Idea signs $500m deal with Nokia Siemens

Posted on | May 19, 2007 |

Idea Cellular, India’s sixth largest operator, has signed a $500 million network expansion contract with Nokia Siemens.

The two-year deal will double Idea’s capacity in six of its eleven existing circles - Delhi, Haryana, UP (East), UP (West), Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. It will allow Idea to expand reach to 6,000 new centres besides the existing areas.

The company has started project work on roll out of cellular services in Mumbai, but the final launch will depend on allocation of spectrum.

This is Nokia Siemens first contract in India after the merger of Nokia Networks with Siemens Communications.

In February this year, Idea had signed a three-year contract with Swedish equipment giant Ericsson for GSM expansion in the Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh telecom circles.

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