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Network equipment vendor Nokia Siemens Networks said Monday it has received an order from SFR to increase the capacity of the French operator's third-generation network.

Under the contract, Nokia Siemens Networks will provide base stations to support enhanced high-speed packet access services, along with software, network planning and network optimization.

SFR, which is owned by Vodafone Group PLC (VOD) and Vivendi SA (VIV.FR), will begin to roll out the new technology in its network from the beginning of 2011.

The order value wasn't disclosed.

Nokia Siemens Networks is a joint venture between Finland's Nokia Corp. (NOK) and Germany's Siemens AG (SI).

-By Gustav Sandstrom, Dow Jones Newswires; +46-8-5451-3099; gustav.sandstrom@dowjones.com