DALLAS-BellSouth Mobility DCS signed Nortel Networks Corp. to a three-year, $200 million equipment and services agreement to expand its Global System for Mobile communications network in the southeastern United States.
Nortel said it would deploy its S8000 GSM base transceiver stations and DMS-MSC digital mobile switching and network management equipment to support subscriber growth, expand service coverage and position BellSouth for the advent of next-generation wireless Internet and data services.
“We chose Nortel Networks for the outstanding capabilities of the S8000 BTS, and for their willingness to team with us to make BellSouth successful in the increasingly competitive market,” said Bill Clift, president of BellSouth Mobility DCS. “Nortel Networks is helping BellSouth Mobility DCS reduce capital and operating costs and migrate our network to support next-generation wireless Internet applications and services.”
