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Nokia wins contract to supply complete fixed network solution in Germany
February 17, 1999
Nokia and Drillisch AG, suppliers of fixed and mobile communications services based in Cologne, Germany have signed a frame agreement for the provision of a total fixed network solution. The agreement covers the supply of both Nokia switching and transmission equipment.
Drillisch aim to have the enhanced network in commercial operation during the summer of 1999. Nokia will supply its DX 220 digital switching systems, based on the Nokia DX 200 switching platform, its Synfonet® transmission solution, the Nokia NMS Network Management System, as well as a comprehensive range of customer services.
"With this agreement, we combine our know-how as a telecommunications service provider with Nokia's advanced, innovative technology," says Hendrik Thierolf, Technical Director Fixed Network Services, Drillisch AG. "This will enable us to offer our customers a broader portfolio of competitive, market-oriented services."
"This agreement is important for Nokia, as it underlines our capabilities as a total system supplier," added Mr Jörns Haberstroh Managing Director, Nokia Telecommunications GmbH. "The flexibility and versatility required by Drillisch is offered within Nokia's transmission and switching technology."
Drillisch AG, with company headquarters in Cologne, offers mobile communication services and phones, fixed communication services and intelligent technologies and systems. The company (incl. Alphatel-Group) has 180 employees and achieved total turnover amounting to DM 230 million in 1998. Drillisch tripled its subscriber base in 1998 - from 40.000 at the end of 1997 to 132.000 at the end of 1998. In the fixed network sector, Drillisch aims to build up own fixed net capacities - with 2 million minutes per day at the beginning of the second quarter 1999. At the end of 1999 Drillisch plans to enhance this capacity to 15 million minutes per day. Drillisch AG has been trading shares on the Frankfurt stock exchange in the "Neuer Markt" since April 1998.
Nokia has developed a comprehensive SDH/WDM solution, the Nokia Synfonet family, for access and transport networks, incorporated under a full network management system. Nokia's SDH technology has been supplied to over 140 customers in more than 30 countries. Nokia's switching solutions and applications are built on the DX 200 switching platform, used in mobile and fixed applications alike. Nokia has delivered its DX 200 switching solutions to more than 140 operators in approximately 40 countries.
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 1998, net sales totaled FIM 79.2 billion (USD 15.7 billion, EUR 13.3 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on five European Stock Exchanges and on the New York Stock Exchange (NOK.A), has sales in over 130 countries and employs more than 44,000 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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