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Nokia opens Regional Technology Centre in Thailand
December 01, 1997
Nokia today announced the official opening of its new Regional Technology Centre to expand its services to its customers, telecom operators, in the South-East Asia and Pacific region. The Centre is located in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Technology Centre provides technical support facilities for Nokia’s cellular and fixed customers. The target of the Centre is to ensure the availability, functionality and competitiveness of Nokia customers’ networks and to assist these customers in further developing advanced services. In addition, the Centre offers support for customers´ operations and maintenance of their networks, including 24-hour emergency support service.
The Centre also includes the Technical Training Centre, which is an expansion of the facilities first established in Bangkok in 1994. It offers a wide range of training on Nokia’s key technologies such as GSM, NMT, PDH and SDH to both Nokia’s customers as well as to its own technical staff. Nokia training services include a wide range of competence development packages from introductory, intermediate and advanced courses to training consulting, on-the-job training, customised training solutions, assessment and certification. The Technical Training Centre is expected to have over 18,000 students during next year.
“We are pleased to have this opportunity to give the best of our support to our esteemed partners in the South-East Asia and Pacific region. By sharing our knowledge in the key telecommunications technologies we can further strengthen the competence in the field of telecommunications in the region,” stated Pekka Oranen, Senior Vice President, Nokia Telecommunications.
“With the help of the new Regional Technology Centre the support by Nokia in the area extends far beyond traditional network implementation and technical support. Nokia’s services range from network planning and consulting to implementing, operating and enhancing the network with a focus on extensively training the operators´staff. The Centre is committed to developing tomorrow's personnel today” said Heikki Kasko, Managing Director of Nokia Telecommunications (Thailand) Ltd.
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 totalled $8.5 billion in 1996. Nokia employs more than 36,000 people in 45 countries. Nokia’s shares are listed in Helsinki, New York, London, Stockholm, Frankfurt and Paris.
Further information:
Heikki Kasko
Managing Director, Nokia Telecommunications (Thailand) Ltd
Tel. +66 2 642 7020
Fax +66 2 642 7040
Ms Arja Suominen, Vice President, Communications,
Nokia Telecommunications
Tel. +358 9 5113 8193
Fax +358 9 5113 8199
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