Zain Bahrain has signed up Nokia Siemens Networks to modernize its radio and core network, as well as its prepaid charging system. Perhaps more importantly, the company says, NSN will hasten Zain’s trajectory toward the delivery of rich, advanced voice, data and multimedia services.
With this upgrade, Nokia Siemens Networks will commence Zain Bahrain’s transition to an all-IP flat network architecture, introducing future proof services and technologies such as Internet High Speed Packet Access (I-HSPA) and Long Term Evolution (LTE).
Nokia Siemens will replace the existing legacy core network with the latest Mobile Softswitching (MSS) solution. In addition, Zain’s charging system will be upgraded to the NSN prepaid solution. This is expected to improve the operator’s capability to bring to market innovative services faster than before, thus improving the customer experience.
Implementing Flexi Multiradio Base Stations that are capable of supporting WCDMA, HSPA/HSPA+ and LTE, Zain Bahrain will be in a position to launch I-HSPA functionality within the year. In addition, Nokia Siemens Networks will deploy a full end-to-end offering for LTE, providing LTE radio, Evolved Packet Core for LTE, subscriber data management, network management and services.
