Nokia Siemens Networks: not interested in Huawei trade secrets
Nokia Siemens Networks stated that it has no interest in trade secrets by Chinese rival Huawei Technology.
Privately-held Huawei took legal action this week to delay the sale of certain assets from Motorola to Nokia Siemens. Motorola is reported to have sold Huawei equipment since 2000 and the Chinese company claims that the deal would transfer its technology to one of its largest competitors.
According to Michael Matthews, head of NSN’s strategy and business development, the company has absolutely no interest in Huawei’s trade secrets. They don’t need that information, they don’t want it, and they fully respect the intellectual property rights of others.
He noted that the reason for buying Motorola’s network assets was to boost the company’s customer base, especially in the USA and Japan and to improve its technology platforms in the CDMA areas. The company’s original reasons remain their motivation: this is about expanding the base of customers that they can bring value to.
Although Huawei has secured a temporary delay in the transaction in the USA, the company is currently facing a more serious delay with the Chinese regulators which could push the deal completion into the second quarter of the year.
Last July, NSN had announced that it would be paying US$1.2 billion for the majority of Motorola’s wireless network infrastructure assets. Approximately 7,500 employees are expected to transfer to Nokia Siemens Networks from Motorola’s wireless network infrastructure business when the transaction closes, including large research and development sites in the United States, China and India.
Motorola is keeping its iDEN business, substantially all the patents related to its wireless network infrastructure business and other selected assets.
Four groups join 3G network contract auction – TOT (Thailand)
Thailand’s state-owned telecommunications company TOT PCL has stated that four groups have submitted applications to participate in an electronic auction for the supply of US$568 million worth of equipment and an installation contract for its 3G mobile phone network.
According to TOT Senior Executive Vice-President Arnon Tubtiang, the first consortium comprises United Communication Industry PCL, Advanced Information Technology PCL, and Alcatel-Lucent (Thailand); the second includes Samart Corp PCL, Loxley PCL, Huawei Technology (Thailand), and Nokia Siemens Networks; the third comprises Forth Corp PCL and ZTE; and the fourth consortium includes Ericsson (Thailand) and AS Associate.
TOT will take around one week to look into the qualifications of the bidders before conducting an e-auction scheduled on Jan. 28 and it planning to sign the contract with the winner around Feb. 15-18.
Leap Wireless Deploys Huawei’s 3G CDMA Platform
Huawei Technologies has signed a 3G agreement with Leap Wireless International for deployment of Huawei’s 3G CDMA platform by Leap. The agreement represents the commercial contract between Leap and Huawei. According to the agreement, Leap will deploy Huawei technology with its Cricket wireless services in Spokane, Wash., Boise, Idaho, and Reno, Nev.
The contract calls for a Huawei CDMA2000 network with 1xEV-DO Rev A capable BTS. The solutions will include Huawei’s SoftX3000-Softswitch, Air Bridge BSC6600, UMG8900-Universal Media Gateway, and High Capacity BTS 3606. This architecture brings to Leap the benefits of IP telephony in terms of quality of service, security, reliability, and cost-effective networking. The implementation of this distributed network will reduce the long-distance backhaul while simultaneously supporting 1xEV-DO Rev 0 and Rev A.
“We are honored that Huawei has earned an award in the United States from a key carrier such as Leap Wireless,” said Ken Hu, Chief Sales and Services Officer of Huawei. “We are excited at the long-term prospects associated with this partnership. Huawei will consistently provide innovative and customized products and services to create long-term value and potential growth for Leap.”
“We selected Huawei as a strategic partner based on their successful technical certification in our network, their outstanding product roadmap, and our common focus on quality and cost leadership,” said Glenn Umetsu, Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Leap.
Source- http://www.wirelessinsightasia.com
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