Russia’s largest cellular operator Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) and Nokia Siemens Networks entered into a contract for roll-out and maintenance of an LTE network in the Moscow region and Central Federal District. The three-year contract value is $200 million. “We made a three-year frame contract”, MTS vice president and CTO Andrey Ushatskiy announced to the press, “which means we can alter it according to our needs in terms of deadlines and maximum amount.”
Contract value includes equipment and software supply, network roll-out costs and comprehensive functional support. The contract applies to the Central Federal District, Moscow and the Moscow region; it envisages installation of about 2,100 FDD-LTE base stations. MTS launched an LTE network in Moscow in September 2012 having replaced old equipment from Motorola with NSN. Today, there are about TDD-LTE base stations in Moscow, ComNews was told in the company.
MTS is implementing single RAN concept in the Central Federal District and the Moscow region. It implies roll-out of networks of various standards: 2G, 3G and LTE TDD using a single infrastructure
Contract value includes equipment and software supply, network roll-out costs and comprehensive functional support. The contract applies to the Central Federal District, Moscow and the Moscow region; it envisages installation of about 2,100 FDD-LTE base stations. MTS launched an LTE network in Moscow in September 2012 having replaced old equipment from Motorola with NSN. Today, there are about TDD-LTE base stations in Moscow, ComNews was told in the company.
MTS is implementing single RAN concept in the Central Federal District and the Moscow region. It implies roll-out of networks of various standards: 2G, 3G and LTE TDD using a single infrastructure
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