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Nokia to Supply a GSM Network to EuroTel in the Czech Republic
March 27, 1996
EuroTel Praha and Nokia Telecommunications have signed an agreement for the supply of GSM network system and implementation services. The agreement follows the awarding of one of the two licences to operate a GSM network to EuroTel Praha in the Czech Republic. The agreement is valued at approximately FIM 100 million during the first year of the agreement.
Nokia will supply to EuroTel GSM base stations, base station controllers, mobile switches, voice-mail system, a short message service center and an operations and maintenance system. Moreover, installation, commissioning and technical services form part of the agreement. Nokia is also the current supplier of NMT 450i (Nordic Mobile Telephone) network infrastructure for EuroTel Praha.
EuroTel spol. s.r.o., is the operator of NMT 450i cellular network in the Czech Republic. At the moment EuroTel is serving more than 50,000 customers and will be one of two GSM system operators in the country. EuroTel Praha spol. s.r.o. is a joint venture of SPT Telecom a.s. (51%) and Atlantic WEST B.V. (49%). Atlantic WEST B.V. is a venture of US WEST International, Inc. and Bell Atlantic International Inc.
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