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Nokia to supply VimpelCom with GSM network in Central Russia
May 14, 1999
Nokia and VimpelCom have signed an agreement for the supply of dual band GSM equipment to cover regions in Central Russia. Vimpelcom are a leading provider of cellular communications in Russia.
Nokia will deliver GSM 900 and GSM 1800 equipment including its mobile switching centres, home location registers, base station controllers and base stations. Nokia will also supply its network management system, customer services including implementation, commissioning and training services.
"With Nokia's leading edge technology, VimpelCom will have the flexibility and capacity to serve the growth of our network," says Dr. Dimitri Zimin, CEO, VimpelCom. "This agreement with Nokia will enable Vimpelcom to provide digital mobile services for a rapidly growing number of subscribers; the equipment will also provide an ideal platform for the introduction of future technologies."
"We are very pleased to announce this significant agreement with VimpelCom, a new customer for Nokia. With a growing demand for high quality, digital, mobile services, Nokia is pleased to support VimpelCom in turning the demand for capacity into an opportunity," says Pekka Vartiainen, Senior Vice President, Europe and Africa, Nokia Telecommunications.
VimpelCom markets its services under the brand name "Bee Line" which had over 124 000 subscribers at the end of 1998.The VimpelCom Group operates GSM and Digital-AMPS cellular networks in the Moscow License Area, which includes the City of Moscow and the Moscow Region. The VimpelCom Group holds cellular licenses covering a total population of approximately 100 million (68% of Russia's population). VimpelCom was the first Russian company listed on the New York Stock Exchange in November 1996 (VIP). Vimpelcom has licences to operate in Moscow, Central Russia and regions in Caucasus, Volga and Siberia.
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 84 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 displays. In 1998, net sales totaled EUR 13.3 billion (USD 15.7 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York (NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges, has sales in over 130 countries and employs more than 47,000 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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