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Centertel Selects Nokia for the GSM 1800 Network in Poland
October 01, 1997
Centertel and Nokia have signed an agreement for the supply of the first GSM 1800 network in Poland. Deliveries will start immediately.
Nokia will deliver a network switching system (NSS), which includes high capacity Nokia mobile switching centres and base station systems to Centertel. The base station systems include base station controllers (BSC) and base transceiver stations (BTS). Nokia will also provide the Nokia Network Management System NMS/5000 for overall GSM network management, as well as the Nokia NMS/2000 and NMS/250. In addition, Nokia will deliver a full IN solution platform to Centertel. Customer services including training, installation and commissioning are also covered by the contract. Operational and maintenance assistance, software support, emergency support and hardware repair are included in the Technical Support Agreement.
As Mr Mikko Heikkonen, President Network Systems, Nokia Telecommunications explains, "Centertel's success in Poland is an excellent example of an operator moving from analogue network services to a digital network. We are very happy that we have been with Centertel in their NMT network and can continue this successful partnership with their GSM 1800 network."
Centertel, the nationwide NMT 450 network operator with over 200,000 subscribers, is a joint venture of Telekomunikacja Polska SA and France Telecom. Centertel’s analogue network opened for commercial use in 1992 and was the first mobile telephony network in Poland. Nokia has also supplied Centertel's NMT 450 analogue network. Having won the GSM/DCS 1800 licence earlier this year, Centertel will launch its network in 1998.
Nokia offers total GSM systems, with everything from digital mobile phones to transmission and switching. Having supplied GSM technology to 65 operators in 34 countries, Nokia ranks as the world's number one supplier of GSM 1800 networks.
Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is a leader in digital technologies including mobile phones, cellular and fixed telecommunications networks, wireless data solutions and multimedia terminals. With sales in approximately 130 countries, net sales totaled FIM 39.3 billion ($8.5 billion) in 1996. Nokia employs more than 34,000 people in 45 countries. Nokia's shares are listed in Helsinki, New York, London, Stockholm, Frankfurt and Paris.
Further information:
Nokia Telecommunications
Arja Suominen
Tel. (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8193,
Fax (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8200
Centertel
Mr. Jacek Kalinowski, Spokesman
Tel. (Int) + 48 22 656 1505
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