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Nokia and Vodafone sign turnkey service agreement for Northern England and Scotland
November 19, 1998
Nokia and Vodafone, the leading mobile network operator in the UK have signed a contract for the provision of turnkey services for Vodafone's GSM900 site roll-out in the North of England and Scotland. The agreement is valued at around GBP 15 million.
Work covering radio frequency planning, site acquisition, civil works and site build, equipment installation, programme management and commissioning for the initial phase is expected to be completed by end of March 1999.
"We selected Nokia to roll-out our network because of their proven track record in customer services. As the largest installer of cellular base stations in the UK and, in view of the tight timescales, we needed to be sure that the deadlines could be met," says David Channing Williams, Managing Director of Vodafone Ltd.
"We are pleased to be working with Vodafone in supporting the roll-out of their network. The timescales involved will prove to be very challenging, but we are confident that our customer services will successfully manage this turn-key project," added Mr Peter Kühne, Managing Director, Nokia UK.
Vodafone is a leading international GSM operator with considerable experience of the development, deployment and operation of digital and analogue cellular networks. Vodafone currently has more than 7.3 million customers world-wide.
Nokia offers a comprehensive range of services tailored to meet operator needs throughout the network life-cycle. These include helping operators to build, efficiently operate and enhance their business performance.
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 ($ 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. (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8193
Fax (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8199
Ms Emma Terleske,
Vodafone Group Press Office
Tel (UK). 07000 500100
Tel (Int.) + 44 1635 503732
Fax 01635 507139
http://www.vodafone.co.uk
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