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Nokia supplies Synfonet equipment for mobile transmission network in Liaoning Province, China
October 27, 1998
China Unicom Liaoning Branch has selected Nokia to supply Synfonet® SDH equipment for the expansion of its GSM transmission and trunk transmission network. The agreement is Nokia's single largest SDH deal in China. Deliveries will start immediately.
Liaoning Unicom will use the Nokia Synfonet SDH solution including STM-1 and the Nokia Synfonet Access Node (SAN). Nokia's NMS/10 network management system will be supplied as well as other Nokia access solutions. Customer services will also be provided.
Nokia is the sole supplier for the Liaoning province GSM transmission network, covering 12 cities in North-Eastern China. Liaoning Unicom plans to have the network expansion operational before the end of 1998, providing a total capacity for around 225,000 subscribers.
"This project is the biggest SDH contract so far, for Nokia in China. We will fully support Unicom in this project, in helping them to meet their growing capacity requirements," says Folke Ahlbäck, Senior Vice President, Nokia China.
Nokia Telecommunications develops and manufactures infrastructure equipment and systems for mobile and fixed networks. Nokia has developed a comprehensive SDH solution, the Nokia Synfonet, for access and transport
networks, incorporated under a full network management system. Nokia's SDH technology has been supplied to over 130 customers in 30 countries.
"Synfonet" is a registered trademark of Nokia.
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:
Communications Department,
Nokia Telecommunications
Tel. + 358 9 5113 8193
Fax + 358 9 5113 8199
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