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Nokia and LMT sign frame agreement for GSM expansion in Latvia
October 27, 1998
Nokia and the leading Latvian operator LMT have signed a three-year frame agreement for the expansion of the existing LMT GSM network. Nokia is LMT's sole supplier and deliveries will begin next year.
Nokia will supply its high capacity mobile switching centres, base station controllers, base stations as well as extensive customer services for implementation, operation and optimisation of the GSM 900 network.
"This co-operation strengthens the partnership between Nokia and LMT. Nokia has supplied our NMT network infrastructure since 1992 and GSM equipment since 1995," says Juris Binde, General Manager, LMT. "This agreement ensures the best services in Latvia for our growing customer base"
"We are very happy to expand on the co-operation with LMT and the company can continue to provide a range of comprehensive value added services to their customers," comments Egon Cronhjort, General Manager, Baltic Countries, Nokia Telecommunications. "This agreement will help LMT maintain its position as Latvia's leading operator."
The Latvian Mobile Telephone Company (LMT) was established in 1992 as an NMT network operator. The LMT GSM 900 network was launched in 1995 and now has almost 100 000 subscribers. The company's main shareholders are Sonera Ltd.,Telia International, the Latvian Radio and Television Centre, the State Stock Company VEF and Lattelecom.
Nokia offers total GSM systems, with everything from digital mobile phones to transmission and switching. Having supplied GSM technology to 74 operators in 37 countries, Nokia ranks as the world's largest supplier of GSM 1800 networks and one of the two largest in GSM 900.
Nokia is the world's leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile and fixed telecom networks including related customer services. Nokia also supplies solutions and products for fixed and wireless datacom, as well as multimedia terminals and computer monitors. In 1997, net sales totaled FIM 52.6 billion (USD 9.8 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on five European Stock Exchanges and on the New York Stock Exchange (NOK.A), has sales in 130 countries and employs more than 42,000 people world-wide.
Contact information:
Ms. Arja Suominen, Vice President, Communications
Nokia Telecommunications
tel. +358 9 5113 8193
fax +358 9 5113 8199
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