Verizon Wireless, the leading mobile operator in the U.S. with 34.6 million customers, awarded a multi-year contract to Nortel Networks worth an estimated $1 billion for expansion and upgrade equipment of its nationwide network. Under this new agreement, Verizon Wireless plans to deploy CDMA2000 1X radio base stations, switching, Passport IP platforms, and other related equipment from Nortel Networks in key markets including San Diego, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Detroit, Atlanta and Cleveland. The agreement also includes a new market build-out and deployment of CDMA2000 1X technology in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Nortel Networks said its solutions would also be used by Verizon Wireless to offer Wi-Fi (802.11b) service, providing connections between the Verizon WAN and hot spots across the country.
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- Earlier this year, Verizon Wireless selected Nortel Networks to provide CDMA2000 1X infrastructure in Georgia and Alabama.
