NSN to build Unitech Wireless' six circles

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Nokia Siemens Networks has won Unitech Wireless’ contract to supply GSM network for the company’s operations in six circles that include Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.

Nokia Siemens Networks will also be responsible for network operation and maintenance as a part of the managed services contract with the mobile operator.

Stein Erik Vellan, MD, Unitech Wireless, said: “We are creating a new global telecom model. We call it the Telco of the Next Decade that leverages existing competencies in the market to drive cost and time efficiencies, superior quality and flexibility that future proofs our operations in a rapidly changing competitive environment.”

The network will be built using Nokia Siemens Networks’ Flexi BTS platform, which is the industry’s smallest and most energy-efficient mobile base station today. It enables service providers to provide excellent coverage to subscribers using a minimal number of base stations, helping them reduce their CO2 footprint and save on energy costs.

The future-proof Flexi BTS platform is 3G and LTE-ready, and thus enables a smooth migration to new technologies. In addition, Nokia Siemens Networks is deploying its mobile softswitching solution, which can bring savings in operating expenses of up to 70 percent.

Urs Pennanen, Head of India region, Nokia Siemens Networks, said: “India is among the fastest growing telecom markets in the world. Nokia Siemens Networks’ Flexi BTS and managed services offerings will allow Unitech Wireless, as a new operator in a competitive market, to reduce its time to market and yet maintain market competitiveness through a more efficient cost base.”