Nokia announces $150 million contract with TELUS to deploy next-generation IP broadband access network

Nokia announces $150 million contract with TELUS to deploy next-generation IP broadband access network

Broadband World Forum Americas, Vancouver, British Columbia – TELUS has awarded Nokia a three-year, $150 million contract to provide integration and installation services for the rapid deployment of TELUS’s next-generation IP broadband access network in Canada. The agreement supports TELUS’s announced $600 million investment in broadband network infrastructure to pave the way for exciting emerging IP applications including high definition TELUS TV. The agreement covers integration, installation and deployment services.

“TELUS is committed to delivering innovative solutions to our residential and business clients that unleash the power of the Internet,” said Joe Grech, TELUS executive vice-president of Network Operations. “Our cooperation with Nokia, an international leader in deploying cutting-edge technology, complements our workforce and will enable TELUS to significantly accelerate the construction of our broadband infrastructure.”

Today’s announcement follows the November 2005 agreement that TELUS would use Nokia broadband infrastructure equipment to build and support its next-generation IP broadband access network. Equipment included the Nokia D500 IP DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) multiservice broadband access platform, equipped with ADSL2+ technology that provides both multi-megabit bandwidth per customer and enhanced coverage of broadband services for end users when compared with earlier DSL technologies.

“In the past year, Nokia’s broadband business has experienced continued success and contributed to our overall leadership and vision in convergence – our cooperation with TELUS marks an important milestone in this growth,” said Mikko Lavanti, Vice President, Networks, Nokia. “We look forward to working with TELUS’s team and contributing Nokia’s expertise in rapid deployment to ensure broadband services, like TELUS TV, are delivered to the market as efficiently and quickly as possible.”

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