Nokia Siemens Networks has signed an agreement with Telecom Italia, to modernise Telecom Italia’s mobile infrastructure in several Italian regions.
Under the agreement, Nokia Siemens Networks will provide 7,000 base stations (BTS) able to offer 4G (LTE) mobile services to Telecom Italia.
Nokia Siemens Networks will undertake the radio network modernisation in some Italian regions in the 900-1800 and 2100 MHz frequency bands, supplying its future-proof single Radio Access Network Flexi Multiradio Base Stations.
Nokia Siemens Networks said that these base stations will allow smooth implementation of LTE in the 2.6 GHz and 800 MHz bands.
Further, with this implementation, subscribers of Telecom Italia will be able to access advanced mobile broadband services including: high-quality video calls, High Definition (HD) streaming, and mobile gaming.
The radio network modernisation will be implemented in some of the developed, industrialised and economically vital Italian regions including: Veneto, Trentino Alto Adige, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia Romagna, Marche and Umbria.
Nokia Siemens Networks Telecom Italia customer team head Massimo Mazzocchini said this network modernisation will enable voice quality and data speeds in addition to optimising the performance and supporting the strong increase of smartphones.
"This technology will be able to offer a throughput of more than 140 megabits per second (Mbps) per cell with a latency of only 10 milliseconds, demonstrating the true value of a modern network for driving the growth of Italy’s economy," Mazzocchini said.
