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Nokia to supply switching and SDH equipment to TelSA for new network
July 02, 1998
Nokia and German operator TelSA have signed an agreement for the delivery of the Nokia Synfonet® SDH solution, including the STM-16, for a new high-capacity transmission network. Nokia will also supply its DX 200 digital switching platform and the Nokia network management system NMS. Nokia is the sole supplier to TelSA.
Nokia will also provide customer services such as installation, technical support, network planning and marketing. The network is expected to be operational in August this year.
"The flexibility of Nokia's SDH solution will pay off, particularly in the start-up phase," states Mr Thomas Wisgalla, technical director of TelSA GmbH. "We can adapt network capacity to the required bandwidth simply by changing modules. This helps avoid unnecessary investment and will allow us to establish ourselves quickly."
"We are pleased to have been chosen by TelSA as an SDH supplier. In the fast-developing German telecommunications market, the Nokia Synfonet solution proves its capabilities in demanding environments. Nokia can provide technical infrastructure as well as experience in entering markets," says Mr Jörns Haberstroh Managing Director, Nokia Telecommunications GmbH.
TelSA GmbH is a network operator based in Halle in the German State of Saxony Anhalt. The company's sole shareholder is Mitteldeutsche Energieversorgung Aktiengesellschaft (MEAG).
Nokia's SDH product family, Synfonet, provides the telecommunications operator with a total SDH concept for access and transport networks, incorporated under a full network management system, Nokia NMS. The Nokia Synfonet enables the operator to build their network in a cost-efficient and optimised way, taking into account all future needs such as broadband applications and future optical layering. Nokia's SDH technology has been supplied to close 80 to customers in over 20 countries.
The Nokia DX 200 is the common name for the family of fully digital switching elements for all digital network levels, service features and capacity ranges for both mobile and fixed networks. Nokia's DX200 technology has been supplied to approximately 120 operators in 30 countries.
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.
"Synfonet" is a registered trademark of Nokia.
Further information:
Ms Arja Suominen, Vice President, Communications
Nokia Telecommunications
Tel. (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8193
Fax (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8199
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