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New GSM customer for Nokia in Kuwait
June 05, 1998
Nokia and Future Communications to supply GSM 900 solutions to Mobile Telecommunications Co. (K.S.C)
Mobile Telecommunications Co. (K.S.C.) has selected Nokia and its partner, Future Communications Co. (W.L.L) to provide network solutions for the expansion of the Mobile Telecommunications Co. (MTC) GSM 900 mobile network. The contract is valued at approximately FIM 175 million. Deliveries will commence immediately.
Nokia will supply a base station subsystem including a Nokia NMS/2000 network management system to Mobile Telecommunications Co. Additionally, as part of the high quality network demanded by Mobile Telecommunications Co., Nokia will supply its Enhanced Full Rate technology, enabling the operator to offer its customers speech quality comparable to wireline quality in the mobile network. And, to increase available network capacity, Mobile Telecommunications Co. will also use the Nokia Intelligent Underlay-Overlay solution in its network.
"Nokia's capabilities in providing high-quality solutions to meet capacity needs in GSM networks, has been proven once again," states Mr Olli Oittinen, Vice President System Marketing and Sales, Radio Access Systems, Nokia Telecommunications. "This is an important achievement for Nokia, marking a new GSM customer and country for us,".
Nokia offers total GSM systems, with everything from digital mobile phones to transmission and switching as well as extensive services for building, efficiently operating and developing these networks. Having supplied GSM technology to 70 operators in 36 countries, Nokia ranks as the world's largest supplier of GSM 1800 networks and one of the two largest in GSM 900.
Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is a broad-scope telecommunications company supplying mobile phones, mobile and fixed telecommunications networks, data communications solutions, multimedia terminals and computer monitors. With sales in 130 countries, net sales totaled FIM 52.6 billion ($9.8 billion) in 1997. Nokia, listed on NYSE (NOK.A), employs more than 38,000 people worldwide.
Further information:
Ms. Arja Suominen, Vice President, Communications
Nokia Telecommunications
Tel. (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8193
Fax (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8199
Mr. Khaled A. Al-Hajeri, Director of Telecommunications Division
Mobile Telecommunications Co. (K.S.C)
Tel. (Int.) + 965 484 2000
Fax (Int.) + 965 483 7500
Mr. Salah Al-Awadi, General Manager
Future Communications Company (W.L.L)
Tel. (Int.) + 965 243 2555
Fax (Int.) + 965 243 1926
Note to editors:
The Nokia-patented technology, the Nokia Intelligent Underlay-Overlay (IUO) solution has been proven to increase capacity significantly while reducing the number of dropped calls. This is accomplished through the implementation of a two-layer network structure, in which one layer provides seamless coverage, and the other high capacity.
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