Nokia Siemens Networks has won a Rs 300 crore contract from Aircel to build and operate a greenfield GSM network in Kolkata.

Under the contract, Nokia Siemens will supply GSM/EDGE equipment, implementation, project management and managed services. It will deploy latest equipment like Flexi base stations, mini-ultra base stations, 3GPP-based mobile softswitching solution including MSC Servers and Media Gateways PDH, SDH.

According to Ashish Chowdhary, head, India sub-region, Nokia Siemens Network, “This contract is special as it is our first contract with Aircel. This will not only help them in achieving OPEX savings but also allow them to focus on their customers’ acquisition and service strategies from the first day of commercial operations.”

“Our partnership with Nokia Siemens Networks will provide us with the latest GSM technologies such as the multi-radio Flexi Base Station Platform that will not only help us provide services today but will also makes our network ready for 3G and WIMAX services as and when the regulation permits,” stated Rohit Chandra, CEO - North and East, Aircel