Nokia wins contracts worth EUR 2 bln from three Chinese operators

News Wireless China 7 NOV 2018
Nokia wins contracts worth EUR 2 bln from three Chinese operators
Nokia announced it has signed three separate frame agreements worth a combined value of more than EUR 2 billion with China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom. Under the terms of the contracts, Nokia will deploy technologies and services designed to upgrade performance in fixed and mobile broadband networks across China to support operators’ transition to 5G. 

Nokia will provide China Mobile with radio access, core, passive optical networks, IP routing and optical transport, SDN, network management and professional services. Nokia will support China Telecom to upgrde country-wide 4G LTE coverage and hot spot capacity. Nokia will provide China Telecom with its FDD-LTE radio access, home CPE services, core routers, multi-service edge routers and optics. 

Nokia will also help China Unicom deploy technologies across the country including Nokia FDD-LTE radio access, Multi-access Edge Computing, virtualized IMS, SDN, IP routing and optical transport, and fixed network equipment. Working with Nokia, China Unicom aims to enhance network quality and capacity to grow its 4G LTE customer base, while researching and developing the expansion of IoT services and the evolution to 5G, including the use of artificial intelligence in networks. 

Nokia will provide its services expertise under the frame agreements, including network planning, implementation, systems integration, maintenance and performance optimization.

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