TORONTO-Canadian regional carrier SaskTel Mobility has selected Nortel Networks Ltd. to expand its CDMA2000 1x and 1x EV-DO network in the province of Saskatchewan.
The value of the deal was not disclosed. Nortel is the sole supplier of SaskTel Mobility’s current 1x and EV-DO network.
The network is expected to be available by August 2005 when Regina, the capital of Saskatchewan, hosts the 20th annual Canada Summer Games. General service availability in Regina and Saskatoon is scheduled for later in 2005. SaskTel and Nortel are sponsors of the Summer Games, a Canadian multi-sport event that alternates every two years between summer and winter sports at locations across the country.
Nortel said it supplies EV-DO equipment to 12 of the 19 operators across the globe currently offering commercial EV-DO service.
