Ericsson, NSN win contracts under Vodafone Project Spring

Nieuws Mobiel Wereld 26 FEB 2014
Ericsson, NSN win contracts under Vodafone Project Spring
Vodafone has awarded five-year contracts to Ericsson and Nokia Solutions and Networks as part of its Project Spring investment programme. Ericsson said it will upgrade and expand Vodafone's 2G and 3G networks and support the roll-out of 4G. This includes network services and the Ericsson 6000 base station series and Antenna Integrated Radio product. 

NSN will supply its Single RAN platform, including the Flexi 10 base station, as well as the NetAct operations support system and related services. Vodafone also selected NSN to provide a common Subscriber Data Management system. No details were provided on where the equipment will be used. 

Vodafone announced Project Spring last year. The three-year investment project will see the operator use GBP 6 billion of the proceeds from the sale of its stake in Verizon Wireless to accelerate its network investments in key markets.

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