BEIJING-China Mobile has selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to upgrade its optical backbone network in Zhejiang province to address accelerating subscriber growth and prepare for migration to third-generation services. Zhejiang Mobile, a subsidiary of China Mobile, operates the province-wide network.
The value of the deal was not disclosed.
Scheduled for completion by September, the upgrade is designed to enhance Zhejiang Mobile’s network by helping to improve network performance, flexibility, quality of service and operational cost effectiveness. Zhejiang Mobile expects its subscriber base to grow from 17 million at year-end 2004 to 20 million by late 2005.
