Spain’s largest cellco by subscribers Telefonica Espana, which offers services under the Movistar banner, has inked a deal with Nokia Networks under which the latter will become a key supplier for radio access network (RAN) equipment and professional services in Andalusia, Galicia, Castilla Leon and Levante, according to Telegeography.com on July 25, 2014.

As per the terms of the three-year agreement, Nokia Networks will upgrade Movistar’s mobile network and implement 4G using its Single RAN Advanced solution, based on the compact, scalable Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station. Further, the vendor has confirmed it will also deliver its Multicontroller Platform for the 3G Radio Network Controller (RNC) to further increase efficiency and resilience, while the cellco’s networks will be monitored, managed and optimized by Nokia’s NetAct management system. Additional elements of the deal will see Nokia Networks also provide Customer Experience Management, including its Serve atOnce Traffica real-time monitoring platform, Serve atOnce Intelligence (SAI) reporting solution and Customer Care Automation solution.