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Globe Telecom continues with Nokia for network expansion in the Philippines
February 12, 1999
Globe Telecom and Nokia have signed a contract for the sixth phase expansion of Globe Telecom's GSM-based Handyphone service, valued at approximately USD 60 million.
Nokia will provide equipment to enhance Globe's GSM 900 services and network quality in the Metro Manila area. Work is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Once completed, this upgrade will see network capacity increased to support over 300,000 customers. Under the agreement, Nokia will supply base station controllers, base stations, mobile switching centres, the Nokia Network Management System and transmission systems. A full range of customer services, from site acquisition to network integration and optimization will also be provided.
"Nokia's equipment has provided the flexibility and capacity for us to serve the growth of the Globe Telecom network," says Manuel delos Santon, Senior Vice President, Mobile Business, Globe Telecom. "We are pleased to continue working with Nokia to continue to offer the best network coverage, with the most competitive, high-quality and flexible service portfolio for our customers."
"Nokia has enjoyed co-operation with Globe since 1993 for the provision of the first digital mobile network in the Phillipines," says Kari Ahola, Senior Vice President, Nokia Telecommunications, South East Asia & Pacific. "This agreement underlines our position as one of the leading suppliers in this fast-growing market."
Globe Telecom, is the Philippine telecoms venture of Ayala Corporation and Singapore Telecom International. It is a full-service telecommunications company offering cellular mobile, fixed wire services for domestic and international telephony, VSAT (Very Small Aperture terminals), International Private Leased (IPL) lines, datacommunications like Data Frame Relay and Value Added Network (VANS) services like G-Net Internet Access.
Nokia offers total GSM systems, with everything from digital mobile phones to transmission and switching as well as extensive services and network management solutions for building, efficiently operating and developing these networks. Having supplied GSM technology to 78 operators in 37 countries, Nokia ranks as one of the world's leading suppliers of GSM networks.
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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