BEIJING -- China Unicom has selected Nortel Networks (NYSE:NT)(TSX:NT.) to deploy an optical solution based on Nortel Networks OPTera Metro Multiservice Platform in seven key cities in Guangdong Province - Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Foshan, Shunde, Huizhou and Zhongshan. The US$15 million contract further enhances Nortel Networks leadership position in building high-performance metro optical networks in China. These networks will carry voice, data, video and Internet services to support China Unicom's GSM and CDMA wireless services, and long-distance services. "We're working to help China Unicom reduce the metro bandwidth 'bottleneck' in Guangdong Province," said Robert Mao, president and chief executive officer, Nortel Networks China. "Our industry leading OPTera Metro solutions will help position China Unicom to create rich revenue-generating services, and to better satisfy current and future customer demands."Nortel Networks Corp. China Unicom Ltd.