Atlanta, Georgia, USA, August 08, 2007
Nokia Siemens Networks today announced its support for the 700 MHz spectrum band that will be auctioned by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in early 2008.
The FCC set the much anticipated auction rules on July 31. The rules adopted for this auction create unique opportunities in mobile broadband. New build-out requirements for the spectrum demand that winning bidders make thoughtful and informed decisions regarding their network technologies and solution providers.
Nokia Siemens Networks is positioned to support the 700 MHz band with its flagship Flexi platform for radio access networks. The Flexi is a base station platform highly acclaimed for its innovative modular design that enables Nokia Siemens Networks to quickly support various wireless technologies at new radio frequencies. The Flexi currently supports GSM, EDGE, WCDMA, HSPA, and WiMAX and in the future will support Long-term Evolution (LTE). In addition, the Flexi’s design and light weight provides significant savings in operating and capital expenditures for site acquisition, installation, operation, and maintenance.
“Interest in the 700 MHz spectrum, the last major U.S. spectrum auction for some time, is high across the industry,” said Sue Spradley, Region Head for Nokia Siemens Networks in North America. “To meet the FCC’s requirements and deliver cost effective wireless service, potential bidders are already evaluating their business plans and identifying partners with global scope and scale to enable fast time to market. Nokia Siemens Networks is the only company that can deliver an end-to-end network solution incorporating the Flexi, a platform that is unmatched in the industry.”
In addition to traditional WCDMA/HSPA, Nokia Siemens Networks is a pioneer and leader in Internet-HSPA, a pre-LTE flat network architecture based on the 3GPP Release 7 flat network architecture option that is compatible with HSPA devices and provides an optimized transition to LTE. Internet-HSPA is an option for broadband wireless high speed data delivery with a flat all-IP architecture.
Network planning and professional services will also be critical to a winning bidder’s ability to effectively deploy wireless networks using the 700 MHz band. Nokia Siemens Networks provides a full range of services from hosting to managed services, and systems integration and consulting – all optimized for this specific spectrum band.
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