Following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:
Alvarion Ltd.
United States: With Pennsylvania’s PPL Electric Utilities to deploy Alvarion’s BreezeMAX Extreme 3650 WiMAX solution as part of its smart grid communications network.
Value: Undisclosed
TAM Airlines
Brazil: With OnAir, the in-flight connectivity service provider, to equip a range of aircraft with OnAir’s on-board connectivity system, allowing passengers to telephone, text, and browse the Internet using their own BlackBerrys or smart phones. Read more here.
Value: Undisclosed
New Zealand’s Government
New Zealand: With Telecom Corp. and Vodafone Group plc to build a broadband network across New Zealand’s rural areas. Read more here.
Value: $219 million
