Zain signs up Nokia Siemens for Saudi network (Saudi Arabia)Mobile operator Zain has awarded a contract worth USD 935 million to Nokia Siemens Networks to build its mobile network in Saudi Arabia. The greenfield project includes the roll-out of 2G and 3G networks, including HSDPA and HSUPA technology and base stations based on the latest 3GPP release 4 standard. Nokia Siemens Networks will supply core and radio networks, operations and business support systems, applications and a full suite of services, including managed services for five years from a local network operations centre. Nokia Siemens Networks will also provide Zain with its convergent prepaid system, charge@once select, for voice and data. Nokia Siemens Networks is the sole supplier of Zain’s core network, including its MSC Server mobile softswitch and IP Multimedia Subsystem. Zain, formerly known as MTC, was awarded the third mobile operator licence in Saudi Arabia last year.
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