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Telenor Pakistan is further expanding its vast network and upgrading its infrastructure, using the many talents of Nokia Siemens Networks. Nokia Siemens Networks has been awarded a frame contract to undertake this network expansion over a period of five years.
“The mobile space in Pakistan is intensely competitive, and the low ARPU levels combined with acute power shortages add to the challenge. As we started planning for our future growth, we aimed to choose our technology infrastructure and solution partner, carefully,” said Irfan Wahab Khan, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Telenor Pakistan. “We chose Nokia Siemens Networks for its proven capabilities in large scale expansions with a fast time to market, and in particular for its strong services capabilities.”
Under this turnkey contract, Nokia Siemens Networks will undertake the site acquisition, construction, network implementation, logistics and project management. It will implement the Flexi Base Station, a pioneering product that is modular, easy to deploy, and energy efficient making it ideal for network expansion at reduced costs. Once implemented, Nokia Siemens Networks will monitor, manage and optimize the network using its NetAct and ServeAtOnce offering to ensure the highest service quality, and also train Telenor Pakistan’s team.
“For operators in emerging markets, the challenge isn’t just about achieving more while spending less, but also about offering more, while asking for less. Our unique model which combines leading edge product innovations, with strong implementation and management abilities, provides the best technology solution, with optimal CAPEX and OPEX savings, and this is what won Telenor Pakistan over,” said Saad M. Waraich, Pakistan and Afghanistan Country Director, Nokia Siemens Networks.
Nokia Siemens Networks has extensive experience in rapid network rolls outs, specifically in emerging markets. Globally, a Nokia Siemens Networks base station goes live every three minutes. During 2008, the company rolled out 200,000 sites across the world.
Woah – stat attack! That’s an amazing one too – every three minutes eh? Right… that’s another one….. and another! 
[Via: Nokia Siemens Networks]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
