Nokia Continues GSM Network Expansion with Yunnan PTA, China

Nokia will supply a number of Nokia Mobile Switching Centres and Nokia Base Station Subsystems. Yunnan PTA will be installing a number of Nokia Base Stations and Nokia will also be supplying standard outdoor and mini base transceiver stations. This is the first time that this type of equipment has been delivered to a customer in China. This will give Yunnan PTA the capability to expand the GSM network capacity to well over 500,000.

As Mr. Folke Ahlbäck, Senior Vice President, Nokia, Greater China explains. "The high capacity capability of the Nokia Mobile Switching Centre has already been well proven in the Yunnan PTA GSM network. We are very pleased to continue this successful partnership with Yunnan PTA."

Nokia Telecommunications develops and manufactures infrastructure equipment and systems for cellular and fixed networks. Nokia is the world's largest supplier of GSM 1800 networks and one of the two largest of GSM 900, as well as being a market leader in mobile data infrastructure. In the fast growing area of access networks, Nokia Telecommunications is a significant supplier of advanced transmission and switching solutions. Nokia also provides operators with comprehensive support in building, operating and developing both cellular and fixed networks.