BELLEVUE, Wash.-Nortel Networks Ltd. said it has signed a $300 million, four-year contract to upgrade the networks of T-Mobile USA Inc. with GSM/GPRS/EDGE and packet core data gear.
The deal covers T-Mobile USA’s New York, Chicago, Dallas, Milwaukee, Denver and Salt Lake City markets.
The upgrade will enable the carrier to enhance its “portfolio of advanced features and services like visual communications, two-way text messaging, instant messaging, Web browsing and gaming,” according to Nortel.
