Alcatel bags $150 Million contract from Unitech Wireless

French telecom infrastructure firm Alcatel-Lucent Friday said it had bagged a $150 million contract from Unitech Wireless to support its launch of GSM operations. Unitech Wireless is a joint venture between real estate major Unitech Ltd and Norwegian telecom giant Telenor.

Under the contract, Alcatel-Lucent will build Unitech Wireless' network and offer a range of services including project management, network design, integration, testing and installation, a joint statement issued by the companies said. The French firm will also deploy and maintain its multi-standard GSM/EDGE radio access solution for a period of five years.