DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Telecom equipment vendor Nokia Siemens Networks said Monday it
has signed a contract to provide femtocell equipment to U.S.-based
operator Mosaic Telecom, with deployment starting in the third
quarter.
Under the contract, Nokia Siemens will provide equipment
including a 3G femto gateway, operation and maintenance server, and
provisioning manager, while U.S.-based equipment vendor Airvana
Inc. will provide third-generation, or 3G, high-speed packet access
femtocells.
Femtocells are small base stations that provide users with a
mobile broadband access point to increase network 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.
"We... expect this implementation to drive data traffic growth
in the network, leading to increased average revenue per user," he
added.
Nokia Siemens Networks is a joint venture between Finland's
Nokia Corp. (NOK) and Germany's Siemens AG (SI).
-By Gustav Sandstrom, Dow Jones Newswires; +46-8-5451-3099;
gustav.sandstrom@dowjones.com