Bharti Airtel inks $400mn network deal with NokiaOur Web Bureau / Mumbai October 31, 2006Bharti Airtel has signed an estimated $400 million contract with Nokia to expand its networks in 8 Airtel circles and deploy WAP solutions across its pan-India networks.As per the three year contract, Nokia will provide managed services and expand Airtel's SM/GPRS/EDGE networks in Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Bihar (including Jharkhand), Orissa, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh (including Chattisgarh), according to an official release issued by Airtel to the BSE today. The network monitoring operations will be carried out from Nokia