Nortel, Bell Mobility Push Next-Gen Wireless for Western Canada

Bell Mobility is setting the stage for the launch of a Canada-wide next-generation PCS network through a CA$180 million (US$117.3) contract with Nortel Networks (NYSE: NT) that will expand Bell Mobility’s reach into Alberta and British Columbia.
Nortel will install CDMA 2000 1XRTT wireless Internet infrastructure equipment in Alberta and British Columbia and will manage the project. Nortel also will install radio base stations and core network switching equipment. The network is expected to be operational in major urban centers in the western two provinces by early 2002…Read More