two countries. The hosting service delivered from a central site across several countries sets a new benchmark for the industry. more
22.10.2008 | Quebecor Media and Videotron to spend more than $800 million to roll out advanced wireless network and create 1,000 jobs
Following up on the commitment they made in the spring of 2007, Quebecor Media and Videotron confirmed today that they will invest between $800 million and $1 billion over four years to roll out their own advanced wireless network. Videotron plans to bring consumers and small businesses an offering of advanced wireless telecommunications services that is unprecedented in Québec, based on effective, reliable technology, diverse and convergent content and unambiguous business policies. more
22.10.2008 | Hutchison 3G moves to extend high-speed mobile broadband coverage and capacity throughout Ireland
Subscribers of Hutchison 3G Ireland Ltd., the operator of 3 Ireland network, are starting to enjoy high-speed mobile broadband services across the whole country as 3 expands its WCDMA/HSPA services in response to the growing demand for high speed broadband connectivity across Ireland. more
22.10.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks on track with GSM-R Third-quarter deals demonstrate strength of railways solution
The deal signed with ProRail in the Netherlands in September, incorporating network design, site acquisition, construction works, logistics and project management that will result in a complete network upgrade within three years completed a strong quarter for Nokia Siemens Networks in GSM-R. ProRail further invests in GSM-R more
22.10.2008 | m:tel meets subscriber challenge with network expansion in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The leading mobile operator in Bosnia and Herzegovina is to expand network coverage to 99 per cent of the population with upgrade to radio and core equipment that will enhance user experience for all subscribers. more
21.10.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks Selected to Create a Juniper Networks High-Performance Infrastructure to Supply Advanced Ethernet Backbone for VOO
Belgian Telecoms Operator Deploys Service-Enabling Network Infrastructure to Accelerate the Delivery of Revenue-Generating Multiplay Applications more
20.10.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks moves forward with record mobile broadband deliveries
Nokia Siemens Networks is the global leader in the deployment of high-speed mobile broadband networks supplying WCDMA/HSPA networks to over 130 paying customers worldwide. The success of the company’s energy efficient 3G WCDMA/HSPA radio access solution means Nokia Siemens Networks now has the largest footprint of any vendor worldwide. more
16.10.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks inaugurates new, USD 70 million facility in India
To support India’s rapid growth in mobile subscribers, Nokia Siemens Networks today inaugurated a new facility for the manufacture and distribution of mobile communications infrastructure at Oragadam near Chennai. more
15.10.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks ships LTE base station hardware
Nokia Siemens Networks has started to provide its customers with Long Term Evolution (LTE) compatible Flexi Multimode Base Station hardware which offers a smooth path to the future ultra-high speed wireless broadband. Only a software upgrade needed to achieve full LTE functionality. more
15.10.2008 | Zain Kuwait improves prepaid customer experience with Nokia Siemens Networks
Be it emergency credit, top-up paid by a friend, or even a song dedication to a loved one, Zain Kuwait is focused on enhancing the lives of its customers. By upgrading its prepaid system with the latest release of Nokia Siemens Networks charge@once select Zain is better equipped to improve its customers’ experience, and rapidly bring innovative services to market. more
14.10.2008 | du chooses Nokia Siemens Networks’ green technology for network expansion
Nokia Siemens Networks is to deploy its market-leading energy efficient radio access solution under a turnkey network expansion and managed services contract with du- the UAE’s integrated telecom operator- worth about US$ 225 million. more
13.10.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks expands services capacity in readiness for TD-SCDMA volume deployments in China
In anticipation of the upcoming increase in TD-SCDMA deployments in China, Nokia Siemens Networks will increase its current strength of TD-SCDMA trained engineers to over 1,200. Nokia Siemens Networks has recently obtained the official approvals for deployment of its TD-SCDMA equipment from Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Its leading solution delivery capability in TD-SCDMA network planning, construction and optimization positions Nokia Siemens Networks as one of the most competitive and credible vendors in TD-SCDMA. more
10.10.2008 | TELUS selects Nokia Siemens Networks to provide equipment for next generation wireless network
Today, Nokia Siemens Networks and TELUS announced that they have entered into an agreement whereby Nokia Siemens Networks will provide TELUS with radio access network and core network technology, including its industry-leading Flexi Base Station for TELUS’ new next generation wireless network. more
07.10.2008 | Qatar readies for world’s first commercial Mobile TV service based on DVB-H and OMA BCast Smart Card Profile technology
Qatar Telecom (Qtel), the leading telecommunications service provider, and Nokia Siemens Networks have signed the world’s first commercial Mobile TV deployment contract based on DVB-H and OMA BCast Smart Card Profile technology. more
06.10.2008 | Teletalk Bangladesh doubles up with network expansion
Teletalk Bangladesh Ltd, the state-owned mobile operator, is to double its subscriber capacity after agreeing a network expansion project with Nokia Siemens Networks that will enhance its existing network coverage and provide mobile customers advanced wireless services in a cost efficient manner. more
01.10.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks Defines Broadband with No Boundaries at WiMAX World
Worldwide broadband traffic is growing at a rate faster than anticipated, fueled by the expectation that anyone can connect to or communicate with anything wherever they are, without boundaries. To deliver this ability and be profitable, communications service providers need to quickly transform their networks to an all IP infrastructure. At WiMAX World 2008 in Chicago, Nokia Siemens Networks will share its vision of the future connected world and WiMAX’s role as a driver of change. more
01.10.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks gears up for WiMAX take-off
Supplier builds on flat architecture platforms and marks milestones for strategy, product certification and interoperability. more
29.09.2008 | Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks enter into patent license agreement with Huawei
Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks announced today a patent license agreement with Huawei and its affiliates for standards essential patents. The comprehensive agreement covers the worldwide use of all standards essential patents of all parties, including GSM, WCDMA, CDMA2000, optical networking, datacom and WiMAX in mobile devices, infrastructure and services. more
25.09.2008 | Verizon and Nokia Siemens Networks Set New Record for 100 Gbps Optical Transmission
Commercial Deployment of 100 Gbps Service Is One Step Closer as Result of Successful Field Trial more
25.09.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks challenges current fiber-to-the-home solutions
Nokia Siemens Networks is to introduce a range of access solutions that offer operators a genuine cost effective alternative to fiber to the home networks. more
24.09.2008 | 3G arrives in Uzbekistan - Nokia Siemens Networks and UCell bring world class mobile phone technology to Uzbekistan
The network provided by Nokia Siemens Networks is Uzbekistan's first 3G rollout and a defining moment for the Uzbek population who will now have access to world class experiences such as video calls, live video streaming and fast Internet on their handsets. more
24.09.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks kicks off the “Connecting Brazil” expedition, Vendor and partners to showcase sustainable rural communications solution
The “Connecting Brazil” roadshow has the Nokia Siemens Networks Village Connection solution installed on a vehicle that will visit the cities of Cravolandia, Muniz Ferreira and other small cities in the rural part of the state of Bahia. more
24.09.2008 | Green network brings high-speed mobile broadband to more Serbian customers
The leading Serbian mobile operator is expanding its high-speed mobile broadband service by extending and upgrading its 2G and 3G networks, strengthening its competitive position. Telekom Srbija’s mobile arm, mt:s, has chosen the industry’s most energy efficient mobile network from Nokia Siemens Networks for the project. more
23.09.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks launches mobile future-proof backhaul solution
Nokia Siemens Networks has responded to the challenge of increasing data traffic with the launch of a microwave transport solution that offers operators a cost effective approach to upgrading backhaul networks that provides enough headroom to meet current and future demand. more
23.09.2008 | Vodafone, Nokia Siemens Networks run a trial to pave the way for commercial Long Term Evolution deployment
Nokia Siemens Networks and Vodafone are to run a trial on a commercial platform of the next generation mobile broadband solution, known as Long Term Evolution (LTE), that meets the modernization plans of Vodafone Germany. more
23.09.2008 | Ethernet in the WAN gets a boost with new solutions for the enterprise
Nokia Siemens Networks today announces the launch of a new Carrier Ethernet switch designed to bring to the enterprise wide area network (WAN) the benefits of greater bandwidth Ethernet already provides to the LAN. more
23.09.2008 | ProRail further invests in its GSM-R telecommunications system
ProRail, the Dutch railway infrastructure provider, is upgrading its telecommunications system in conjunction with MobiRail, a joint venture between Nokia Siemens Networks and the Dutch telecom operator KPN N.V. more
22.09.2008 | Mobile backhaul over Carrier Ethernet to simplify migration to Next Generation Network technology
Nokia Siemens Networks will display a complete, live, working, Ethernet-based mobile backhaul solution at the upcoming Carrier Ethernet World Congress (CEWC) in Berlin. An industry first, the demo will showcase how synchronization occurs between base stations over a packet switched, backhaul network. The solution is critical as it paves the way for mobile backhaul providers and wireless carriers to move to Next Generation Networks (NGN) based on cost-efficient, packet based infrastructures. more
22.09.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks to expand its customer base in service management through channel partners
Nokia Siemens Networks aims to expand its customer base in the service management software business by collaborating with KlugCom, P3 Solutions, Subex and Theta Networks. The new channel partners give Nokia Siemens Networks access to new markets and technology allowing more communications service providers to use the company’s leading Operations Support Systems (OSS) and service management software to improve their customer’s service experience. more
17.09.2008 | Zain and Nokia Siemens Networks win Global Telecoms Business Innovation Award for ‘One Network’
Nokia Siemens Networks and Zain have won the Global Telecoms Business Wireless network infrastructure innovation award for ‘One Network’, the world’s first borderless mobile telecoms network service. The announcement was made at the Global Telecoms Business Awards in London. more
16.09.2008 | GSMA to take Rich Communication Suite forwards
The GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry, today announced that it has added the Rich Communication Suite (RCS) Initiative to its work programme. more
16.09.2008 | The future of communications: now showing in Mexico City
Nokia Siemens Networks opens its first Latin American Solution Experience Center more
15.09.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks Commences Operations of EMBARQ’s Voice Network
Nokia Siemens Networks has completed the transition of responsibility for Embarq Corporation’s (EQ) voice network operation center (NOC) function. The seven-year agreement between the companies was announced June 12, 2008. more
12.09.2008 | Brazil Aims for Productivity Boost with Network Designed Just for Business
Empresa de Infovias S.A. to provide cost effective, converged IP voice and data services for its corporate users more
11.09.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks Strengthens Leadership Team
New Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy and Business Development Join Company more
09.09.2008 | China accelerates railway development with key communication system;
Nokia Siemens Networks GSM-R solution enables safe travel at 350km per hour between Beijing and Tianjin more
02.09.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks to Showcase Global Multi-vendor Interoperability with GMI 2008
At a time when global interoperability and open standards are of utmost importance to the advancement of information and communications technology, Nokia Siemens Networks will be among the telecommunications leaders participating in the latest Global MultiService Interoperability (GMI) 2008 during October 20 - 31. more
28.08.2008 | Dasan Networks’ ownership structure to change; global cooperation with Nokia Siemens Networks to continue
Companies plan to continue cooperation through an Original Equipment Manufacturer agreement more
27.08.2008 | UK’s largest 3G mobile network integration appoints technology partner
Mobile Broadband Network Ltd. (MBNL), the network collaboration joint-venture between T-Mobile UK and 3 UK, has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as technology partner for 3G network integration. Nokia Siemens Networks will provide a network consolidation solution, bringing environmental benefits, cost savings to the operators and improvements for customers. more
19.08.2008 | KPN broadcasts high-quality television to mobile
Dutch mobile users can now watch a choice of 10 television channels offering the highest quality broadcast thanks to the MobielTV service launched nationwide by telecommunications group KPN. Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks have joined forces to enable this service with their leading-edge mobile TV technology, services and expertise. more
14.08.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks and Ubidyne to cooperate on Active antenna solution for multi-standard radio
Nokia Siemens Networks, a leading global enabler of communications network solutions and services, and Ubidyne, a leader in digital radio technology for the wireless industry, have agreed on cooperation to enhance NSN’s market-leading Flexi Base Station solution with Ubidyne’s innovative active antenna product. more
04.08.2008 | Indosat builds for growth with future-proof mobile network solution
Indosat, Indonesia’s leading communications services provider, has responded to unprecedented subscriber growth in its mobile network with the deployment of a mobile softswitching solution that will allow it to meet future capacity demands and offer customers reliability and added-value services. more
18.07.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks announces plans to prioritise wireline broadband access R&D investments
An enormous hunger for bandwidth is driving the fixed broadband access networks and will lead into a hundred-fold traffic growth until 2015. This development and the operators’ need for revenue growth are driving Nokia Siemens Networks’ investment in fiber-based next generation optical access (NGOA) technologies. At the same time the company plans to limit its investment into existing Gigabit Passive Optical Networks (GPON) due to the fact that the mass market roll out of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) is unlikely in the short term. more
16.07.2008 | Successful trials of high-quality packet-switched communications across mobile networks
The GSMA, the global body for the mobile industry, has completed successful trials of voice calls based on the SIP-I protocol1 between core networks supplied by Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks. Hosted by TeliaSonera in their Finnish and Swedish laboratories, the trials are a significant step towards the use of SIP-I to control the transmission of packet-based voice between mobile networks. more
16.07.2008 | Telefonica O2 Germany accelerates mobile broadband service with a green solution
Telefonica O2 Germany, one of the fastest growing mobile phone operators in the country, is moving to expand network coverage and capacity to provide its customers with improved mobile voice and online services. Nokia Siemens Networks will carry out this modernization project enabling the operator to reduce network power consumption. more
14.07.2008 | Chunghwa Telecom to provide unparalleled mobile broadband user experience in its 3G network
Chunghwa Telecom, the largest telecommunications operator in Taiwan will increase the capacity of its 3G network to significantly improve transmission speeds and expand coverage. The € 72 million contract encompasses the latest technology and services from Nokia Siemens Networks to facilitate speeds of up to 2 Mbps in the uplink and 14 Mbps in the downlink. more
11.07.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks to power China Mobile expansion drive
China Mobile Communications Corporation (China Mobile) has entered into a frame agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks (www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com) for its network expansion project. Under the contract Nokia Siemens Networks will design, build, maintain and optimize the radio and core network for China Mobile, which will include the market-leading energy efficient Flexi base station, mobile softswitching and Operating Support System solutions in key provinces and cities across China. more
07.07.2008 | Telcel brings Mexico’s wireless internet to life with high-speed urban network
Telcel, Mexico’s leading wireless operator, has launched its third-generation (3G) high speed broadband network in several cities, bringing the power of the wireless internet to customers. more
07.07.2008 | Spain to extend leading-edge wireless railway communications along its new high-speed routes
Nokia Siemens Networks will provide, operate and maintain a complete railway mobile communications solution for Spain’s rail administration ADIF to cover some 450 kilometers of the newly constructed high-speed tracks linking Madrid with the cities of Valencia and Albacete. more
01.07.2008 | Finnish Minister of Communications visits Budapest R&D hub connecting 600 million people worldwide
Ms Suvi Lindén, Finland’s Minister of Communications, visited Nokia Siemens Networks’ R&D Centre in Budapest, and praised the pioneering work carried out at the site over the last 10 years. more
01.07.2008 | Belgium: Contract finalized between GIMV and Nokia Siemens Networks for sale of OTN (Open Transport Network) business
Sale finalized and Open Transport Network start as an independent business as of July 1, 2008 more
30.06.2008 | Hutchison 3G Austria flattens its world with "direct tunnel"
Hutchison 3G Austria’s subscribers can enjoy fast and reliable Internet browsing via mobile broadband thanks to a flat-network solution from Nokia Siemens Networks, designed to handle rapidly increasing data traffic. more
25.06.2008 | T-Mobile Austria makes customer care count with unified subscriber database
T-Mobile Austria is offering new personalized services, such as “MyFaves” social networking, to its customers and enjoying reduced network complexity and maintenance thanks to a single, consolidated database platform from Nokia Siemens Networks. more
24.06.2008 | Asiacell and Nokia Siemens Networks sign a 2G network expansion frame contract
Nokia Siemens Networks and Asiacell Communication LCC, the first GSM company in Iraq, will extend their cooperation with a multi million frame-contract for Asiacell 2G network expansion. Nokia Siemens Networks will also extend the local support needed to run Asiacell’s operations in Iraq. more
23.06.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks launches industry-first single optical platform serving Metro to Core
Nokia Siemens Networks today introduces the industry’s first DWDM single platform serv-ing metro to core, raising the bar in the optical transport field offering carriers an efficient and cost effective solution. The new release of the hiT 7300 combines its renowned core network performance with extended support for metro services. more
16.06.2008 | WiMAX shows off its potential to deliver “broadband without boundaries”
At the WiMAX Forum Global Congress 2008 in Amsterdam this week Nokia Siemens Networks is demonstrating a fully scalable, end-to-end WiMAX experience. The demonstration highlights how communications service providers can achieve their coverage and capacity objectives quickly and create seamless and personalized end-user experiences. more
16.06.2008 | DTAC goes green with network upgrade
DTAC, one of Thailand’s leading telecoms service providers, has taken huge steps towards building a highly efficient and environmentally sustainable mobile network, as it received the first of 1,500 Flexi EDGE base stations from Nokia Siemens Networks. more
12.06.2008 | Embarq and Nokia Siemens Networks Ink Managed Services Agreement
Nokia Siemens Networks will assume ownership of Embarq Corporation’s (EQ) voice network operation center (NOC) function to enable EMBARQ to reduce operational expenses for voice traffic monitoring and technical support of its network operations, and to capitalize on Nokia Siemens Networks’ worldwide infrastructure and expertise. This deal marks the first significant managed network operations agreement of its kind for Nokia Siemens Networks in North America. more
11.06.2008 | Belgium: GIMV plans purchase of Nokia Siemens Networks' OTN (Open Transport Network) business
GIMV and Nokia Siemens Networks assist OTN's start as an independent business more
11.06.2008 | Mobile 3.0 broadcasts to mobile with German television launch
Germany’s Mobile 3.0 is offering high-quality broadcasts of television and radio channels to users on the move, having launched a test service based on a mobile television solution from Nokia Siemens Networks. more
10.06.2008 | Swisscom using Nokia Siemens Networks infrastructure for live television transmission of UEFA EURO 2008™
Swisscom Broadcast is transmitting the TV signals from the stadia in Switzerland to UEFA's International Broadcast Centre (IBC), from where they will be sent around the world. To assure the smooth transmission of TV images Swisscom is supported by Nokia Siemens Networks which has installed and is maintaining a fiber-optic network between the Swiss stadia in Zurich, Bern, Geneva and Basel and the two interconnection points with Telekom Austria at the Swiss/Austrian border. Telekom Austria is then transporting the signal over their fixed network to the IBC in Vienna. more
04.06.2008 | Tusmobil kicks off its high-speed mobile services in record time with Nokia Siemens Networks
Slovenia’s Tusmobil d.o.o. made the first commercial high-speed data call just three weeks after signing a contract with Nokia Siemens Networks to upgrade and expand the mobile operator’s 3G services. The fast implementation allows Tusmobil to start offering its customers enhanced services like high-speed mobile broadband almost immediately. more
03.06.2008 | Neterra goes optical to meet the challenge of Bulgaria’s burgeoning data traffic
Neterra Ltd., Bulgaria’s leading telecommunications operator, is launching an advanced fiber-optic transport solution from Nokia Siemens Networks to support the growing data national and international data traffic requirements of its corporate customers with reliable, cost effective services. more
03.06.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks joins WWF Climate Savers programme as a sector pioneer on energy efficiency commitments
Leading telecommunications infrastructure provider Nokia Siemens Networks is the newest partner to the Climate Savers programme, joining a group of leading corporations working with global conservation organisation WWF to reduce their emission of greenhouse gases, Nokia Siemens Networks announced today. more
03.06.2008 | Drive for network efficiency and energy savings give strong upgrade momentum to Nokia Siemens Networks
Wireless operators striving to capture operating cost savings in their networks are turning to Nokia Siemens Networks’ highly efficient and cost effective Flexi Base Station. In the first 14 months of Nokia Siemens Networks existence, 22 customers in 15 countries have opted to replace 18,000 base stations of other vendors, enough to create a comprehensive 3G network in a large European country. more
03.06.2008 | Celcom expands 3G network coverage with Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks has won a contract to expand Celcom’s 3G radio and packet core network in Malaysia, delivering to the operator a cost-effective, future-proof solution that will allow it to improve capacity, coverage and customer services quickly and efficiently. more
02.06.2008 | SGS and Nokia Siemens Networks conclude a business and asset transaction in Germany and Finland
On June 1, 2008 Nokia Siemens Networks concluded a business and asset transaction with SGS - the leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. Nokia Siemens Networks transfers assets and personnel previously working on testing activities of the Research and Technology Platform business in the locations in Munich (Centre of Quality Engineering, Germany) with around 60 employees and Espoo (Finland) with around 10 employees. The transaction with SGS also includes assets related to the testing activities. more
27.05.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks Channel Partner Program launched to drive accelerated growth
As part of the ongoing drive to connect 5 billion people by 2015, Nokia Siemens Networks today announced a broad Channel Partner Program, extending its reach into new customers and markets as well as its effectiveness in bringing real solutions to them. more
21.05.2008 | Indosat selects Nokia Siemens Networks’ service delivery solution to bring enhanced end-user services to its customers
Nokia Siemens Networks has been selected by Indosat, one of the leading service providers in Indonesia, to implement a 3G Service Delivery Platform (SDP) in its network. Based on Nokia Siemens Networks’ Service Delivery Framework ecosystem, the solution comprises content management, a video gateway, a video portal, video streaming, messaging gateway platform, charging and partner management as well as best-of-breed products from selected partners for a comprehensive solution to meet Indosat’s customers’ needs. more
20.05.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks brings state of the art signaling and communication system to Indian railways
Nokia Siemens Networks has implemented India’s first GSM Railways (GSM-R) communications solution under the Mobile Train Radio Communication (MTRC) project for North Central Railways. The solution replaces earlier communication methods with a single streamlined digital radio system, which carries directly signaling and operational information between the moving train driver, guard & train controller on ground enabling higher speeds, and greater traffic density with improved safety, security & reliability. more
20.05.2008 | SingTel launches mio TV on Mobile service with Nokia Siemens Networks solution
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) launches its Mobile TV service using Nokia Siemens Networks’ Mobile TV streaming solution. This complements its mio TV service and adds another dimension to accessing quality pay TV content anytime, anywhere. more
20.05.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks first to harmonize subscriber traffic data to help operators improve customer experience
Customer traffic data is of key importance to operators in ensuring and improving the quality of customer experience and service. The data, however, doesn’t come from one source, but rather from a multitude of sources. Nokia Siemens Networks helps operators gain a harmonized view of dispersed data by enhancing its real time NetAct™ Traffica monitoring and analysis platform with probes. The probes, which are important data sources for customer-centric service assurance, come from certified vendors. Nokia Siemens Networks is therefore introducing a Traffica certification program for probe vendors. more
19.05.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks speeds up TIM Brasil’s network with 3G WCDMA/HSPA
TIM Brasil – one of the largest carriers in the country – and Nokia Siemens Networks have signed a contract to deploy and service a WCDMA/HSPA network, offering high-speed mobile broadband data services in several Brazilian states of the South, Northeast and North regions. more
19.05.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks at the Management World 2008 - creating capabilities for efficient business transformation
At Management World 2008 in Nice, France, Nokia Siemens Networks is engaging in discussions about the drivers of business transformation and how Operations and Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS) play a key role in managing transformation and customer experience successfully. more
19.05.2008 | Swisscom’s high-end Bluewin mobile television service powered by Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks
Swisscom has launched its mobile television service, Bluewin TV mobile, in Switzerland to become one of the first European providers to offer high-quality television experience to its mobile customers. Working together, Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks enabled this service with their leading-edge mobile TV technology, services and expertise. more
16.05.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks Village Connection wins ‘Excellence in Innovation’ Award at the 2nd TEMA National Telecom Awards
Nokia Siemens Networks today announced that its Village Connection solution to provide voice and data access in rural areas, has won the Excellence in Innovation award at the 2nd annual National Telecom Awards ceremony held by the Telecom Equipment Manufacturers Association (TEMA) on May 16, 2008. more
16.05.2008 | 3G comes to Tahiti - Significant step in communications technology
The new operator, MARA TELECOM, has signed an agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks to design, build and operate a complete greenfield mobile network in order to offer high-end 3G services in French Polynesia. Within three years, the project is expected to serve up to 100,000 subscribers in the main islands of the French Polynesia. more
15.05.2008 | Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks make initial donation of over three million RMB to Chinese earthquake relief
Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks announced today they will make an initial donation of over three million RMB (around 300,000 euros) to help victims of the massive earthquake that hit China’s Sichuan Province on Monday. more
14.05.2008 | Passengers stay online while on track with Thalys
Thalys singles itself out yet again with the commercial launch of WiFi broadband internet on board its trains. more
13.05.2008 | Zain Iraq and Nokia Siemens Networks sign a US $150 million network modernization contract
Zain Iraq, the country’s leading mobile operator has signed up Nokia Siemens Networks in a US $150 million contract to increase capacity while also simplifying and modernizing its existing core network. Nokia Siemens Networks will unify the technologies and bring them under Nokia Siemens Networks portfolio, thus assuming responsibility for Zain Iraq’s Core, Intelligent Network and Value Added Services elements of the network. more
08.05.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks and mobilkom austria perform the world’s fastest I-HSPA call
Testing the capabilities of the new flat network architecture, mobilkom austria has demonstrated the world’s fastest data call with a mobile device using the pioneering Internet High Speed Packet Access (I-HSPA) solution from Nokia Siemens Networks. During the trial, the data transmission downlink speed reached up to 10.1 Mbps. more
06.05.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks and Pirelli Broadband Solutions cooperate on 3G Femto Home Access Solution
Nokia Siemens Networks, a leading global enabler of communications network solutions and services, and Pirelli Broadband Solutions, a leading supplier of customer premise equipment (CPE), set-top boxes and remote management systems for the connected home and office, have signed an agreement for cooperation on 3G Femto Home Access solution. more
05.05.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks strengthens Telkomsel relationship with Frame Contract for Core Softswitch Network expansion and upgrade
Nokia Siemens Networks will modernize Telkomsel’s network to Release 4 architecture with its MSC Server System mobile softswitch solution, which helps the Indonesian operator reduce operating expenses while expanding communications services. more
30.04.2008 | As record warm winter ends new report provides timely commitment to net positive impact on the environment
Just over a year after it began operations, Nokia Siemens Networks has today published its first annual corporate responsibility report. Amongst the goals outlined in the report is an overall commitment to have a net positive impact on the environment. In addition, the report provides the company’s initial position and activities on a number of other corporate responsibility issues. more
28.04.2008 | Yangquan Coal Industry Group optimizes communications with NGN
Yangquan Coal Industry (Group) Co., Ltd, a large state-owned coal enterprise in China, has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as its major supplier to migrate its traditional fixed network to a Next Generation Network (NGN) Solution that will provide the company with new, converged voice and data applications and multi-media services. Nokia Siemens Networks’ solution will allow Yangquan to introduce these new communication services quickly and cost effectively. more
24.04.2008 | Tusmobil goes green with high-speed multimedia mobile services
Slovenia’s mobile operator Tusmobil d.o.o. has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to boost its network capabilities in order to offer differentiating high-end mobile internet, data and multimedia services to its customers. more
23.04.2008 | China Netcom strengthens network security with Nokia Siemens Networks
China Netcom, the leading fixed-line telecommunications service provider in China, has contracted Nokia Siemens Networks to guarantee information security for its data communication network (DCN) covering 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions of China. more
21.04.2008 | China Mobile Group Beijing Ltd. selects Nokia Siemens Networks to improve its user experience
Nokia Siemens Networks has been selected by China Mobile Group Beijing Ltd. (CMBJ) to provide its Usability Consulting Service, focusing on the company’s color ring back tone service and web portal user experience. The optimization project has resulted in monthly revenue of some functions increased by 2 - 4 times, while subscriber activity levels and customer satisfaction have also dramatically improved. more
16.04.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks and Wataniya Telecom Algerie (WTA) sign a major contract to modernize Wataniya’s core network with Release 4 technology
Nokia Siemens Networks and Wataniya Telecom Algerie announced today that, WTA will deploy Nokia Siemens Networks’ state–of-the art 3GPP Release 4 mobile softswitching solution. This solution allows Wataniya to immediately reduce operating expenses, while accelerating the deployment of new services to mobile subscribers. more
14.04.2008 | Wireless Industry Leaders commit to framework for LTE technology IPR licensing
Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, NEC, NextWave Wireless, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks and Sony Ericsson have today announced a mutual commitment to a framework for establishing predictable and more transparent maximum aggregate costs for licensing intellectual property rights (IPR) that relate to 3GPP Long Term Evolution and Service Architecture Evolution standards (LTE/SAE). The companies invite all interested parties to join this initiative which is intended to stimulate early adoption of mobile broadband technology across the communications and consumer electronic industries. more
14.04.2008 | BH Telecom selects Nokia Siemens Networks to build an optical backbone network in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s biggest operator of mobile and fixed networks – BH Telecom - will use Nokia Siemens Networks’ flexible, high-capacity fiber-optic platform to strengthen its leading market position and expand its services to customers. BH Telecom is the first operator in the country to implement Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) technology. more
09.04.2008 | CSC to update the Funet communications network
CSC, the Finnish IT center for science, is renewing the Funet communications network that covers the whole of Finland. The new high-speed and reliable optical fiber network will operate as part of the international research network. The largest optical fiber suppliers in the gigantic project are TDC and Teknomeria. The equipment and implementation will be supplied by Nokia Siemens Networks. more
02.04.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks Village Connection Internet Kiosk helps rural villagers to capture the power of the Internet
Nokia Siemens Networks adds Internet access capability to its Village Connection, combining technology with business model innovation to create a self-sustaining model for rural access in emerging markets more
01.04.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks Syncs Up with Symmetricom on Mobile Backhaul
Nokia Siemens Networks is teaming up with Symmetricom to offer operators a solution to the challenge of keeping network bandwidth capacity up to pace with the ever-increasing demand from data applications. The two companies are to introduce the industry’s first open standard Timing over Packet solution to synchronize base stations over the packet-based backhaul networks vital to sustaining profitability. more