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Nokia supplies Netstream, Brazil, with Synfonet SDH equipment for major access networks
October 01, 1998
Nokia and Netstream Telecom Ltda, Brazil have signed a three-year frame agreement for the supply of complete SDH Transport and Access Networks to the eight largest cities in Brazil. Deliveries will start in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro immediately.
Nokia will supply equipment from the Synfonet® SDH product family from STM-1 to STM-16 capacities, multiplexing equipment for data and voice services and the Nokia NMS Network Management System. Nokia will also provide customer services covering network implementation, operations, maintenance support and training services to Netstream.
"We chose Nokia because we needed a vendor that could provide the latest proven solutions allowing high flexibility and open architectures. Flexibility is of utmost importance in the highly competitive Brazilian market" states Mr. Rance Hesketh, Chief Commercial Officer, Netstream. "We also place great emphasis on the reliability of the vendor to deliver on time and Nokia is well-known for its fast deliveries."
"This is a significant breakthrough for Nokia in the fast growing Brazilian telecommunications infrastructure market and is a clear demonstration of the competitivenes of our SDH and access solutions," comments Mr. Pekka Mielonen, General Manager, Fixed Access Systems, Nokia Telecommunications. "In liberalized and competitive telecom markets, such as those in Brazil, our transport and access network solutions have already delivered clear advantages to the operators who face competition and need to develop their networks quickly, with flexibility in mind."
Netstream was founded in 1998 to provide broadband local telecommunications services to business and government customers. Netstream will offer local voice and data services in Brazil's eight largest markets. Netstream's goal is to be the first and leading national facilities-based provider of competitive local telecommunications services. Netstream's targeted customer base is primarily medium and select large business and government customers in Brazil's eight largest markets. The Company will initiate service in Brazil's two largest cities, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, in 1998, and has targeted Belo Horizonte, Campinas, Curitiba, Brasília, Salvador and Porto Alegre as its next markets.
Nokia has developed a comprehensive SDH solution, The Nokia Synfonet, for effective access and transport networks incorporated under a full network management system. The Nokia Synfonet solution uses WDM-technology which enables the sending of multiple channels in one single fibre optic cable. The Nokia Synfonet solution enables the operator to flexibly build their network for future data and broadband solutions. Nokia's SDH technology has been supplied to close to 100 customers in over 20 countries.
Synfonet is a registered trademark of Nokia
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:
Mr. Rance Hesketh, Chief Commercial Officer
Netstream Telecom Ltda.
Tel.: +55 11 827 4041
Fax: +55 11 827 4871
E-mail: rance.hesketh@netstream.com.br
http://www.netstream.com.br
Ms Arja Suominen, Vice President, Communications
Nokia Telecommunications
Tel.: (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8193
Fax: (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8199
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