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Nokia and PTK Centertel sign EUR 55 million expansion contract for GSM 1800 Idea network in Poland
May 12, 1999
Nokia and PTK Centertel, the GSM 1800 operator in Poland, have extended their long-term frame agreement for the supply of GSM equipment, in a deal worth approximately Euro 55 million.
Nokia will supply network infrastructure equipment to Centertel for their Idea GSM 1800 network, including Nokia mobile switching centres, base stations and base station controllers. In addition, a range of customer services will be supplied, covering implementation and technical support.
"Our network has been developing rapidly, thus requiring more infrastructure to build additional capacity and expand existing coverage" says Mr. Marek Józefiak, CEO, PTK Centertel. "We are very satisfied with the close mode of co-operation with Nokia we have developed during 7 years of working together in both NMT and GSM" adds Mr. Bertrand Le Guern, Technical Director, PTK Centertel.
"This further expansion will maintain the high level of service quality and coverage for Idea subscribers, as well as providing the operator with our expertise in customer service and support." says Wojciech Pytel, Area General Manager, Nokia Telecommunications Poland.
Centertel is an NMT 450 and GSM 1800 network operator. Their Idea GSM network, launched in March 1998, has more than 280,000 subscribers and a population coverage of 40 per cent. Idea has signed roaming agreements with 100 operators in 60 countries. In 1999, Centertel was the first operator in Poland to introduce services based on the Nokia IN platform. Idea subscribers have a wide range of services at their disposal, including free of charge voice mail.
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 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 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:
Arja Suominen, Vice President, Communications,
Nokia Telecommunications
Tel. (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8193
Fax (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8199
Mr. Jacek Kalinowski
PTK Centertel
Tel. (Int.) +48 22 656 15 05
Fax (Int.) +48 22 656 15 47
www.centertel.pl
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