TeliaSonera prepares for commercial launch of 4G/LTE in Gothenburg Tweet

Nokia Siemens Networks’ radio equipment deployed to support LTE service.

Gothenburg, Sweden’s second largest city, will soon enjoy ultra high-speed mobile broadband services. Under a contract signed in January 2010 for radio network roll out, TeliaSonera´s Swedish subsidiary Telia is gearing up to launch 4G/LTE services in Gothenburg using Nokia Siemens Networks’ Flexi Multiradio Base Station. Sweden is at the forefront of 4G/LTE, and the commercial launch is a significant step for the development of the technology worldwide.

“The demand for ultra high-speed mobile broadband is significantly increasing in Sweden, and after TeliaSonera´s world premiere last year with 4G services, we are now continuing a fast roll out in Sweden. Nokia Siemens Networks, as one of two LTE vendors, is now providing the radio network in Sweden’s second largest city,” said Erik Hallberg, senior vice president and head of Mobility Services Sweden in TeliaSonera.

“We have a long relationship with TeliaSonera both globally and in Sweden and are happy to be a technology partner in providing 4G/LTE services,” said Jan Lindgren, head of the TeliaSonera team at Nokia Siemens Networks. “4G/LTE will bring a new era in mobile broadband where customers can feel the difference in speed and quality, whether they use a laptop or a smartphone to access content or applications.”

Under the two-year radio network contract, Nokia Siemens Networks is supplying its awardwinning Flexi Multiradio Base Stations that could result in up to 70% network energy savings compared to previous base station generations. Nokia Siemens Networks has also provided its NetAct network management system to monitor, manage and optimize the operator’s network. Services including network planning, integration and optimization as well as a full range of care services are part of the overall offering.
About TeliaSonera

TeliaSonera provides network access and telecommunication services in the Nordic and Baltic countries, the emerging markets of Eurasia, including Russia and Turkey, and in Spain. TeliaSonera is also the leading European wholesale provider of quality cross-border voice, IP and capacity services, with a wholly-owned international carrier network.

TeliaSonera’s services help people and companies communicate in an easy, efficient and environmentally friendly way. TeliaSonera creates value by focusing on providing world-class customer experience, securing quality in networks and achieving a best-in-class cost structure. In 2009, TeliaSonera’s net sales amounted to SEK 109 billion, and at the end of December 2009 the total number of subscriptions was 148 million in 20 countries. The TeliaSonera share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Read more at www.teliasonera.com

TeliaSonera is the first operator in the world to commercially launch 4G. More information about the 4G world premiere and the continued 4G roll out in the TeliaSonera Group, is available at http://www.teliasonera.com/4G/

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Mosaic Telecom to transform rural mobile broadband Tweet

Nokia Siemens Networks provides industry’s first standards compliant 3G femtocell solution with Airvana providing the 3G high speed packet access (HSPA) femtocell in advanced wireless services (AWS) spectrum.

Subscribers of Mosaic Telecom, a rural service provider in the United States, will soon enjoy guaranteed access to 3G services around their homes and offices. The operator is offering personal, mini, 3G base stations, connected via fixed broadband, to support high-quality quad-play services and mobile broadband in their premises. Mosaic has selected Nokia Siemens Networks’ industry-first 3GPP standard compliant femtocell network solution and Airvana’s 3G HSPA femtocell to provide personalized 3G coverage.

“Femtocells ensure subscribers enjoy the best indoor mobile voice, video and data services, and help offload traffic from the broader 3G network,” said Rick Vergin, chief executive officer of Mosaic Telecom. “In addition to securing higher customer satisfaction, we also expect this implementation to drive data traffic growth in the network, leading to increased average revenue per user (ARPUs).”

“The femtocell mini base station is important in further promoting 3G in rural areas,” said Mike Jurcy, head of channels for Nokia Siemens Networks in North America. “Mosaic Telecom has been a leader in the rural market, delivering top-quality 3G services to its customers, and this implementation will further improve the variety and quality of services, increasing customer loyalty levels and revenue generation.”

“In the past, femtocell deployments have been based on proprietary solutions,” said Amit Jain, vice president, femtocell product management, Airvana. “With the industry’s first 3GPP Release 8 standards based femto CPE device, we are helping the operator break new ground, encouraging an open ecosystem for future growth.”

Femtocells are small cellular access points that use a broadband Internet connection to provide consumers with an enhanced mobile connectivity experience in their premises. The end-to-end solution will comprise the Nokia Siemens Networks 3G Femto Gateway, Operation and Maintenance Server (OMS) and Provisioning Manager. Nokia Siemens Networks’ Value-Added Reseller (VAR), Pario Solutions, will commence the deployment of the solution in the third quarter of 2010.
About Mosaic Telecom

Mosaic Telecom provides telecommunications related products and services, including 3G cellular service to a large portion of northwestern Wisconsin. Mosaic is widely recognized as a leader in the rural telecommunications industry and has been in business for over 50 years. More information about Mosaic’s services, including high speed internet, 3G cellular, video entertainment and landline phone service can be found at www.mosaictelecom.com
About Nokia Siemens Networks

Nokia Siemens Networks is a leading global enabler of telecommunications services. With its focus on innovation and sustainability, the company provides a complete portfolio of mobile, fixed and converged network technology, as well as professional services including consultancy and systems integration, deployment, maintenance and managed services. It is one of the largest telecommunications hardware, software and professional services companies in the world. Operating in 150 countries, its headquarters are in Espoo, Finland. www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com

Talk about Nokia Siemens Networks’ news at http://blogs.nokiasiemensnetworks.com and find out if your country is exploiting the full potential of connectivity at http://connectivityscorecard.org
About Airvana

Airvana helps operators transform the mobile experience for users worldwide. The company’s high-performance technology and products, from comprehensive femtocell solutions to core mobile network infrastructure, enable operators to deliver compelling and consistent broadband services to mobile subscribers, wherever they are. Airvana’s products are deployed in 70 commercial networks on all six continents. The company is headquartered in Chelmsford, Mass., USA, with offices worldwide. For more information, please visit www.airvana.com.

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Telstra and Nokia Siemens Networks LTE world-first trial achieves 100Mbps at 75km using 2.6GHz Tweet

Telstra and Nokia Siemens Networks LTE world-first trial achieves 100Mbps at 75km using 2.6GHz.

Telstra and Nokia Siemens Networks have conducted groundbreaking trials of next generation mobile technology in Australia, successfully achieving peak speeds of 100Mbps download and 31Mbps upload over a record-breaking distance of 75 kilometres in regional Victoria.

“The two companies are testing the application of LTE technology in regional areas through a combination of laboratory and long range field testing to determine the limitations that physical distance imposes on the LTE customer experience.”

Michael Rocca, chief operations officer, said the range testing is of critical importance for the future of this technology in regional Australia and Telstra’s learnings will be of great interest internationally.

“Australia has the sixth largest landmass with the ninth lowest population density in the world so any technology we introduce has to travel long distances, cover large areas and still perform to the levels Telstra customers have come to enjoy.”

“Telstra’s Next G™ network does this extremely well today and we want to ensure that when we bring LTE technology to Australian consumers, our customer experience remains one of the best in the world,” Mr Rocca said.

The extended range field trial was conducted between Mount Hope and Mount Burrumboot in central Victoria by engineers from Telstra and Nokia Siemens Networks. The trial used Nokia Siemens Networks’ commercially-available LTE-ready Flexi Multiradio Base Station and Evolved Packet Core (EPC), with pre-commercial LTE USB dongles from third-party vendors.

Kalevi Kostiainen, head of Nokia Siemens Networks, Australia and New Zealand said, “The outstanding results of this trial were made possible through close collaboration between Telstra and Nokia Siemens Networks. The benefits of LTE in urban environments are currently being deployed globally, having already been extensively tested and the business benefits well understood. Through this unique joint trial we can now see how LTE can be extended to provide cost effective solutions for rural and remote environments.”

"Nokia Siemens Networks is a leader in the development and deployment of LTE/SAE technology and this demonstration of capacity and capability with Telstra further reinforces our leadership position,” Mr Kostiainen added.
About Nokia Siemens Networks

Nokia Siemens Networks is a leading global enabler of telecommunications services. With its focus on innovation and sustainability, the company provides a complete portfolio of mobile, fixed and converged network technology, as well as professional services including consultancy and systems integration, deployment, maintenance and managed services. It is one of the largest telecommunications hardware, software and professional services companies in the world. Operating in 150 countries, its headquarters are in Espoo, Finland. www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com

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LTE networks self-organize Tweet

Nokia Siemens Networks takes human error, cost out of LTE with Self Organizing Networks.

Operators can now automate LTE network set-up and operations. Nokia Siemens Networks has launched its SON (Self Organizing Networks) offering for LTE at CommunicAsia 2010 in Singapore. The offering is part of the Nokia Siemens Networks SON suite*. SON bypasses time-consuming manual processes in network operations to improve operational efficiency and helps operators introduce new technologies and expand networks faster than before**.

“LTE is the future of mobile network technology. We understand the strong potential it holds in redefining connectivity and revolutionizing information exchange between users across the world while on the go,” said Thorsten Robrecht, head of LTE product management, Nokia Siemens Networks. “In keeping with our commitment to fuel the growth of LTE, our LTE functionality as part of the SON suite complements an already strong portfolio, enabling operators to cost-efficiently improve network quality for delivering seamless and fast connections.”

The SON suite improves operational efficiency of existing networks by introducing automatic network configuration for handover processes, balancing mobile traffic load and minimizing the need for drive tests. In addition to this, with its compensative features, self-healing minimizes network outage times for the end-users.

Nokia Siemens Networks’ LTE SON offering is based on a hybrid concept of both centralized and localized SON mechanisms that provide operators with fast, reliable, accurate and scalable automation features. Operators will benefit from faster time-to-market with operations relieved from error-prone and time-consuming manual processes.

First LTE features of the Nokia Siemens Networks SON suite, which also supports GSM and WCDMA networks, are already available in the market for commercial use.

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Next generation combined packet data switch and optical platform unveiled Tweet

Nokia Siemens Networks simplifies network infrastructure, cuts cost by integrating packet data handling into optical transport platform.

Nokia Siemens Networks unveiled a new platform that simplifies large communications networks while addressing rising demand for more capacity. The next generation packet optical transport solution (P-OTS) combines the intelligence needed to reliably send information where it’s needed with the huge scale and speed of optical fiber communications. This industry first brings closer a truly converged packet and optical network.

Nokia Siemens Networks’ next generation P-OTS has been created by adding packet data handling functionality to the company’s hiT 7300 Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) platform. The result is that traffic can move more efficiently through an operator’s network, rather than needing to be processed by routers at each stage. This allows the network operator to address rising demand for bandwidth intensive applications without having to undertake massive data traffic router capacity expansion. In return valuable router resources can be dedicated to process higher level, value added services.

The next generation P-OTS is achieved through the integration of Multilayer Protocol Label Switching – Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) functionality and protocol agnostic switching that allows the hiT 7300 DWDM platform to handle both packet and circuit-switched traffic with the same efficiency. It combines the scalability of photonic switching with the flexibility of electrical switching capacity from 1.5Tbps (Tera bit per second) to 24Tbps. In addition, the integrated Optical Data Unit (ODU) cross-connect functionality aggregates low speed traffic and efficiently fills high capacity transport channels which means the installed optical network can handle more traffic.

“With internet traffic growing fast and average revenues per subscriber declining, cost per bit is the most pressing issue for service providers,” said Uwe Fischer, head of Optical Networks Product Management at Nokia Siemens Networks. “This combination of MPLS-TP and optical technology allows the most cost efficient transport of data traffic over a DWDM optical transport network. We allow service providers to implement a flexible transport architecture with the agility and scalability necessary to meet the dynamic requirements of their subscribers.”

The benefits of the next generation P-OTS can be maximized with Nokia Siemens Networks’ TransNet network planning tool and managed via the company’s system-wide NetAct network management system. The next generation P-OTS can be deployed by both operators using Nokia Siemens Networks’ existing hiT 7300 platform as well as those building a new optical transport network.

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Tackling smartphone data deluge made simpler Tweet

Nokia Siemens Networks and Cisco provide IP-based mobile backhaul infrastructure.

Mobile operators now have access to simpler all-IP backhaul infrastructure to address the capacity demands of smart devices. Nokia Siemens Networks has integrated its microwave backhaul system with cell site and aggregation routers from Cisco to boost mobile backhaul capacity. The combined all-IP backhaul solution has completed full interoperability testing and can be provided directly by Nokia Siemens Networks.

“The combination of Nokia Siemens Networks’ FlexiPacket Microwave with Cisco routers shows how multi-vendor networks can be migrated to next-generation all-IP or Carrier Ethernet networks to offer high-capacity and superior quality data services,” said Vesa Tykkyläinen, head of Microwave Radio Transport at Nokia Siemens Networks. “Additionally, operators will be able to roll out services rapidly to enhance the end-user experience.”

Integrating the Cisco MWR 2941 cell site routers and the Cisco 7600 aggregation routers with Nokia Siemens Networks’ mobile expertise helps enable greater operational efficiency and better return on network investments for service providers,” said Shailesh Shukla, general manager and vice president of Edge Routing Business Unit, Cisco. “The completion of successful interoperability testing means operators can now enjoy the benefits of our collaboration.”

Nokia Siemens Networks’ FlexiPacket Microwave requires only a small amount of hardware to be installed in existing base stations, allowing operators to minimize capital expenditure. With a packet data capacity of up to 1Gbps, it is designed to carry vast amounts of data traffic with the lowest possible latency*, which reduces “jitter” in real-time applications such as video conferencing. Ideal for implementation in 3G, HSPA+, WiMAX and LTE networks, it can be tailored to operators’ individual infrastructure needs and existing network architecture.

The Cisco MWR 2941-DC Mobile Wireless Router is a compact, high-performance, and modular cell-site access platform that enables operators to simplify and optimize their current radio access networks and thus reduce operating costs and enhance profit opportunities. The Cisco 7600 Series Routers help enable operators to deploy high-performance IP/MPLS** features as well as scalable personalized IP services at the network edge to improve operational efficiency, and maximize return on network investments.

Nokia Siemens Networks and Cisco have a strategic alliance that aims to accelerate the convergence of networks, services, and applications that enhance the human connection.

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Nokia Siemens Networks gets smartphone friendly at CommunicAsia 2010 Tweet

Solutions that offer vastly improved mobile broadband on show in Singapore.

Nokia Siemens Networks is demonstrating its leadership in smart device-friendly networks at Crowne Plaza hotel, Changi Airport, during CommunicAsia 2010. On show is a combination of the best hardware, software and expert consulting that together help communication service providers (CSPs) gain an edge over their competitors by focusing on a superior experience for people using smartphones and other mobile devices. The new LTE and all-IP capability being demonstrated addresses the challenge of delivering profitable, reliable always-on mobile connectivity.

“With an estimated 600 million mobile broadband users globally in 2009, and sales of smart devices increasing across Asia, there is an urgent need for networks that support the surging consumer demand for ubiquitous connectivity to devices of all kinds,” said Ricky Corker, head of Asia-Pacific, Nokia Siemens Networks. “We are the only vendor with a complete ecosystem of LTE and all-IP solutions that bring together voice and data cost-effectively to deliver a faster, more seamless and individualized user experience, while making mobile broadband services profitable for operators.”
Nokia Siemens Networks is showcasing a range of solutions that demonstrate its LTE and all-IP capabilities. Key amongst them is its Self Organizing Network (SON) suite that improves network efficiency by making the most of existing network equipment and automates processes previously done by people, to reduce costs and improve the experience for people using mobile services. Nokia Siemens Networks SON suite for 4G – LTE - is being launched at the event.

Another key highlight is the launch of the Carrier IP Migration Index (CIMIX), which is the industry’s first independent methodology to evaluate a carrier’s position on the IP migration curve. Co-developed by Nokia Siemens Networks and Heavy Reading, CIMIX covers over 30 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that measure the degree of IP penetration and sophistication in the areas of connectivity, service control, operations and end-user services. CIMIX also captures business performance indicators such as network operating expenses and other areas strongly correlated with IP technology. Visitors to the Nokia Siemens Networks’ CIMIX booth can run a short CIMIX assessment on the spot.

Nokia Siemens Networks provides in-depth demonstrations of today's most compelling solutions for enhancing end-user experience including:

* Smart Services for the smart device experience: Network optimization services and quality measures to address network congestion caused by always-on devices and apps.
* All-IP mobile backhaul for 2G, 3G and LTE that enable end-to-end services, excellent quality of service and easier rollout of differentiated service packages.
* Customer Insight and Experience: It offers real-time insights into smart device users’ individual needs, quality of experience and satisfaction, to help carriers boost ARPU by delivering an individually targeted experience. It gives CSPs the ability to differentiate their smart device offerings from the competition by utilizing the wealth of subscriber information, instead of merely competing on price.
* Multi-screen TV: A holistic approach combining fixed and mobile world to enable TV service convergence across different types of IP networks and devices.

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Nokia Siemens Networks leads the way to 400G optical transport networks Tweet

New technology makes company’s hiT 7300 DWDM platform ready for higher capacity.

A future-proof optical transport network that addresses the surging demand for bandwidth-intensive applications has been unveiled by Nokia Siemens Networks. The company today announced that its Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) platform will enable CSPs to seamlessly migrate existing 10 and 40 Gigabit per second (10G & 40G) optical networks to 400G with minimal investment. The hiT 7300 DWDM platform and TransNet for 400G optical transport networks will be available for delivery in the first quarter of 2011.

“Capacity demand in the backbone networks is increasing 60% per year,” said Bernd Schumacher, head of Optical Networks at Nokia Siemens Networks. “As networks move from 40G to 100G optical transport, 400G is the next evolutionary step. Nokia Siemens Networks is ready to support this transition by enabling CSPs to start deploying 400G optimized optical networks.”

The FlexiGrid technology* incorporated in Nokia Siemens Networks’ hiT 7300 DWDM platform** enables the migration to 400G networks by dynamically adapting the network’s wavelength grid to the needs of high-capacity channels. This is done using the network operator’s existing fiber infrastructure and without causing any disruption in service. In addition, Nokia Siemens Networks’ TransNet network planning tool allows service providers to plan and simulate the entire optical transport network to optimize the rollout while efficiently managing their network with the NetAct network management system. With these products, Nokia Siemens Networks not only ensures cost savings for operators but also improves their efficiency.

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Elisa customers first to enjoy more flexible mobile broadband Tweet

Nokia Siemens Networks applies Quality of Service differentiation for Finnish operator.

Elisa has activated new network features from Nokia Siemens Networks that provide flexible Quality of Service (QoS). This is the first commercial deployment of Nokia Siemens Networks QoS differentiation solution built by integrating multiple network elements, including its radio network and network management system. Elisa is using the QoS differentiation to prioritize time and resource critical traffic to ensure customers receive the service they have paid for even when networks are congested.

“The increased uptake of dongles has resulted in a significant increase in mobile broadband traffic at certain times,” said Timo Sippola, head of Mobile Network Planning, Elisa. "Just like our roads, networks have rush-hours and quiet periods. To improve the experience for the users on our network it is important to be able to maintain the service level they paid for."

The Quality of Service differentiation solution takes effect in heavily loaded networks when requests to use the network can exceed its capacity. It enables the prioritization of data traffic, according to policies determined by subscription agreements, to fairly divide the available resources. Different priorities can be allocated to different user segments or applications and can be applied dynamically depending on the network load. Nokia Siemens Networks QoS aware scheduler also enables Elisa to change QoS priorities even during a data session and maintain a particular bit rate in simultaneous upload and download sessions.

“In short, Elisa will be able to manage its network traffic and utilize its network investments better while providing better services to its customers,” said Tommi Uitto, head of Product Management, Nokia Siemens Networks. “Quality of Service differentiation does not replace the need for having good mobile broadband capacity and coverage, but it further helps maintain high network efficiency and reduces the need for over investing in a network*”
About Elisa Corporation

Elisa Corporation is a leading Nordic communications services provider and publicly listed company in the Large Cap segment of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Elisa has operations in the Nordic countries, the Baltics and Russia. We serve some 2 million consumers regionally and around 150,000 enterprises and entrepreneurs internationally, offering a wide range of subscriptions with services. We provide experiences for people and enhance productivity for organizations online. Elisa focuses on developing consumer and corporate ICT and online services. Our revenues for 2009 were EUR 1.43 billion and we employ approximately 3,200 people. Elisa's global alliance partners are Vodafone and Telenor. For more information, visit www.elisa.com

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Upgrade for O2 delivers superior smartphone experience in London Tweet

Nokia Siemens Networks upgrades Telefónica O2’s central London mobile broadband network to meet smartphone demand.

O2 smartphone users in London now enjoy faster upload and download speeds, longer battery life and better coverage. The improved service is due to network analysis, optimization and upgrades to O2’s base stations completed by Nokia Siemens Networks and O2 across the UK capital. The deployment won the Global Telecoms Business Innovation Award 2010 and considerably improves the smartphone user experience on O2’s London network.

“O2 is the home of the smartphone in the UK, offering more applications and handling more and more data traffic. There is unprecedented demand on mobile networks, particularly in dense urban areas,” said Nigel Purdy, head of Technology, O2 UK. “Nokia Siemens Networks reacted swiftly to understand the challenges being placed on our network, and then implemented an effective upgrade to enhance the smartphone experience for our customers. This has resulted in a better use of network resources, minimized traffic loss and enhanced the experience of smartphone users.”

Working with O2, Nokia Siemens Networks has used its methodology to monitor and analyze the data and signaling behavior of different smart devices connected to the mobile network. The methodology provides information on the impact of these devices on different network elements. This insight, combined with traffic growth forecasts, was used to establish a capacity improvement project, upgrading only the network elements and modules identified as bottlenecks for current and future performance within O2’s London network.

The upgrade included enhancing the signaling capacity of the network as well as modernizing the network with Nokia Siemens Networks’ Flexi Multiradio Base Stations. The Flexi Multiradio Base Station is the most energy-efficient base station on the market and its compact, weatherproof and modular design allows for swift integration into existing base station sites. It has been combined with Nokia Siemens Networks’ High-Performance Site Solution* that increases network capacity significantly by doubling the number of mobile sectors from three to six in each base station’s area of coverage.

This recent deployment of innovative 3G six-sector sites was recognized by Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards 2010. The six-sector site deployment provides improved capacity resulting in the ability to carry significantly more voice and data calls in O2’s network.

The upgrade also helps conserve smartphone battery life while decreasing signaling load on the network. Nokia Siemens Networks is the only mobile network equipment supplier to have successfully implemented a technology that achieves such benefits.

“Thanks to our partnership over the last decade with O2, we worked closely to keep pace with booming smartphone demand and to ensure that O2 UK can cost-efficiently enhance their subscriber experience,” said Pete Mitchell, customer team head, Nokia Siemens Networks.
About O2 in the UK

* Telefónica O2 UK Limited is a leading communications company for consumers and businesses in the UK, with 21.4 million mobile customers and over 600,000 fixed broadband customers as at 31 March 2010.
* Telefónica O2 UK Limited is part of Telefónica Europe plc, a business division of Telefónica S.A. which uses O2 as its commercial brand in the UK, Ireland, Slovakia, Germany and the Czech Republic, and has 53.9 million customers across these markets.
* In 2006 Telefónica Europe acquired Be, the UK fixed broadband provider, and in October 2007 O2 launched its broadband service using the Be network.
* O2 is the naming rights partner of The O2, the world-class entertainment venue.
* O2 employs around 13,000 people in the UK and has 490 retail stores.
* O2 was ranked highest in customer satisfaction for both UK mobile and fixed broadband customers according to the J.D. Power and Associates UK Mobile and Fixed Broadband Studies 2010.
* O2 Home Broadband came top in 10 out of 11 categories in the uSwitch Broadband Customer Satisfaction Awards 2010.
* O2 was launched on 1 May 2002 and now has more customers than any other UK mobile network.
* O2’s UK mobile network covers 99% of the UK’s population. O2’s 3G network covers over 84% of the UK population and is fully HSDPA-enabled, providing speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps for customers with an HSDPA-enabled device.
* Telefónica Europe also owns 50% of Tesco Mobile, which operates in the UK and Ireland, and 50% of Tchibo Mobilfunk in Germany.

For further press information about O2 go to www.o2.co.uk/news

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Movistar Argentina and Nokia Siemens Networks win Global Telecoms Business award for Business Service Innovation Tweet

Recognition for an advanced telco-grade identity management project that simplifies service access, protects privacy and reduces the complexity of having multiple end-user devices.

Movistar Argentina, a leading Argentinean service provider and Nokia Siemens Networks have won the Global Telecoms Business (GTB) award for Business Services Innovation in London. The companies were recognized for using the Identity Management (IDM) solution to link subscribers multiple online identities and multiple Web sites such as Flickr or Facebook with their mobile phone avoiding separate sign-on procedures. This simplifies the end-user experience whilst obviating identity theft and allows Telefónica to provide a range of personalized services.

Based on Nokia Siemens Networks’ industry-leading Subscriber Data Management platform, the IDM solution links the network and IT space and empowers Movistar to offer telco single-sign on, one entry-point over multiple devices and personalized web pages to name just a few examples. In addition, service federation allows Movistar’s own value-added services, like a photo album service, to interwork with web-based services such as Flickr or Facebook.

“Service differentiation allows us to attract more subscribers while reducing churn,” said Diego Scalise, value added service manager & senior architect, Movistar Argentina. “With the Identity Management project, we are sure of ushering in a new level of end-user experience. This is a big win for us and encourages us to offer many more innovative platforms in future.”

“Service providers are always on the lookout for innovative propositions,” said Douglas Daberius, head of solution management Identity Management, Nokia Siemens Networks. “We are pleased that our IDM solution presents a unique opportunity for Movistar to increase personalization with improved privacy while enabling enriched online usage on a platform that securely opens up thousands of 3rd party applications and Web 2.0 services to end users.”

The GTB Innovation Awards, organized by the Global Telecoms Business magazine are designed to showcase innovative projects involving telecoms operators and service providers around the world, in association with their vendors and suppliers.

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Indosat subscribers can now enjoy faster mobile broadband Tweet

Operator selects Nokia Siemens Networks to enhance its 3G network, and reduce carbon footprint.

Subscribers of PT Indosat Tbk, the second largest cellular operator in Indonesia, can now experience faster downloading and browsing on their smartphones. Nokia Siemens Networks enhances Indosat’s networks to deliver faster, congestion-free services for speeds of up to 42 Mbps. The vendor also enables Indosat to reduce its network energy consumption by 50%.

“We are proud to launch the fastest Internet access service, providing DC-HSPA+ speeds of up to 42 Mbps per user. This makes us the first Asian operator and the second in the world to do so,” said Harry Sasongko, president director & CEO, Indosat. “Besides fast downloads for users, Indosat also creating a ‘green telco’ through network modernisation that reduces power consumption, increases efficiency, and contributes to an eco-friendly environment.”

As part of the enhancement, Nokia Siemens Networks has provided its latest 3G network software to support up to 42 Mbps download speed. The vendor has deployed its SGSN to ensure effective traffic offload. In addition to this, the vendor has implemented Flexi Multiradio Base Station to facilitate a quicker migration to LTE, while keeping its carbon footprint greener and extremely cost-effective. While the network in Surabaya has already gone live at the end of May, the network in Medan will go live at the end of this month.

“The increased adoption of smartphones has led to an exponential surge in data traffic worldwide, and Indonesia is no exception to this fact. Indosat’s decision to offer faster browsing speeds will help the operator maintain its market leadership,” said Richard Kitts, president director of PT Nokia Siemens Networks Indonesia. “Our solution to strengthen Indosat’s network enables its subscribers to enjoy a faster mobile broadband experience.”

The Nokia Siemens Networks Flexi BTS is not only globally recognized for its energy efficiency, but also for operating at much higher temperatures than other similar products available in the market. In addition to this, Nokia Siemens Networks energy solutions offer a fast, cost-effective and efficient way for CSPs to transform the way energy is used to run the network, regardless of whether it is a new power supply system, a customer upgrade, or a total renewal of existing telecom equipment power supply.
About Indosat

Indosat is the leading telecommunications and information provider in Indonesia that gives cellular services (Mentari, Matrix and IM3), fixed telecommunication services or fixed voice service (IDD service such as the 001 SLI, 008 SLI and Flat Call 01,016, the fixed wireless services: StarOne and Indosat Phone). Indosat is also a fixed data service provider (MIDI), together with its subsidiaries, that is Indosat Mega Media (IM2) and Lintasarta. Indosat is also a pioneer in providing 3.5 G cellular service with HSDPA technology for postpaid and prepaid. Indosat’s shares listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX: ISAT) and shares in the form of American Depositary Shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: IIT).

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Elisa’s LTE (Long Term Evolution) network enables mobile connections of up to 100 Mbps in Finland Tweet

Elisa, the leading Finnish communications service provider, and Nokia Siemens Networks have started at the beginning of this year a 4G network based on the new Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology in Finland for pre-commercial use. Elisa's 4G network operates in a small area in Helsinki and enables mobile connections of up to 100 Mbps. In addition to the systematic development of the 3G network and its coverage, Elisa is preparing for the utilization of new technologies from the moment they can be offered to customers.

Elisa continues to invest in the coverage and speed of its 3G network to match the growth in the use of mobile broadband. According to a recent survey Elisa's 3G network has the widest coverage in Finland and it offers the highest data rates. The current development will enable the use of high-speed video services with mobile devices in the future. In addition, easy real-time use of the Internet with the phone will substantially improve the user experience of the customers. For Elisa, this cooperation entails the potential to introduce new services for its customers and the gathering of experience of Nokia Siemens Networks’ LTE technology.

“Elisa's 4G network and cooperation with Nokia Siemens Networks enable the development of new services utilizing higher data rates. Services will be available to the public when the availability of LTE terminal devices increases. Our investment in both the current 3G network and preparation for the new technology benefit our customers most. At the moment, the mobile broadband services in our 3G network cover a very large geographic area, even at speeds of 15 Mbps,” says Timo Katajisto, Executive Vice President, Production, at Elisa.

“LTE will enable an improved user experience in high-speed mobile broadband connections, and offer new business opportunities for all players in the field. Nokia Siemens Networks is very pleased with the cooperation with Elisa, both with respect to the upcoming LTE technology and the continuously deployment of 3G technology,” says Tommi Uitto, Head of Product Management at Nokia Siemens Networks.
About Elisa

Elisa is the leading provider of communications services in the Nordic countries, and is publicly listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Large Cap list. In addition to the Nordic countries, Elisa also has operations in the Baltic countries and Russia. We serve about 2 million consumers regionally and around 150,000 enterprises and entrepreneurs internationally, offering a wide range of subscriptions with services. We provide experiences for people and enhance productivity for organisations online. Elisa focuses on developing consumer and corporate ICT and online services. In 2009, our revenue totalled EUR 1.43 billion. The number of personnel is approximately 3,200. Elisa’s global alliance partners are Vodafone and Telenor. For more information, visit www.elisa.fi

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New level of transparency in Corporate Responsibility reporting from Nokia Siemens Networks Tweet

Nokia Siemens Networks published its 2009 Corporate Responsibility report. The report provides a new level of transparency over its performance with respect to social, economic and environmental accountability. The report contains detailed facts, figures, stories and background across a range of corporate responsibility topics.

The report covers the environmental impact of the company’s business, products and services. Its initiatives include the telecoms industry's most comprehensive energy solutions offering, and a number of new partnerships to address opportunities in the energy sector. Nokia Siemens Networks calculated its total CO2 output as 0.907 million tonnes in 2009, a year-on-year decrease. The data shows that Nokia Siemens Networks is on target or ahead on its rigorous environmental targets, which are set and monitored within the WWF Climate Savers program.

“We are keen to play our part in helping limit the world's consumption of non-renewable energy resources and output of CO2,” said Rajeev Suri, Nokia Siemens Networks’ CEO. “Environmental responsibility is good business. Our work in the energy sector opens new and exciting avenues for us to reach our long-term goal of having a net positive impact on the environment, countering not only our own emissions but also helping other industries become more energy efficient.”

Other areas covered by the report include:

* Ethics and compliance: 82% of company employees completed the annual ethics training, up from 50% the previous year. The company conducted 137 internal investigations relating to ethics and compliance, leading to varying disciplinary actions, including termination of employment
* In the area of Health and Safety the company received recognition for its focus on high risk areas, such as safety regarding the construction of mobile network towers. The company received the Vodafone Health and Safety Award and the National Zero Accidents Award in Indonesia for 10 million working hours without accident – the first telecom infrastructure company ever to win this award.

* The report also focuses on Nokia Siemens Networks as an employer. In general the company has made good progress towards meeting its targets to provide every employee with a personal development plan. In common with other companies across the world, Nokia Siemens Networks felt the effect of the economic downturn in 2009. The company's response included a restructuring plan that saw involuntary redundancy for around 4,000 people.

* Nokia Siemens Networks increased the amount of supplier audits, conducting 147 audits against its supplier requirements in 2009. Overall, the company’s suppliers rate it above its competitors in its requirements on ethics and environment.

* In 2009 the company was in the headlines as a result of its business in Iran. The discussion that ensued highlighted the issue of privacy of communications in public networks. The report gives background to the related technologies and comments on the specific issues related to its dealings in Iran.

Nokia Siemens Networks directly consulted key stakeholders – selected customers, employees and non-governmental organizations - about their expectations for the content of its 2009 Corporate Responsibility report. The report answers the requests for more disclosure of data, increased transparency on sensitive issues and more information regarding environmental performance. The company plans to continue open discussion with these stakeholders to improve both its performance and its reporting of corporate responsibility. Nokia Siemens Networks welcomes the comments of all interested parties on its blog.

The full report, plus an executive summary, is available on the Nokia Siemens Networks website.

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Nokia Siemens Networks drives evolution to TD-LTE Tweet

Unveils complete integration of TD-LTE into existing mobile portfolio.

Telecom operators across the globe can now gain quick and simple access to LTE-based mobile broadband for unpaired frequency bands. At the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Industry Conference today, Nokia Siemens Networks announced that it has fully integrated TD-LTE with its existing mobile platforms including base stations and core networks. The company also showcased the industry’s first concurrent TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE demo. The co-existence of the two technologies is a significant step towards facilitating operators’ transition to TD-LTE and was conducted on Nokia Siemens Networks’ Flexi Multiradio Base Station.

There is an abundance of available unpaired spectrum in many countries across the world. Operators can use this spectrum to make a quick transition to TD-LTE mobile broadband to meet their immediate connectivity needs or to realize a true mobile broadband experience.

“TD-LTE is an evolutionary path for 3G TD-SCDMA and WiMAX networks, as well as an option for operators around the world who have available unpaired spectrum. The shift from TD-SCDMA and WiMAX to TD-LTE, will be a gradual process, thereby making it important that the two technologies co-exist with each other,” said Thorsten Robrecht, head of LTE product management, Nokia Siemens Networks. “This achievement marks a solid step towards seamless evolution to TD-LTE and will enable operators to quickly move to the technology.”

Nokia Siemens Networks’ TD-LTE offering is designed for the global market, targeted to ensure high-speed mobile broadband connectivity across a wide range of end-user devices and applications in networks with unpaired frequency bands.

Based on Nokia Siemens Networks’ Single RAN solution that supports LTE in the paired and unpaired spectrum on the same Flexi Multiradio Base Station, the TD-LTE variant is fully compliant with 3GPP Release 8 LTE specifications. In addition, the common platform ensures easy maintenance and rapid evolution to future standards such as LTE-Advanced.

Nokia Siemens Networks supports LTE for both FDD, serving paired frequencies and TDD serving un-paired frequency bands and provides a smooth evolution path to LTE for all operators. With its unique holistic approach to LTE, Nokia Siemens Networks is leveraging its global presence and rich experience in mobile broadband to enable a widespread ecosystem of TD-LTE including interoperability tests, provision of applications, professional services and end-to-end delivery. The company has Centers of Competence for LTE in all the leading markets and is actively working with leading device vendors to ensure early commercial availability of TD-LTE infrastructure and devices.

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New GSM base station and antenna combination doubles capacity Tweet

Nokia Siemens Networks’ new base station and antenna combination doubles GSM network capacity by improving spectrum efficiency and network performance. Nokia Siemens Networks unveiled its new offering that optimizes existing GSM network investments as well as new deployments. Communications Service Providers (CSPs) can now boost their GSM base station capacity by up to 100% within their existing spectrum to support drastically increasing subscriber numbers and provide a better mobile experience.

The new GSM base station site offering - a combination of a compact base station and latest dual beam antennas - follows the launch of Nokia Siemens Networks’ High-Performance Site Solution for WCDMA/HSPA/HSPA+ and Internet-HSPA (I-HSPA) networks last year. It enables a six-sector site, instead of the traditional three-sector site used in most network rollouts today, to improve network capacity and coverage. The new offering also increases the signaling capacity that is crucial to support applications like push email, Facebook, Twitter, etc for smartphone users and added subscriber base in the existing network resources.

“Our base station site innovation helps operators across the world to significantly increase their network coverage, and enhance customer experience and loyalty,” said Prashant Agnihotri, head of Product Management for GSM/EDGE, Nokia Siemens Networks. “We are already deploying this technology in India, and it marks our commitment to constantly improve network efficiency. Our software increases network capacity and optimizes spectral efficiency in all markets where spectrum is scarce.”

Nokia Siemens Networks has been at the forefront of introducing high spectral efficiency features and, by combining those with its managed services offering, it enables improved network performance for GSM operators.
About Nokia Siemens Networks

Nokia Siemens Networks is a leading global enabler of telecommunications services. With its focus on innovation and sustainability, the company provides a complete portfolio of mobile, fixed and converged network technology, as well as professional services including consultancy and systems integration, deployment, maintenance and managed services. It is one of the largest telecommunications hardware, software and professional services companies in the world. Operating in 150 countries, its headquarters are in Espoo, Finland.
www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com

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Hossein Moiin to join Nokia Siemens Networks as CTO Tweet

Nokia Siemens Networks announced that it has appointed Hossein Moiin as its chief technology officer. He will join Nokia Siemens Networks on July 1, 2010 reporting to the company’s CEO, Rajeev Suri. Moiin is currently responsible for mobile technology and architecture at BT.

“Hossein is not just a respected technologist. He brings both passion and energy to telecoms innovation,” said Suri. “His in-depth experience driving technology strategy and architecture within service providers will bring a whole new level of customer focus to our own innovation.”

The new role of CTO was created by Nokia Siemens Networks following the reorganization it announced in November 2009 and the elimination of the role of chief operating officer from January 2010. The CTO will be responsible for developing and advocating the company’s technology strategy and long-term views on network architecture. Moiin and his teams will lead the company’s research and innovation to anticipate the needs of the world’s leading communications service providers.

“The communication industry is evolving rapidly and its evolution is impacting many aspects of our daily lives,” said Moiin. “Today our industry has transformed the lives of billions of people by enabling them to communicate with the world at large for the very first time. Nokia Siemens Networks is playing a key role in this social and technical transformation and I hope to be able to guide the company in a direction that will benefit the largest number of people and organisations.”

Moiin has worked in Europe, Asia, and the United States during his career. Prior to working for BT, Moiin held positions with T-Mobile including group vice president for Technical Strategy and chief architect. Moiin was also chief technologist for the Network Service Provider Group at Sun Microsystems where he spent several years in a variety of management and development roles.

As an active consultant, he is or has been a board member of technology companies, including currently Ruckus Wireless; has been an investment advisor to top venture firms; and has been a strategy advisor to a variety of technology companies in Europe, Israel, and the USA. It is expected that, subsequent to board approval, Moiin will continue in his role as a board member of Ruckus Wireless.

Moiin has a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of California and is married with two children. He holds both Iranian and Italian citizenship and is moving to Finland to be based out of the company’s headquarters in Espoo.

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Nokia Siemens Networks supports landmark TD-LTE video call Tweet

Collaborates with industry partners to conduct live TD-LTE demo between Shanghai and Taipei.

Nokia Siemens Networks recently facilitated a high resolution live video call between TD-LTE devices connected to separate TD-LTE networks. The call occurred between China Mobile’s pre-commercial TD-LTE network for the Shanghai World Expo and National Chiao Tung University’s (NCTU) TD-LTE trial network in Taipei, set up by Nokia Siemens Networks.

“This is a landmark achievement,” said Chung-Yu Wu, the president of NCTU. “It is a showcase for collaboration between the telecommunications industries of mainland China and Taiwan. Trials such as these go a long way in furthering TD-LTE interests in the region – and what better platform to show it off than Shanghai Expo!”

Nokia Siemens Networks recently built NCTU’s TD-LTE trial network supporting the university’s research program in Taipei. The company provided all the necessary TD-LTE equipment including core network and multiple base stations, along with the corresponding services. Nokia Siemens Networks is also providing TD-LTE indoor coverage for the Finland Pavilion during the World Expo in Shanghai.

“This showcase underpins our commitment to fully support TD-LTE commercialization and demonstrates our regional and global momentum in this area,” said Ding Weiqing, head of China Mobile Customer Business Team at Nokia Siemens Networks. “We are well prepared to participate in various TD-LTE trials and drive commercial TD-LTE network deployments within this year.”
About National Chiao Tung University

National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) was originally founded in Shanghai in 1896 under the name of Nanyang College and shares the same origin as the Jiaotong universities in mainland China. In 1958, NCTU was re-established in Hsinchu City. Since then, the University had became the forerunner of science and technology in Taiwan and laid a firm foundation for the Hsinchu Science Park, the “Silicon Valley” of Taiwan.
www.nctu.edu.tw

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Smart energy for sustainable city living Tweet

Carbon neutral energy services to be developed in the Kalasatama district of Helsinki.

Helsingin Energia - a public utility of the City of Helsinki, ABB - the leading power and automation technology group and Nokia Siemens Networks will jointly develop, test and install a smart grid in the new Kalasatama district of Helsinki. The project will create sustainable, high efficiency electric power distribution and services based on modern communication, information and energy technologies.

The companies will develop a variety of solutions: to ensure excess power generated from renewable energy sources in the district - including sources such as solar panels or wind turbines - can be fed into the market; to enable electric vehicles to draw electricity from the grid or feed it back in; to store energy; to create easy-to-use services and to provide more flexibility and transparency in the distribution grid, all helping to lower electricity consumption and emissions.

The project is part of a larger initiative of the City of Helsinki to reduce its environmental footprint with a focus on sustainable and efficient generation, transmission and distribution of power.

“We have the ambition to develop the new Kalasatama district into a global benchmark for smart cities and we look forward to implementing the best available technology together with our global partners”, said Seppo Ruohonen, CEO of Helsingin Energia.

“In terms of scale, this is another big step forward in the development of a smarter and more flexible urban grid that can integrate distributed and renewable energy sources and help people to realize the vision of sustainable urban living,” said Bazmi Husain, head of ABB’s smart grids initiative.

“The new Smart Grid technology will enable the introduction of new innovative services to the consumers, as has been the case in the mobile telephone networks. Active involvement of residents will be enabled by new customer focused services and real-time energy tariffing,” said Jaakko Aho, head of Energy Solutions, Nokia Siemens Networks.

The consortium partners envision a smart grid based on industry-wide standards supporting a stable, secure, efficient and environmentally sustainable power system. It will also accommodate customer demand response management systems that allow local producers and consumers to interact with the network operator and the energy market to reduce peak loads and increase efficiency.

The companies signed the Memorandum of Understanding on technology cooperation to develop, test and implement smart energy solutions in Kalasatama in May.

The Kalasatama district in the heart of Helsinki will provide living space for 18,000 people and 10,000 work places by 2030. Housing construction work will start later this year.

About Helsingin Energia

Helsingin Energia is one of the largest utilities in Finland, supplying energy to more than 400,000 customers in Finland and covering more than 90 percent of the heat demand of Helsinki with district heat. www.helen.fi
About ABB

ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 120,000 people. www.abb.com

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Nokia Siemens Networks first to publish wireless access network energy efficiency using new industry standards Tweet

Nokia Siemens Networks first to publish wireless access network energy efficiency using new industry standards.

The energy efficiency of Nokia Siemens Networks’ award-winning* Flexi EDGE Base Station is the first to be provided in accordance with new technical specifications published by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). ETSI published a standard method to analyze the energy efficiency of wireless access network equipment to make it easier to compare network performance from different vendors with the goal of reducing operator energy use.

The measured power consumption of the Flexi EDGE Base Station in a typical configuration, with three sectors and four carriers per sector, averages 978 watts in a basic mode of operation. With software energy saving features, high performance can be maintained but power consumption can be reduced to 833 watts. In some instances this can be further reduced to 562 watts with a reduced configuration of two, instead of four, carriers per sector.

“Nokia Siemens Networks is the first company to report wireless access network energy efficiency according to the ETSI specification, setting a target for the whole industry,” said Prashant Agnihotri, head of GSM/EDGE Product Management, Nokia Siemens Networks. “Without the standard it is impossible to compare product performance and energy efficiency improvements from different companies. This will help us take our discussions with customers to a more concrete level comparing how much power our products consume.”

Energy efficiency is critical as around 90 percent of the energy consumption of a cellular network comes from base stations.

Energy Efficiency of Wireless Access Network Equipment was published by ETSI as a method to evaluate the energy efficiency of wireless access networks. A key aim of this technical specification was to define reference base station configurations and load levels so that everyone in the industry can measure base station power consumption in a similar way. The specification takes into account different measurement conditions such as temperature, pressure and humidity. It can be found online here.
About Nokia Siemens Networks

Nokia Siemens Networks is a leading global enabler of telecommunications services. With its focus on innovation and sustainability, the company provides a complete portfolio of mobile, fixed and converged network technology, as well as professional services including consultancy and systems integration, deployment, maintenance and managed services. It is one of the largest telecommunications hardware, software and professional services companies in the world. Operating in 150 countries, its headquarters are in Espoo, Finland. www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com

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