Nokia nails $120M Libyan deal
p2pnet.net News:- In a deal worth more than $120 million, new American ally Libya will buy a nationwide mobile network from Nokia.
“This is Nokia’s first network deal in Libya,” it says. “Deliveries begin immediately.”
Nokia will be the main supplier of Libya’s core network, including packet core, as well as supplier of half of the radio network. Nokia’s radio network will serve Tripoli and the western half of the country, providing coverage to over 60% of the new subscriber base.
“The majority of the radio network supplied by Nokia will be EDGE-capable, and Nokia will also provide WCDMA 3G capable base stations,” it says.
“In addition, Nokia will supply its GPRS solution and the Nokia MSC Server System, the new voice core solution for 2G and 3G.”
