DEALS: Ericsson scores $1B managed services deal in India

DEALS

WHO

WITH

WHAT

SCOOP

Ericsson

Bharti Airtel

Three-year $1-billion managed services deal

Ericsson will manage the design and development of Bharti's network upgrade.

Qualcomm

Qualphone

Qualcomm to buy Qualphone for $18M

Qualcomm's acquisition of the mobile software and test services provider should help the company accelerate 3G migration in Europe and other markets.

Nokia

Telkomsel

Three-year WCDMA/HSPA radio and core network and managed services contracts

Nokia will operate Telkomsel's multivendor WCDMA 3G network, which will be supported by the Nokia NetAct network and service management system. In addition, Nokia will provide network planning, implementation, multivendor integration, and delivery services with turnkey responsibility.