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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 | 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
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
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 | 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
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
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
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
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 | 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
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
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 | 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
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
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 | 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
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 | 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 | 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
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 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
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 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
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
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 | 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
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
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
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
01.04.2008 | Frederic Astier appointed Head of Marketing at Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks announced today that Frederic Astier has been appointed Head of Marketing at Nokia Siemens Networks – effective April 1, 2008. more
31.03.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks Ready for LTE in North America
Nokia Siemens Networks provides Long Term Evolution (LTE) for 700 MHz and 1.7/2.1 GHz spectrum bands in North America. more
31.03.2008 | Sprint selects Nokia Siemens Networks to deploy its Subscriber Data Management solution for Sprint’s WiMAX Broadband Network Services
As Sprint continues to rapidly build out its XOHM WiMAX Broadband Network, Nokia Siemens Networks’ Subscriber Data Management (SDM) solution will enable Sprint to offer its customers a higher level of personalized broadband services. more
31.03.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks to expand broadband access to 25,000 villages for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited in India
More than 25,000 Indian villages are set to join the digital age and enjoy the social and economic benefits of connectivity as Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India’s largest telecommunications service provider, is to expand rural broadband access in partnership with Nokia Siemens Networks. more
27.03.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks doubles EDGE data speed
Nokia Siemens Networks today launched their downlink Dual Carrier EDGE software solution, ushering the first steps of EDGE Evolution into Nokia Siemens Networks’ GSM/EDGE radio portfolio. This solution offers double data speeds of up to 592 kbps to existing EDGE-capable GSM networks, thus enabling a mobile broadband experience, such as maintaining relationships in virtual societies, posting video clips to blogs in real time or streaming the latest news in mobile TV. more
24.03.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks awarded turnkey contract to accelerate network expansion for Hutchison Telecom Indonesia in Java and Sumatra
Nokia Siemens Networks today announced that it has signed a contract with PT Hutchison CP Telecommunications (‘HCPT’ or ‘Hutchison Telecom Indonesia’) to strengthen HCPT’s GSM/WCDMA network coverage in the islands of Java and Sumatra, and roll out GSM core networks in Kalimantan and Sulawesi. This contract supplements HCPT's first network contract with Siemens Indonesia in 2005. more
21.03.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks drives the usage of renewable energy for environmental sustainability
In new growth markets particularly, where mobile networks are expanding into rural areas, advanced infrastructure such as a power grid is not always reliable or readily available and base station sites need to run autonomously. A sustainable alternative is to use renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power. more
19.03.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks in global collaboration with ACME Tele Power to provide energy efficient radio cell site solutions to telecoms operators
Nokia Siemens Networks and ACME Tele Power have agreed to jointly innovate to offer efficient operation, maintenance and energy management solutions to telecom operators. Leveraging ACME’s range of innovative passive infrastructure solutions, the companies will create customized solutions that improve networks’ environmental performance and positively impact customers’ competitiveness and profitability. The two companies will also establish a joint development lab in India to examine future opportunities, specifically around remote energy monitoring solutions. more
18.03.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks to develop a new network for broadband services for Albania’s Albtelecom
Albtelecom Sa, the incumbent fixed network operator in Albania, has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to develop a Next Generation Network as it moves to offer broadband services to its subscribers. Thanks to the new technology providing broadband access to the Internet, Albtelecom expects to increase gradually the number and quality of services offered to its current hardly one million customers and to attract thousands of new ones. more
17.03.2008 | Marc Rouanne Appointed Head of Radio Access Business Unit, Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks today announced that Marc Rouanne has been appointed Head of Radio Access Business Unit in Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN). He has over 20 years of international management experience in the telecommunications industry and has shown clear strategic and tactical leadership in complex commercial and technical markets. Rouanne’s appointment is effective as of April 1, 2008. more
12.03.2008 | Telkomsel to deploy state-of-the art location based services to its customers across Indonesia
Nokia Siemens Networks will enable PT Telekomunikasi Selular Tbk (Telkomsel), the biggest mobile telecommunication provider in Indonesia, to provide innovative value added services for its 50 million active subscribers and thus enhance users’ mobile experience. more
11.03.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks to power Fastweb’s new MVNO activities
Italy’s largest alternative broadband provider will start complementary wireless services as it becomes a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), using Nokia Siemens Networks solutions for an effective rollout of the new service. Nokia Siemens Networks will provide Fastweb with a suite of convergent core network products and network implementation services to facilitate the launch of mobile data services and resolve potential bandwidth issues. more
07.03.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks celebrates first year of operations by playing the leading role in 3G in Latin America.
Over 10,000 new Nokia Siemens Networks 3G sites, at 850, 1900 and 2100 MHzfrequencies will be in operation in Latin America by the end of 2008. The company has managed to reap the full benefits of the merger in the region and become preferred 3G vendor for many of the top carrier groups throughout the continent with 17 carrier customers to date. more
06.03.2008 | NGMN Conference at CeBIT 2008 looks ahead towards a Bright Future of Mobile Broadband Communications
This year’s CeBIT trade fair featured a half-day Conference of theinternational Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN) held at the Convention Centre. Five renownedleaders of the mobile industry provided a vivid outlook into the future of mobile broadband communications,currently one of the hottest topics in the mobile and internet industry. more
06.03.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks to upgrade the mobile network of the E-Plus Group
Nokia Siemens Networks and Germany’s mobile operator E-Plus Group have extended their frame cooperation to cover an expansion and upgrade of the E-Plus 3G radio network until 2010. The upgrade will allow the operator to increase network capacity and to offer new, high-quality services to its customers. more
01.03.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks selects Tata Consultancy Services to provide R&D Services
Nokia Siemens Networks, one of the world’s foremost global enablers of communications services and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, business solutions and outsourcing company, have concluded a multi-million Euro agreement to transfer product engineering and R&D services as well as parts of the Operations and Business Software (OBS) business unit activities from Nokia Siemens Networks to TCS. The reassigned parts belong to the Nokia Siemens Networks development center in Düsseldorf, Germany, including 90 employees who will be transferred to TCS as part of this engagement. more
26.02.2008 | Brasil Telecom GlobeNet Selects Nokia Siemens Networks for Optical Backbone Network Expansion in North America
Brasil Telecom GlobeNet will strengthen their North American product strategy, expanding its solutions capacity and strengthening security with an optical platform from Nokia Siemens Networks. more
22.02.2008 | Deutsche Bahn AG awards Nokia Siemens Networks with a frame contract to extend its rail communications system across an additional 7,000 kilometers
Deutsche Bahn Netz AG and Nokia Siemens Networks have signed a framework agreement to expand the GSM Railway (GSM-R) communications along an additional 7,000 kilometers of the passenger rail routes. more
19.02.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks Bags AIS GSM Network Expansion Contract
Nokia Siemens Networks has won a contract to expand leading Thai mobile operator, AIS, GSM network. The project, to be rolled out over the course of 2008, includes a Release 4 mobile softswitch solution that will help the mobile operator evolve towards advanced mobile services in the near future. more
12.02.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks and Vodacom Tanzania Limited to connect rural and suburban communities with the first ‘Village Connection’ live network implementation in Africa
In the coming weeks, underserved communities in Tanzania will benefit from the recent trial agreement entered between Nokia Siemens Networks and Vodacom Tanzania Limited (Vodacom) with the aim of implementing the Nokia Siemens Networks Village Connection Solution, which Vodacom wants to employ to further develop its mobile communication network in Tanzania. more
12.02.2008 | T-Mobile Germany inaugurates Nokia Siemens Networks' Common Network Database solution
T-Mobile Germany has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to implement an innovative subscriber database solution to simplify its operations and increase its focus on offering personalized services that will enrich subscribers’ experiences. more
11.02.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks completes acquisition of subscriber-centric network specialist Apertio
Nokia Siemens Networks today announced the completion of its acquisition for around €140 million of Apertio Ltd., the leading provider of open real-time subscriber data platforms and applications built specifically for mobile, fixed, and converged telecommunications operators. more
11.02.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks wins major device management contract with IDEA Cellular in India
Nokia Siemens Networks has been awarded a major contract from IDEA Cellular Limited, a leading Indian GSM mobile services provider, and an Aditya Birla Group company. Nokia Siemens Networks will deploy and integrate a device management solution in all Idea’s telecom circles in India. The solution will enable IDEA Cellular to improve service quality and enhance the end-user experience as the operator will be able to automatically send service settings to their subscribers’ mobile devices. more
11.02.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks launches convergent mediation solution
At the Mobile World Congress 2008 in Barcelona, Nokia Siemens Networks launched charge@once mediate – its first fully convergent mediation solution. The solution makes it easier and more cost-efficient for the operators to launch innovative convergent services in a flexible way. more
11.02.2008 | New network maintenance solution for operators solves faults before they occur
Nokia Siemens Networks Services is launching a significant innovation in customer care with the addition of “Care goes ProACTIVE”. This active engineered service can identify upcoming faults in the network and initiate resolution actions before the actual fault occurs. This will significantly improve quality of service for operators and end-users through the “predict, prevent and improve” model. more
11.02.2008 | New mobile advertising ecosystem to enable service providers to gain real business results
Nokia Siemens Networks is launching a comprehensive solution for creating a targeted mobile advertising offering which will generate new sources of revenue for service providers. The end-to-end solution includes consulting and systems integration as well as software technology features and advert delivery. Based on open standards, the ecosystem supports a wide range of strategies to suit individual companies allowing them to target a market sector that is expected to be worth around €10bn by 2010 (Source: ZenithOptimedia and Strategy Analytics). more
11.02.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks announces its end-to-end solution for Long Term Evolution
Nokia Siemens Networks’ solution helps mobile operators meet the demands for high data speeds and capacity beyond 3G with the industry’s smoothest upgrade to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / System Architecture Evolution (SAE) networks. more
11.02.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks talks vision and progress at Mobile World Congress
At Mobile World Congress 2008, Nokia Siemens Networks is outlining its vision for the future of telecommunications markets and the innovative solutions that will drive that vision forward. At the event, Nokia Siemens Networks CEO Simon Beresford-Wylie will also be noting the progress that the company has achieved in little under a year since its formation. more
08.02.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks Delivers Wireless Broadband Network to Rural Upstart Stelera Wireless
Stelera Wireless today announced that it has launched the first two markets of its rural broadband networks build in the United States. Nokia Siemens Networks has supplied an end-to-end network solution and turnkey services for this initial deployment and will continue to do so as the network expands. more
07.02.2008 | NETGEAR® and Nokia Siemens Networks Collaborate on 3G Femto Home Access Solution
NETGEAR’s New Femtocell Voice Gateway (DVG834GH) with ADSL2+, Wi-Fi, VoIP and 3G Femtocell Technology to Interoperate with Nokia Siemens Networks’ Open Architecture more
07.02.2008 | Rich Communication Suite Initiative
Key telecom industry players join forces to speed up the introduction of interoperable rich communication services more
07.02.2008 | MegaFon strengthens collaboration with Nokia Siemens Networks to offer a rich mobile Internet experience to its subscribers
MegaFon extends its cooperation with Nokia Siemens Networks for the supply of 2G GSM/EDGE infrastructure and network and service management solution. Under the agreement worth 320 million Euros signed between the two companies, Nokia Siemens Networks will also supply its cutting edge WCDMA/HSPA technology and related 3G Core network upgrades to the regions of Russia. more
06.02.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks awards Siemens IT Solutions and Services major global IT contract
Nokia Siemens Networks and Siemens IT Solutions and Services signed a global service agreement set to run for four years plus an option for another two years. With this contract Siemens IT Solutions and Services becomes the leading vendor for IT infrastructure services for Nokia Siemens Networks. more
31.01.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks and Ubiquisys Cooperate on 3G Femto Home Access Solution
Nokia Siemens Networks has signed a collaboration agreement with Ubiquisys Ltd to provide mobile network operators with femtocell solutions that offer high-quality 3G services at home more
31.01.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks and WWF sign global partnership
Nokia Siemens Networks and WWF, the global conservation organization, will work together on a series of activities, including learning on environmental matters. Additionally, WWF will provide an outside view and guidance on the company’s environmental activities. more
30.01.2008 | Wake up call to governments and business - groundbreaking study shows deficiencies in the use of communications technologies
Businesses and governments must make better use of their communications and computing infrastructure if they are to benefit from the full economic and social benefits of ICT, according to a breakthrough study by Professor Leonard Waverman of the London Business School and global economic consulting firm LECG. The Connectivity Scorecard analyses not only a nation’s ICT infrastructure but the effectiveness of its use. more
25.01.2008 | Global Mediacom adopts Nokia Siemens Networks' mobile TV solution to deliver commercial services to Indonesian consumers in the first half of 2008
Nokia Siemens Networks, together with Global Mediacom, today announced a joint collaboration to launch a commercial broadcast mobile TV service, based on Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H) technology, in Indonesia in the first half of 2008. more
23.01.2008 | T-2 Slovenia chooses Nokia Siemens Networks as a supplier of its new next-generation mobile network
Nokia Siemens Networks is supplying T-2 Slovenia, the country’s leading IPTV and Internet service alternative provider, with an innovative high-speed mobile network that will allow the operator to offer new top-quality multimedia and data services. more
15.01.2008 | China Telecom selects Nokia Siemens Networks to boost its MegaEyes service for better work efficiency and life experience
China Telecom, the leading wireline provider of telecommunications services in China has selected Nokia Siemens Networks as the primary solutions provider for its video monitoring service, MegaEyes. This video monitoring solution is an operator host IP based offering capable of providing high end images for remote monitoring. Nokia Siemens Networks will support new broadband and multimedia services for China Telecom’s MegaEyes by leveraging its complete solution portfolio ranging from video monitoring platform to Consulting and Systems Integration, IMS, Network Security and Multi-media Service Delivery Platform. more
07.01.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks Completes Acquisition of Carrier Ethernet Specialist Atrica Inc.
The completion of the previously-announced acquisition strengthens Nokia Siemens Networks’ Carrier Ethernet expertise and gives the company a comprehensive, end-to-end Carrier Ethernet product portfolio, covering demarcation, edge, access, aggregation, metro core, core and ASPEN, the award-winning, industry-leading services management and provisioning platform. more
07.01.2008 | Zain in Saudi Arabia and Nokia Siemens Networks sign approximately US$1 billion turnkey 2G and 3G network contract
Zain in Saudi Arabia and Nokia Siemens Networks today signed a contract to roll out a state-of–the-art greenfield mobile network in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Nokia Siemens Networks will supply a full turnkey 2G and 3G mobile network, including core and radio networks, operations and business support systems, applications and a full suite of services, including managed services. more
03.01.2008 | Bharti Airtel awards multi-million Euro pan India contract for single Interactive Voice Response to Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks today announced that it has been awarded a pan Indiacontract from Bharti Airtel Limited for deployment of a single Interactive VoiceResponse (IVR) platform across all 23 circles. The three year turnkey and multi-millionEuro contract includes designing, planning, systems integration and optimizationservices to enhance overall customer experience. The new IVR solution will enableAirtel to deliver Services such as Voice SMS, Televoting, Call Management Services(Reach-me service / Missed Call Advisor), Caller Ring back Tone (CRBT) and VoicePortal among others on a faster time-to-market basis, reduce OPEX costs due tooptimized network utilization, and increase security by creation of a layeredarchitecture towards Interactive Voice applications. more
02.01.2008 | Nokia Siemens Networks expands leadership in subscriber data management solutions with agreement to acquire Apertio
Nokia Siemens Networks today announced the intended acquisition of Apertio Ltd.,the leading provider of open real-time subscriber data platforms and applications builtspecifically for mobile, fixed, and converged telecommunications operators. NokiaSiemens Networks will pay around €140 million for the acquisition, which is expectedto close in the first quarter of 2008. more
20.12.2007 | Nokia Siemens Networks built high quality 3G broadband radio network for TeliaSonera in Denmark
By supplying highly optimized WCDMA 3G radio network with HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) capability, Nokia Siemens Networks helps TeliaSonera in Denmark to provide premium quality mobile broadband and mobile internet services in Denmark. more
19.12.2007 | Up to ten times faster mobile broadband data rates a step closer to reality
Nokia Siemens Networks has completed the world’s first multi-user field trial in an urban environment using the new Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology that offers mobile data rates up to 173 Megabits per second. more
19.12.2007 | Nokia Siemens Networks completes the fusion of Austria’s T-Mobile and tele.ring networks following the operators’ merger
Nokia Siemens Networks has successfully completed the unification and expansion of the T-Mobile Austria and tele.ring networks following the acquisition of the latter by T- Mobile Austria. The project, carried out smoothly and flawlessly on the live networks, proved Nokia Siemens Networks leadership in the management of technically advanced assignments. more
18.12.2007 | Nokia Siemens Networks and RadioFrame Networks Inc. to cooperate on 3G Femto Home Access Solution
Nokia Siemens Networks, a leading global enabler of communications network solutions and services, and RadioFrame Networks, a worldwide provider of femtocell products, have signed a contract for cooperation on 3G Femto Home Access. more
18.12.2007 | Nokia Siemens Networks selected for Greenfield managed services network rollout by IDEA Cellular
Nokia Siemens Networks today announced that it has won a US$150 million contract from IDEA Cellular Limited, a leading Indian GSM mobile services provider and an Aditya Birla Group company, to build and provide managed services for a Greenfield GSM network in Bihar. The three year contract includes supply of GSM / GPRS and Short Message Service Center (SMSC) equipment, network implementation, roll out project management, service for third party products and managed services. more
18.12.2007 | Banverket Sweden strengthens partnership with Nokia Siemens Networks
Banverket, the Swedish railway administration has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks’ @vantage commander element management solution as it upgrades its GSM-R (GSM-Railway) system. The solution will help to drive higher efficiency in communication over the Banverket railway network. more
17.12.2007 | AIS Selects Nokia Siemens Networks to enable strategic Service Delivery
Leading Thai mobile operator, AIS, has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to provide a Service Delivery Platform solution, based upon leading technology from jNetX, one of its key technology partners. The solution provides a cost-effective means of creating new services on both circuit-switched and packet-switched networks. The use of common industry standards and advanced application development tools empowers AIS’s Service Creation team to greatly reduce the time it had previously taken to launch new services. more
14.12.2007 | Telenor Srbija chooses Nokia Siemens Networks as a supplier of its 3G radio network, which will enable high-speed mobile data and multimedia services across Serbia
Serbia’s first mobile operator Telenor d.o.o. has signed a frame contract with Nokia Siemens Networks to build a nationwide 3G radio network as the operator moves to offer high-quality mobile broadband services across the country. more
12.12.2007 | Comcor-TV launches music download service in Russia with Nokia Siemens Networks’ hosted solution
Comcor-TV (TM AKADO), the Russian cable operator, launched a music download service for its customers using the hosted Music2You (M2Y) solution from Nokia Siemens Networks, enabling secure downloads to Comcor TV’s subscribers. more
11.12.2007 | Nokia Siemens Networks Expands Railway Communication and Provides GSM-Railway System for Hefei-Wuhan in China
Nokia Siemens Networks has been selected to implement GSM-R in the newly commissioned Hefei-Wuhan Passenger-dedicated Line. This line is located in the eastern section of Shanghai-Wuhan-Chengdu corridor and will encourage regional economic and cultural communication between the Midwest China and the eastern coast. more
10.12.2007 | Italy’s Conad chooses Nokia Siemens Networks as a partner to provide hosting and charging services for its new mobile operations
Nokia Siemens Networks has won a contract with Conad of Italy to manage its system and provide hosting services as the supermarket chain enters the mobile virtual network operator market at the beginning of 2008. more
10.12.2007 | Nokia Siemens Networks to expand packet core network capacity for China Mobile Group Beijing Ltd.
China Mobile Group Beijing Ltd. (CMBJ) has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to expand its General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) core network. Nokia Siemens Networks’ solution will enable CMBJ to increase its packet core network capacity in a cost-efficient way and launch new mobile data applications. more
05.12.2007 | Sonofon to introduce HSDPA technology in its 3G network in Denmark
Sonofon, a leading mobile operator in Denmark is upgrading its existing WCDMA 3G network with High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) technology from Nokia Siemens Networks. With HSDPA, data can be transmitted through the mobile network at real broadband speeds. The initial upgrade at Sonofon will support up to 3.6 mega bits per second peak rates. more
04.12.2007 | Nokia Siemens Networks presents solutions for increased bandwidth demand at Broadband World Forum Americas 2007
Network traffic will grow 100-fold by 2015, driven by bandwidth-hungry services like peer-to-peer file sharing, video and high-definition TV (HDTV). This presents intriguing opportunities – but significant scaling challenges as well. more
04.12.2007 | Together with Nokia Siemens Networks, Panasonic Mobile Communications is selected by NTT DoCoMo to be their Super 3G / Long Term Evolution vendor
Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd and Nokia Siemens Networks have agreed to cooperate on LTE base station products. The companies jointly responded to the request by Japan’s biggest mobile operator NTT DoCoMo, Inc. for its Super 3G(LTE) Base Station project, and Panasonic Mobile Communications was selected as a supplier. more
04.12.2007 | Nokia Siemens Networks to operate DNA’s fixed networks in Finland
DNA Palvelut Oy, the nationwide Finnish broadband and fixed network operator, today signed a managed services agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks. As part of the agreement, the entire fixed line operations of DNA will be transferred to Nokia Siemens Networks, who will provide a full suite of managed services for optimization, day-to-day operation and maintenance of the network to ensure its future high performance and serviceability. more
04.12.2007 | Nokia Siemens Networks signs EUR 21 million Next-Generation Network IMS contract with Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom
Nokia Siemens Networks has sealed a deal with Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s largest telecommunications operator, for its Next Generation Network IMS (NGN IMS). This is the first contract award from Chunghwa for its five-year NGN plan. Nokia Siemens Networks’ expertise will help Chunghwa succeed in the Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) market and be the first operator in Asia-Pacific to introduce IMS-based Voice over IP (VoIP). more
04.12.2007 | Nokia Siemens Networks launches “pocket-sized” VoIP
To better capitalize on the marriage of telecommunications and the Internet, Nokia Siemens Networks is strengthening its VoIP and core network offering by introducing the Communication Key, a USB device with SIM authentication that lets subscribers take VoIP and other rich communications on the road. more
04.12.2007 | Nokia Siemens Networks ahead of the curve as the drive towards 5 billion connected accelerates
Nokia Siemens Networks is sharing more of its vision of 5 billion people connected by 2015 at the Nokia World event in Amsterdam, and showing its broadening range of innovative solutions that help service providers harness robust subscriber growth in new growth markets and grab more value in mature markets. An increasing focus on emerging markets is one of the cornerstones of the company’s strategy to lead industry transformation. more
27.11.2007 | Nokia Siemens Networks supplies new indoor mobile network coverage solution to Bouygues Telecom
Bouygues Telecom has chosen a new solution from Nokia Siemens Networks to improve indoor GSM mobile network coverage for its customers. The innovative solution, featuring small-sized base stations, allows improving and extending coverage for instance in high office buildings, underground industrial areas or hotspots. more