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- Transaction expected to significantly strengthen Nokia Siemens Networks’ presence globally, particularly in the United States and Japan.
- Nokia Siemens Networks targeting to gain incumbent relationships with more than 50 operators and strengthen relationships with others.
- Acquisition to enhance position of Nokia Siemens Networks in key wireless technologies; will give company large global footprint in CDMA.
- Motorola retains the iDEN business, substantially all the patents related to its wireless network infrastructure business, and other selected assets.
- The companies expect to complete closing activities by the end of 2010.
Optus and Nokia Siemens Networks announced today the successful demonstration of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology operating on 2100 MHz spectrum. During extensive field testing, using pre-commercial LTE USB dongles over 10 MHz of spectrum, the technology achieved peak download speeds of over 50 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of 20 Mbps.
Telefónica O2 subscribers in Prague and Brno will soon enjoy faster mobile broadband speeds. The operator is upgrading its network to 2.5G, EDGE (Enhanced Data Rate for GSM), technology to keep pace with growth in mobile data and the increasing use of smart devices. It has extended its existing contract with Nokia Siemens Networks to provide the upgrade with its energy efficient Flexi Base Stations.
Subscribers of HickoryTech will soon be able to enjoy a more compelling TV service with a host of powerful, new interactivity features. Nokia Siemens Networks is providing its multi-screen IPTV platform that allows the operator to deliver high-definition video and advanced capabilities including personal video recording (PVR), faster channel change speed and personalized, third party apps.
Subscribers of Si.mobil, one of Slovenia’s leading mobile operators, will now be able to enjoy improved access to hi-speed data services. The operator has recently deployed Nokia Siemens Networks’ optical transport platform to enhance user experience by improving network efficiency across the country. The five-year contract also includes an array of services including installation, commissioning and implementation as well as support and maintenance.
Nokia Siemens Networks and Nokia have jointly conducted the world’s first end-to-end LTE data call with Nokia Siemens Networks’ commercial equipment on the 800 MHz frequency band. This spectrum is popularly known as the Digital Dividend, becoming available as terrestrial TV moves from analog to digital broadcasting.* The successful interoperability tests mark a decisive step forward in the commercialization of LTE on this band, particularly hastening deployment in rural areas.
Denmark’s state-owned railway infrastructure enterprise, Banedanmark, is preparing for the railway signaling and train control system to be established across the European Union by 2020. It has selected Nokia Siemens Networks’ GSM-Railway (GSM-R) technology to ensure interoperability with the railways in Sweden and Germany, while increasing the speed, capacity and security of the country’s train operations.
To satisfy its subscribers’ growing desire for a personalized service, Vodafone Portugal is creating new service bundles combining legacy and new network services. It has selected Nokia Siemens Networks’ Service Broker to enable the seamless convergence of legacy circuit-switched services, such as Personnel Greeting Voice services, with IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) services. Service Broker will be fully integrated into Vodafone Portugal’s existing business processes, laying the foundation for continued business growth.
Gothenburg, Sweden’s second largest city, will soon enjoy ultra high-speed mobile broadband services. Under a contract signed in January 2010 for radio network roll out, TeliaSonera´s Swedish subsidiary Telia is gearing up to launch 4G/LTE services in Gothenburg using Nokia Siemens Networks’ Flexi Multiradio Base Station. Sweden is at the forefront of 4G/LTE, and the commercial launch is a significant step for the development of the technology worldwide.
Nokia Siemens Networks provides industry’s first standards compliant 3G femtocell solution with Airvana providing the 3G high speed packet access (HSPA) femtocell in advanced wireless services (AWS) spectrum.