Nortel wins China Mobile contract

NEW DELHI: China Mobile, a GSM wireless carrier, has awarded a one-year network optimization contract to Nortel for its largest regional operator, Xinjiang Mobile.

Under terms of the agreement, Nortel will provide continuous performance assessment to help improve quality and reduce costs for the multi-vendor GSM/GPRS network in the Yili and Bazhou prefectures in northwestern Xinjiang region.

Building on a network optimization project completed earlier in 2005, the new project has been expanded to include the entire multi-vendor environment. The optimization service includes network planning, performance monitoring, technical support, and on-site training and certification of Xinjiang Mobile personnel.

“Ensuring our Xinjiang switching and network infrastructure continuously performs at peak levels is vital to delivering high quality services to our subscribers,” said Bai Zhigang, general manager, Xinjiang Mobile. “As a world leader in GSM technology, Nortel provides a suite of services that not only supports the activities of our own on-site network operations personnel, but also allows us to maintain and improve service levels while reducing costs.”

“Network quality and reliability are vital factors in providing 'anytime, anywhere' availability of advanced mobile services,” said Henry So, vice-president, China, Nortel. ”This network optimization project will help Xinjiang Mobile to enhance network performance and to address the rapidly evolving requirements of GSM/GPRS subscribers in this important market.”