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O2 picks NSN for LTE

O2 has selected NSN to prepare its network for LTE services across London and the South East of England

UK operator O2, part of the Telefónica group, has selected Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) to prepare its network to deliver LTE services across London and the South East of England. The operator is preparing to launch its 4G services soon after the UK’s spectrum auction in early 2013.

Vendors opt out of BSNL bidding

Leading vendors have opted out of the bidding for BSNL's network expansion

Leading network infrastructure vendors have pulled out of negotiations with India’s state-owned telco BSNL, which is looking to expand its network. Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks have pulled out of the tender, claiming that they cannot match the offer from Chinese vendor ZTE.

NSN claims new feature offers more capacity, but do operators agree?

NSN claims new feature offers up to five times more capacity for smartphone users on HSPA+ networks

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has demonstrated a new feature for HSPA+ networks that it claims improves smartphone performance, despite research suggesting that there is not a lot of difference between vendors’ offerings.

EE and NSN partner on M2M vending machines

Everything Everywhere and NSN have partnered on M2M vending machines in Europe

Everything Everywhere (EE) has partnered with Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) on an international M2M project they claim will offer vending machine owners an opportunity to increase revenue and reduce costs through remote stock monitoring, increased customer interaction and multiple payment methods.

Japan’s KDDI rolls out 3G and 4G SON

KDDI launches iSON network in Japan

Japanese operator KDDI has deployed what it claims to be the “world’s first self operating 3G and 4G mobile network”. The operator chose Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) to deliver the system. The operator has deployed an intelligent Self Organising Network (iSON) solution which uses NSN’s advanced NetAct Operations Support System (OSS).

LTE Awards 2012 – Category 7 Preview: Best LTE RAN Product

The LTE Awards 2012 are taking place on May 23rd, at the El Xalet, Montjuic, Barcelona.

To whet your appetite for the event here is a preview of Category 7: Best LTE RAN Product.

This award recognises Radio Access Network elements that are exceptional in their area.

LTE Awards 2012 – Category 5 Preview: Most Significant Development for Commercial LTE Network by an Operator

The LTE Awards 2012 are taking place on May 23rd, at the El Xalet, Montjuic, Barcelona.

To whet your appetite for the event here is a preview of Category 5: Most Innovative LTE Commercial Launch.

LTE Awards 2012 – Category 4 Preview: Most Significant Development for Commercial LTE Network by an Operator.

The LTE Awards 2012 are taking place on May 23rd, at the El Xalet, Montjuic, Barcelona.

To whet your appetite for the event here is a preview of Category 4: Most Significant Development for Commercial LTE Network by an Operator.

Ericsson solution “triples uplink capacity in 3G networks”

Ericsson triples uplink capacity in HSPA networks

Ericsson claims to have developed a solution that triples uplink capacity in HSPA networks, allowing operators with a large number of users to offer high uplink data speeds. The news comes hot on the heels of an announcement from Nokia-Siemens Networks, which has claimed it has developed a new solution to double throughput and data speeds for users at the edge of a small cell.

NSN: “This industry recognition validates the strength of our innovative solutions and products.”

Jukka Luoma, head of product management, voice and IP transformation, Nokia Siemens Networks

We speak to Jukka Luoma, head of product management, voice and IP transformation, Nokia Siemens Networks, following the announcement that the company won the Best LTE Core Network Product category at the LTE North America Awards 2011, held last week in Dallas, Texas, USA.

Airtel teams up with NSN to expand in Africa

Airtel plans to expand in Africa

Indian operator Bharti Airtel will rely on Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) to expand, plan and operate its mobile networks in seven African countries. The operator, which provides services in 19 countries across Asia and Africa, will rely on NSN to expand its 2G (GSM/EDGE) networks and deploy 3G networks in the countries.

The disappeared

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What with the internet destroying our brains, the Baby Boomers and Gen X and Yers of this world can only expect more ‘senior moments’ to befall them and for more stuff to randomly go missing. There’s been a lot of stuff going missing in the wireless world this week too.

NSN reduces M2M signalling load

NSN aims to reduce the signalling load for M2M apps

The number of GSM subscriptions supporting M2M applications is expected to top one billion by 2015, according to equipment vendor Nokia Siemens Networks this week. To meet this demand, NSN has introduced a software suite catering to the use of GSM networks as M2M service platforms.

No sign of an NSN buyer

NSN is reported to be unable to find a buyer for controlling stake in its JV

Nokia Siemens Networks’ search for a willing buyer for a stake in the ailing JV appears to have staggered to a halt, with reports emerging that Nokia and Siemens have agreed to rather invest more of their own cash in an effort to revive the partnership’s fortunes. Reports in the Wall Street Journal suggest that plans to sell a controlling stake in the venture to a consortium including private equity investors were about to fall through, with Reuters quoting telecoms analyst Earl Lum as saying that “Any potential investor would need to see some light at the end of the tunnel with regard to profitability for NSN.”

NSN seals Motorola acquisition deal

NSN will win new customers in the US and Japan as part of the deal

Over the weekend Nokia Siemens Networks finally closed its $975m purchase of Motorola’s network infrastructure assets. The move follows China’s approval of the deal and will see NSN take on responsibility for 50 operator customers in 52 countries, as well as 6900 ex-Motorola employees.