UK mobile operators T-Mobile and 3 have handed a £400m contract to Nokia Siemens Networks to extend their 3G coverage to 98% of the country by the end of the year.
In order to cater for the ongoing boom in mobile broadband the two operators have forged…
UK mobile operators T-Mobile and 3 have handed a £400m contract to Nokia Siemens Networks to extend their 3G coverage to 98% of the country by the end of the year.
In order to cater for the ongoing boom in mobile broadband the two operators have forged ahead with the joint infrastructure project to build on their 2007 agreement which saw them pool together their 3G network infrastructure into a JV called Mobile Broadband Network Ltd (MBNL).
Under the new contract NSN will provide 3G radio network infrastructure, mobile network planning, implementation, optimisation and maintenance.
Graham Payne, managing director of MBNL said: “Smartphone and mobile laptop data traffic growth in the UK has been unprecedented, and every sign is it will continue growing fast. With Nokia Siemens Networks, we are confident of providing the UK’s most smartphone friendly, high-speed 3G network to more people in the UK than any other operator, delivering exceptional services to both T-Mobile UK and 3 UK subscribers.”