Indian telecom Market saw orders released in billions by the Indian telecom operators. One of the major reason was the entry of new players in the already highly competitive market. New players were releasing network orders and the existing telecom players were focusing on new services. The Vendors were having good time not because large number of orders were there but orders were mixed (network+services) so something for all. It was not as easy it looks for vendors also as they also have stiff competition among themselves. Some of the orders that we were able to get from various press releases of 2008 are listed below.
Vendor |
Customer |
Date of Order |
Order Detail |
Technology |
| Nokia Siemens Networks |
Airtel |
03-Jan-08 |
The three year turnkey and multi-million Euro contract has been awarded a pan India contract from Bharti Airtel Limited for deployment of a single Interactive Voice Response (IVR) platform across all 23 circles. |
GSM |
| |
IDEA |
11-Feb-08 |
Nokia Siemens Networks will deploy and integrate its Terminal Management Server (NTMS) device management solution into IDEA Cellular pan-Indian multivendor network. The contract covers all telecom circles in which IDEA operates. |
GSM |
| |
IDEA |
05-Mar-09 |
GSM network Contract for 3 year GSM network in Bihar (deployed in March 08) , supply of GSM / GPRS and Short Message Service Center (SMSC) equipment, network implementation |
GSM |
| |
BSNL |
31-Mar-08 |
Greenfield rural tender from BSNL to deploy broadband access across 7,000 villag
es, has got its contract extended to cover deployment in 25,000 villages. |
Broadband |
| |
Indian Railways |
20-May-08 |
Deploys GSM- based communication system for North Central Railways, NSN will provide the North Central Railways end to end GSM-R radio solution. |
GSM |
| |
TTSL |
08-Dec-08 |
Nokia Siemens Networks for its pan-India GSM network rollout. This partnership will allow Nokia Siemens Networks to manage the GSM network that Tata Indicom plans to deploy over a period of five years.
|
GSM |
| Huawei Technologies |
MTNL |
15-Jan-08 |
The MPLS backbone network construction was awarded to Huawei after stringent technical and commercial evaluation by MTNL, serves two of the biggest cities – New Delhi, Providing MPLS (Multi Protocol Label Switching) backbone network |
IP-MPLS |
| |
RCOM |
22-Jan-08 |
The equipment contract is for the company’s nationwide global system for mobile communications (GSM) rollout. The contract is for the 14 circles for which the telco recently received GSM spectrum |
GSM |
| |
TTSL |
20-Feb-08 |
selected Huawei’s all-IP
based CDMA core network solution and radio access equipment to replace
its existing network in Delhi,
Kolkata and other main cities,3G
technology. |
CDMA |
| |
BPL |
03-Mar-08 |
As per the one-year contract, Huawei Technologies would supply GSM-based services that will assist BPL in expanding its network across Mumbai. |
GSM |
| |
Shyam Telelink |
16-Jul-08 |
Huawei has got the order – almost 20% of the total quantity to supply equipment for construction of CDMA 800 MHz mobile network in India.
The contract includes equipment delivery and provision of services related to network design, installation, start-up and commissioning. |
CDMA |
| Ericsson |
Aircel |
11-Feb-08 |
Three-year managed services hosting agreement, Ericsson will have end-to-end responsibility for the consumer push e-mail service, which includes systems integration and management, as well as operation and maintenance. |
GSM |
| |
BSNL |
06-Mar-08 |
Ericsson will supply about 13 million GSM lines For the Northern and Eastern region |
GSM |
| |
IDEA |
08-May |
The four-year agreement for Supply GSM Network and Managed Services to Idea Cellular in Mumbai, India |
GSM |
| |
BSNL |
13-Aug-08 |
Ericsson will supply 5 million 3G lines to All BSNL (India). The $1.3 billion deal covered both GSM and WCDMA/HSPA network equipment, but the 3G portion of the deal has been on hold . |
GSM and WCDMA/HSPA |
| |
IDEA |
24-Nov-08 |
Ericsson will provide radio access, microwave transmission and next-generation, signed a three-year contract for GSM expansion in the Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh telecom circles (operator-licensed areas).
|
GSM |
| Motorola |
BSNL |
06-Mar-08 |
Motorola adding 2.5 million GSM lines in the Southern region. Under the terms of the contract, Motorola will ship GSM network equipment and provide a network services support - both software and hardware – to BSNL.
|
GSM |
| |
BSNL |
21-May-08 |
Contract to supply GSM network equipment to state-owned telecom BSNL. The contract will result in additional capacity of 2.3 million subscribers to BSNL’s existing GSM network in its southern region.
|
GSM |
| |
Airport Authority |
10-Sep-08 |
TETRA digital radio communication networks to Delhi, Bangalore and GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited. Under the contracts, Motorola will supply scalable Dimetra IP based mission critical networks to the new airports in Bengaluru as well as Hyderabad, and replace the existing analogue radio network used by domestic and international airports in Delhi
|
TErrestrial Trunked Radio |
| |
BPL |
15-Dec-08 |
To provide GSM multi-vendor intelligent optimisation service (MVIOS) delivery for BPL Mobile in the city of Mumbai. |
GSM |
| ZTE Telecom |
BSNL |
05-Mar-08 |
Expand CDMA networks across 500 towns in India.
|
CDMA |
| |
Shyam Telelink |
16-Jul-08 |
ZTE has got the chunck of order more than 50% of the total quantity to supply equipment for construction of CDMA 800 MHz mobile network in India. The contract includes equipment delivery and provision of services related to network design, installation, start-up and commissioning. |
CDMA |
| |
Aircel |
13-Oct-08 |
ZTE wins contract to Aircel in India. It will be expand GSM network in the Country , |
GSM |
| Nortel Networks |
BSNL |
25-Mar-2008 |
Supply 2.5 GSM lines expanding GSM network in Southern Region
putting mobile connectivity in the hands of millions of new subscribers
|
GSM |
| |
Airtel |
12-Nov-08 |
Bharti Airtel Enhances Managed Services Agreement with Nortel ,Extends Contact Centre Technology Solution to Drive Customer Care, Nortel's CCT solution for Bharti Airtel features interactive voice and video response capabilities.
|
GSM |
| Alcatel-Lucent |
RCOM |
12-May |
Alcatel Lucent to supply equipment for construction of CDMA 800 MHz mobile network in India. The contract includes equipment delivery and provision of services related to network design, installation, start-up and commissioning. |
CDMA |
| |
Shyam Telelink |
16-Jul-08 |
Alcatel Lucent has got the order – almost 20% of the total quantity to supply equipment for construction of CDMA 800 MHz mobile network in India.
The contract includes equipment delivery and provision of services related to network design, installation, start-up and commissioning.
|
CDMA |
