Nokia Siemens Networks has won a $935 million turnkey contract with Zain of Saudi Arabia to roll out a greenfield mobile network in the Kingdom. NSN will supply a 2G and 3G mobile network, including core and radio networks, operations and business support systems and applications.
The contract includes HSDPA and HSUPA based on the most modern base station design. The deal includes managed services for five years from a dedicated local network operations centre. Also included are network planning, implementation, project management, systems integration, logistics management, multi-vendor maintenance, field services and network optimisation for base station sites.
NSN is the sole supplier of Zain Saudi’s core network. Zain, formerly the MTC Group, is the leading telecommunications mobile provider in 22 countries in the Middle East and Africa, and recently won Saudi Arabia’s third mobile telecommunications licence.
Zain CEO Dr. Marwan Al-Ahmadi commented: “This huge project will radically change the face of mobile communications in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and sets the benchmark for future mobile communications in the region.” He added: “We see Nokia Siemens Networks as our preferred partner in supporting our global expansion plans and in creating the largest and most advanced networks in the world.”
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