Vodafone picks Ericsson, NSN for Project Spring de
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February 26, 2014 | By Anne Morris
BARCELONA, Spain--Ericsson and Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN) are proving to be beneficiaries of Vodafone's Verizon Wireless windfall, as the Swedish and Finnish vendors have just won five-year deals under the operator's £7 billion (€8.5 billion) Project Spring network investment programme.
The deals were announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show. Ericsson's five-year deal includes upgrading and expanding Vodafone's 2G and 3G networks and the build-out of its LTE network, along with professional services including integration, tuning, optimisation, and support services.
Hans Vestberg, president and CEO of Ericsson, said. "We have been a trusted partner of Vodafone for 30 years and we are delighted to continue and expand our relationship with this latest award under Project Spring."
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