The following are infrastructure contracts announced during the past week:
Nokia Siemens Networks
China: With Anhui Unicom Energy, China Unicom’s subsidiary in Anhui province, to reduce the energy consumption of its mobile base transceiver station (BTS) sites by as much as 20%. The operator will deploy Nokia Siemens Networks’ Energy Solutions including cooling box and battery cooling cabinet to replace more costly air conditioning units.
Value: Undisclosed
Alcatel-Lucent
United States: With Telepak Networks to deploy IP/MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching) as their packet-based network to deliver wireless Ethernet backhaul services and advanced IP services to Telepak customers in parts of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee.
Value: Undisclosed
Ericsson
South Korea: With SkyLife, the Korean satellite broadcaster, to deploy an Ericsson video processing solution to enhance its HD offering and move another step closer to realizing its vision of everything in HD by 2015. Ericsson’s HD solution will allow SkyLife to potentially deliver over 150 HD channels to more than 3 million subscribers.
Value: Undisclosed
