“du” awards Nokia a USD 190 million managed services and network deal in the United Arab Emirates

“du” awards Nokia a USD 190 million managed services and network deal in the United Arab Emirates

Nokia has won a managed services contract from “du” and will also supply the entire core and a large proportion of the radio network for GSM/GPRS/EDGE and WCDMA 3G. The value of the deal is at least USD 190 million. “du” is a new participant in the growing United Arab Emirates (UAE) market, and becomes a new customer for Nokia. The contract underlines Nokia’s strength as a comprehensive supplier of network equipment and services, its capabilities in managing outsourced networks, and shows the company’s rising strength in the important Middle Eastern markets.

‘du’ chairman Ahmad Bin Byat said: “‘du’ will offer a UAE-wide mobile telephony service from the time services and products are launched. We will offer the right products and services at the right price. We will offer our customers a better experience. We want to delight our customers and to do that we need the technology and reliability that Nokia can provide.”

According to the agreement, Nokia will build the complete GSM/GPRS and 3G core network for ‘du’, as well as the majority of the radio network with turnkey responsibility. ‘du’ CEO Osman Sultan said the company’s strategy was focused on investing in an advanced fixed and mobile network based on the latest 2G and 3G mobile technologies, and a Next Generation fixed line Network. “We will focus on the quality of the products and services we offer to the market, and we chose Nokia because it was the best company, technically and commercially, to enable us to carry out our strategy”.

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