Infrastructure awards wrap-up: Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola, Redline and more

The following list details this week’s infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.
Cellular
–China: Alcatel-Lucent won contracts with China Mobile and China Unicom to expand the capacity and coverage of their mobile networks. The combined deal is valued at up to $1.1 billion.
–Nigeria: Motorola Inc. said it has received orders valued at $70 million from CelTel Nigeria to expand and enhance the carrier’s GSM coverage in the southern portion of the country.
–South Africa: Mobile Telephone Networks Ltd. selected Aircom International to provide consultancy services for its nationwide 3G rollout.
–Ukraine: MTS Ukraine launched a commercial wireless broadband network using 3G CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev. A kit supplied by Alcatel-Lucent.
WiMAX
–Cameroon: MTN Cameroon chose Redline Communications Inc. to provide its WiMAX equipment for a 12-city WiMAX rollout beginning in the cities of Douala and Yaounde.
–France: Sloka Telecom said it has been chosen by Supernet Technologies to provide WiMAX equipment in the town of Saint Medard en Jalles.
–Nigeria: Alvarion Ltd. said it has been chosen by Monarch Communications to deploy its 4Motion 802.16e Mobile WiMAX technology.