T-Mobile USA Awards Wireless Contract Extension to Nortel Networks

T-Mobile USA Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of T-Mobile International, the mobile arm of Deutsche Telekom AG, has awarded a wireless contract extension to Nortel Networks* to provide GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) and packet core wireless data network upgrades and associated professional services.

The extension calls for Nortel Networks to deploy wireless network core and radio access products in strategic T-Mobile USA markets including New York, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Phoenix and Milwaukee. GSM/GPRS/EDGE-ready infrastructure will enhance T-Mobile USA’s network quality and capacity in strategic markets; and will enhance its ability to provide a common user experience across a portfolio of advanced mobile services like visual communications, two-way text messaging, instant messaging, Web browsing and gaming.