Date:07/06/2007 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/06/07/stories/2007060704081000.htm

Back Nokia bags BSNL contract

Our Bureau

New Delhi, June 6

Nokia Siemens Networks has won part of a 6-million line contract from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) for setting up broadband infrastructure. The project envisages setting up broadband services across 283 cities in 17 States. Equipment vendor UTStarcom has also bagged a major chunk of this project.

BSNL will provide a total of six million new copper based connections with the possibility of three million more over the next three years. Subscribers will get multimedia services such as high-speed Internet, IPTV, games and video on demand. The agreement will run for a term of three years and comprises installation and commissioning. Training for BSNL's technicians and annual maintenance will be supported for five years.