North America

North America is one of the most competitive and fast-changing markets in the world, and is home to some of the world’s largest fixed, mobile, hybrid and cable operators.

As the industry’s foremost end-to-end solutions provider, Nokia Siemens Networks is uniquely positioned in North America to reduce the complexity of convergence and enable new growth markets for fixed and mobile networks.

We are a leading supplier of mobile networks, IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), optical networks, and backhaul solutions – all critical for operators in this market working to gain a competitive advantage and achieve cost efficiencies.

"Nokia Siemens Networks is a business partner that strives to further enable operators to deliver superior service to their customers through innovative services and solutions. We provide our customers experienced people, economies of scale and world-class R&D, delivering global advantages enhanced by regional knowledge and expertise."

Sue Spradley, Region Head, North America, Nokia Siemens Networks

Among our major customers in North America are incumbent service providers like AT&T, T-Mobile USA, Sprint Nextel, Verizon and Telus, as well as new entrants like TerreStar Networks.

Recent customer engagements include:

  • TerreStar is our first customer for Internet-HSPA, an innovative, standards-based technology pioneered by Nokia Siemens Networks
  • Our flagship Flexi Base Station has given North American operators flexibility in WCDMA and WiMAX networks and the ability to easily evolve to Long-term Evolution (LTE) if they choose

We focus on meeting the challenges our customers face today – the need to transform their businesses in the face of new and intense competition, to grow and create new revenue streams, and to optimize the cost efficiency of their networks.