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China Mobile Awards Nortel Networks US$105 Million in GSM Expansion Contracts
URL(s): www.nortelnetworks.com
BEIJING - China Mobile, the largest wireless carrier in China, has
awarded Nortel Networks* [NYSE/TSE: NT] new contracts estimated to be worth
more than US$105 million for major expansions of GSM digital cellular
networks in Hebei, Anhui and Guizhou provinces, further strengthening Nortel
Networks leadership position in delivering the high-performance Wireless
Internet to China.
The China Mobile Hebei contract - estimated to be worth US$83
million - calls for Nortel Networks to implement the seventh expansion of
the province's GSM 900/1800 dual-band digital cellular network, covering
five key southern cities and increasing network subscriber capacity by one
million to a total of five million subscribers.
In Anhui and Guizhou provinces, Nortel Networks will enhance
existing GSM 900 networks to deliver GSM 900/1800 dual-band wireless
services. Nortel Networks will also increase Anhui's network capacity by
140,000 subscribers to a total of 300,000, and Guizhou's by 330,000 to a
total of 930,000. All three expanded networks are scheduled to be in
commercial service by September 2001.
"These three network expansions will create strategic platforms for
a whole new focus by China Mobile on profitable delivery of advanced mobile
services," said Robert Mao, president and chief executive officer, Nortel
Networks China.
"China Mobile's selection of Nortel Networks for its ongoing GSM
network expansion projects strongly endorses the quality and reliability of
our solutions and services, as well as our ability to efficiently extend
mobile network coverage and subscriber capacity," Mao said. "These are all
key factors in accelerating the advance of the high-performance Wireless
Internet across the country."
Nortel Networks 'Wings of Light' strategy - unifying IP (Internet
Protocol), optical and wireless networking solutions - is helping wireless
operators around the world speed time-to-market and time-to-profit as they
prepare to offer next generation Wireless Internet services.
Nortel Networks rose to the #1 position in the global
telecommunications equipment market in 2000 according to Gartner, a leading
market intelligence firm. Nortel Networks is a leader in the Wireless
Internet market with new awards announced in excess of $US2.1 billion over
the past year. In addition, Nortel Networks ranks #1 in next generation
Wireless Internet infrastructure strategy, according to The Shosteck Group
(2000) and the Yankee Group (1999). In the People's Republic of China alone,
Nortel Networks has been awarded wireless network contracts in 17 of 31
provinces.
Nortel Networks is a global Internet and communications leader with
capabilities spanning Optical, Wireless, Local, Personal Internet and
eBusiness. The Company had 2000 U.S. GAAP revenues of US$30.3 billion and
serves carrier, service provider and enterprise customers globally. Today,
Nortel Networks is creating a high-performance Internet that is more
reliable and faster than ever before. It is redefining the economics and
quality of networking and the Internet, promising a new era of
collaboration, communications and commerce. Visit us at
www.nortelnetworks.com.
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