Nokia will now supply GSM equipment to nine of Hutchison India's 13 license areas.
Nokia and Hutchison India have concluded a new agreement on the supply of Nokia's mobile switching and GSM radio network to meet the growing demand in India for high-quality mobile phone services. Nokia will now supply GSM equipment to nine of Hutchison India's 13 "circles", making it the largest network vendor for the Indian operator.
Under the agreement, Nokia will deploy switching equipment and high-capacity GSM radio networks to enhance Hutchison's existing GSM networks in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka states and in the city of Chennai. Nokia will also supply GSM radio networks to Hutchison's new circles in West Bengal and western Uttar Pradesh. Switching equipment for West Bengal is also a part of the deal.
Under this agreement, Nokia will continue supplying to Hutchison complete GSM network systems in Gujarat, as well as GSM radio networks in Rajasthan, Haryana, and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
The equipment Nokia is supplying is upgradeable to EDGE to support high-speed data applications.
"By consolidating our supplier agreements, we are determined to cost-effectively improve coverage and capacity in our present networks and smoothly rollout service in the new ones," says Asim Ghosh, Managing Director, Hutchison India. "Nokia's high-capacity radio networks and switching solutions are well suited for the job, and we are convinced that this deployment will benefit our customers now and in the future."
"We are pleased that Hutchison has chosen us as their main supplier in this rapidly growing market, and we look forward to working with them to enhance the user experience of Hutchison customers," says Rajeev Suri, Vice President, Networks, Nokia. "The potential and scale of the Indian telecom market is enormous, which is why we are gratified to be playing a major role in the progress of mobile communications in this country."
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