New York Stock Exchange-listed Motorola has won a contract to upgrade, extend and manage Vodafone's nationwide GSM network in Turkey, for an undisclosed amount.
Under the eight-year contract, Motorola will modernise and upgrade Vodafone's radio access network to increase coverage and capacity. In addition, Motorola will assume responsibility for operational management of the network, it said in a statement.
As part of the access network modernisation programme, Motorola also will ensure the 3G readiness of key sites. The agreement is expected to improve Vodafone's network operating costs and provide it with greater predictability of related expenses.
"Motorola is proud and excited to have been chosen by Vodafone to play a major role in its operations in Turkey over the next eight years," said Jose Figueroa, corporate VP and GM of Motorola Networks and Enterprise EMEA.
"As part of Vodafone Group's strategy, Vodafone remains committed to delivering greater value to our shareholders by securing greater cost-efficiencies in new and innovative ways. At the same time, we constantly strive to enhance our customers' mobile experience," said Attila Vitai, CEO of Vodafone Turkey.
"We are confident that this agreement with Motorola will deliver on both of these important goals to the benefit of our customers in Turkey, and we look forward to working with Motorola in a long and productive partnership."
More wins
The wireless and broadband company also said China Education and Research Network (Cernet), has selected its HotZone Duo solution to provide public access for three campuses.
The three universities were selected as part of the pilot for Cernet's campus WiFi initiative. The deployment of HotZone Duo will allow teachers, students and researchers ubiquitous wireless access to online courses, research, educational tools and a breadth of communication possibilities from anywhere on campus.
These deals come on the back of an announcement that Motorola has implemented a new commercial and production strategy, which aims to reduce initial network roll-out costs by having elements of its Reach GSM portfolio manufactured locally.
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