ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. said it has signed a three-year GSM/EDGE contract worth approximately $275 million to build core and radio-access networks for Indian carrier Bharti. The contract also covers professional services.
The deployment will provide reduced congestion, seamless coverage and enhanced quality of service in places such as Mumbai, Maharashtra and Gujarat, said Nokia.
“This will enable us to have a world-class state-of-the-art network, wider coverage and significantly improved quality of service on one hand, while giving us economies of scale and significantly improved cash flows on the other,” said Manoj Kohli, president of mobility at Bharti.
