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Amena chooses Nokia for GSM network rollout in Spain
April 21, 1999
Nokia has signed a frame agreement with Amena in Spain for the rollout of their GSM 1800 network.
The contract, valued at approximately EUR 110 million, marks a new GSM customer for Nokia, further strengthening its position in Europe.
Nokia will deliver GSM 1800 equipment as the third base station supplier for the Amena network. This includes base station controllers, base stations, the Nokia Network Management System and cellular transmission equipment. The deal also includes a turnkey customer services agreement, covering site acquisition, implementation, technical support, training and network planning services. Deliveries will begin immediately, beginning in the Canary Islands region.
"As a leading network supplier in Europe, we are very happy to have been chosen to deliver our GSM solutions to Amena in Spain," says Pentti Kamppinen, Area Vice President, South Europe and Southern Africa, Nokia Telecommunications. "This marks a new customer for Nokia. Retevisión Móvil will benefit from our ability to provide fast network rollouts and intelligent capacity and coverage solutions, as well as our capabilities in customer services, which have increasing significance in today's networks."
Amena began building their network during the summer of 1998. The network currently has approximately 100,000 subscribers. Amena, based in Barcelona received the 3rd cellular license July 1998. The major shareholders within the company are Retevisiòn with a 40.1% share in the company, Telecom Italia Mobile with 23.3% and Endesa and Uniòn Fenosa, both with 11.55%.
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. With this co-operation, the number of operators to which Nokia supplies GSM technology increases to 83 operators in 38 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 EUR 13.3 billion (USD 15.7 billion, FIM 79.2 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on five European Stock Exchanges and on the New York Stock Exchange (NOK), 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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