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Vinaphone signs deal to expand GSM network
Motorola yesterday signed contracts worth 28 million USD with Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Group (VNPT) for the expansion of Vinaphone’s GSM network across 12 northern provinces in Vietnam .
Motorola Vietnam ’s General Director Ray Owen and Vinaphone’s CEO Hoang Trung Hai signed the contracts in an official ceremony marking another milestone in the collaboration which started more than 12 years ago.
Under the agreements signed during the ongoing visit to the US by Vietnam ’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, more than 1,000 cell sites will be deployed in northern Vietnam , according to Motorola.
Motorola said it will deliver its GSM infrastructure and solutions as well as a range of comprehensive services, including network optimisations, operations and maintenance in order to expand the cellular network and mobile services of Vinaphone, a subsidiary of VNPT, in suburban and rural areas of the country.
This is Motorola’s second GSM network expansion project with VNPT in six months. Shipment of the equipment will begin later this year and the project is expected to be completed in 2009.
”Motorola is committed to providing leading communications technology to meet the growing demand of Vinaphone in providing high quality and reliable voice and data communications services to subscribers,” said Owen.
“Motorola is an industry leader and we are pleased to work with them in GSM network deployment. The contracts aim to expand our GSM network deployed in the northern provinces of Vietnam last year. It will enable us to provide better coverage, capacity and user experience in rural and suburban areas,” said Hai.
Motorola and Vinaphone signed contracts December 2007 to expand and enhance Vinaphone’s GSM network in Vietnam ’s major cities, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City . Beside GSM networks, the two companies are also cooperating in expanding GPRS coverage and providing EDGE services in Vietnam .
Vinaphone currently provides coverage in 64 provinces and cities in Vietnam and has links with mobile operators in more than 60 countries and governed territories.
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