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Nokia implements first TETRA mobile radio network in Austria
October 07, 1998
Nokia and Austrian operator Well.COM have agreed for the delivery of a complete TETRA professional mobile radio network, for public safety and security organizations. Deliveries will begin during next year.
Nokia will deliver and implement a complete TETRA network including switching, base stations, dispatching equipment and a network management system. Nokia will also supply TETRA handportable terminals and a range of customer services covering network planning, training and technical support.
The network will be used throughout the state of Burgenland by fire brigades, the Red Cross, and municipal service organizations. Potential subscribers like border guards, public power and water utilities as well as private transportation companies are investigating these new operator service offerings.
"Nokia is delighted to supply this network to Well.COM which will improve the service level of public safety and security services in Burgenland. This demonstrates the wide range of services for which TETRA can be used, in particular for securing vital mobile radio communications for all emergency organisations", says Heinz Brasic, Managing Director, Nokia Austria GmbH.
Well.COM Datahighway Burgenland GmbH is a fixed operator offering services to various sized companies in Burgenland and to local and municipal government. Well.COM's ownership is shared between the power utility Bewag, gas utility Begas, and Wibag, a local venture agency.
Notes to Editors:
Nokia TETRA system consists of digital exchanges, base stations, dispatcher system and network management centre. The infrastructure is supported by Nokia's mobile and handportable radio terminals.
In December 1997, Nokia signed a contract for the delivery of the world's first nation-wide TETRA network for the Finnish Ministry of Interior. In March 1998, Nokia signed the world's first nation-wide commercial TETRA network with DOLPHIN in UK. In June 1998 Nokia, as part of the KNT consortium, was chosen to provide a TETRA nationwide network in Belgium, with a project named ASTRID. Nokia other TETRA customers include Helsinki City Energy Company, ElTele Öst of Norway and TeleDanmark in the Netherlands. Nokia is participating in the UK-based Quadrant Consortium, which is designing and planning new digital radio services for use by the country's emergency services.
Nokia is a broad-scope communications company supplying mobile phones, mobile and fixed telecommunications networks, wireless data communications solutions, multimedia terminals and computer monitors. In 1997, net sales totaled FIM 52.6 billion ($9.8 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the NYSE (NOK.A), has sales in 130 countries and employs more than 41,000 people worldwide.
Contact 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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