Nokia Siemens to sell fixed broadband business to ADTRAN

Nokia Siemens Networks is to sell its fixed line broadband access business to ADTRAN. It will be the third chunk of the company to be sold as part of Nokia Siemens' strategy to focus on the mobile broadband infrastructure market.
 

Nokia Siemens to sell WiMAX business to NewNet

Struggling telco infrastructure vendor Nokia Siemens Networks has announced plans to sell its WiMAX business - formerly owned by Motorola Solutions - to NewNet Communication Technologies for an undisclosed figure.
 

Nokia Siemens to shed 17,000 staff & focus on mobile broadband

Nokia Siemens Networks has announced plans to shed 23 percent of its global workforce - some 17,000 people - and focus on end-to-end network infrastructure for mobile broadband services.
 

Nokia & Siemens recommit to Nokia Siemens Networks

Nokia and Siemens have abandoned plans to sell off their joint venture, Nokia Siemens Networks, saying they remain commited to the company.
 

GSM cellular services are 20 years old today

Nokia Siemens Networks has reminded us that the first GSM call on a commercial network was made between Finland's former prime minister Harri Holkeri and vice mayor of the city of Tampere Kaarina Suonio on1 July 1991.
 

Angry Birds + Android + ads = network overload

According to Nokia Siemens Networks the hugely popular Angry Birds mobile app running under Android and carrying advertising creates a deluge of signalling traffic on the host mobile network, far more than just the app running on an iPhone.
 

LTE tipped for rapid uptake

The prospects for Telstra's LTE service, set for launch later this year, are looking rosy with market researchers reporting rapid uptake of LTE in markets were commercial services have been launched, and making bullish forecasts for market growth.
 

Global LTE industry recognises its star performers

Winners of the LTE awards 2011 have been announced at the LTE World Summit 2011, with Huawei and Gemalto taking out two awards each.
 

Optus picks Nokia Siemens for core

The nation's number two telco, Optus, today revealed it had selected Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) to be its sole packet core vendor, in a multi-million dollar contract that will allow it to face its growing bandwidth needs.
 

Optus picks Nokia Siemens to upgrade mobile net core to all IP operation

Optus has selected Nokia Siemens Networks to upgrade the core of its mobile network to the Evolved Packet Core.