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Nokia Expands Henan GSM Network in China
January 29, 1997
Beijing Nokia Mobile Telecommunications Ltd. and the Henan Post and Telecommunications Administration have signed a major expansion contract which will bring increased capacity, enhanced coverage as well as leading edge technology into Henan province in the People's Republic of China. The value of the contract is approximately USD 75 million.
Nokia will deliver to Henan PTA an expansion of subscriber capacity for digital GSM systems. The deliveries will begin in the first quarter of this year and the expansion will be taken into operation during the autumn of 1997.
After the expansion, the Henan GSM network will have a capacity of 500,000 subscribers. The initial network, delivered by Nokia, was taken into operation in April, 1996. Nokia also supplied the first network expansion to Henan during 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 a cooperation agreement between Nokia and the 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.
Nokia has supplied its GSM technology in China also to the Beijing TA, Zhejiang PTA , Fujian PTA, Jiangxi PTA, Yunnan PTA, Shanghai Unicom and Changsha Unicom.
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