India's Idea Cellular Awards $500 Million Contract to Nokia Siemens

Idea Cellular Limited, a leading Indian GSM mobile services provider, awarded a US$500 million GSM network expansion contract to Nokia Siemens Networks. Nokia Siemens Networks will expand Idea Cellular's GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks to cover population centres across the six circles of Delhi, Haryana, UP East, UP West, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. Nokia Siemens Networks will deploy its state-of-the-art equipment, including the Flexi BTS, mini-ultra base stations, Release 4 architecture, media gateways and MSS servers.

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