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Nokia Expands Yunnan GSM Network in China
January 09, 1997
Beijing Nokia Mobile Telecommunications Ltd. and the Yunnan Post and Telecommunications Administration have signed a major expansion contract which will bring increased capacity, enhanced coverage as well as leading edge technology into Yunnan province in People's Republic of China. The value of the contract is close to USD 25 million.
Nokia will deliver to Yunnan PTA an expansion of subscriber capacity for digital GSM systems and Short Message Service. The deliveries will begin at the end of February and the expansion will be taken into operation during the Autumn of 1997.
After the expansion, the GSM network will have a capacity of over 200,000 subscribers. The initial network, delivered by Nokia, was taken into operation in May, 1996. Nokia also supplied the first network expansion to Yunnan during the second half of 1996.
Beijing Nokia Mobile Telecommunications Ltd. is a Joint Venture between Beijing Telecommunications Equipment Factory of MPT and Nokia. It was established in April 1995 under wide-range cooperation agreement between Nokia and Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. Beijing Nokia Mobile Telecommunications Ltd. manufactures digital radio base stations, and mobile phones and provides distribution, marketing and customer services for mobile phones and network products.
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