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Hunan Unicom continues with Nokia for further GSM network expansion in China
August 11, 1999
Beijing Nokia Mobile Telecommunications Ltd., one of Nokia's joint ventures in China, and Hunan Unicom have signed an agreement for the expansion of their GSM network in China. The contract, valued at almost USD 13 million will see the creation of additional network capacity in the cities of Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiantang.
Nokia will deliver GSM 900 equipment including its mobile switching centres, base stations and base station controllers. A wide range of customer services will also be provided, covering network planning, implementation, software maintenance and development. Under the agreement, deliveries are to begin immediately.
"Nokia has been working with China Unicom for many years, and with the Hunan branch since phase one in 1996," says Malcolm Arnold, Vice President, System Business, Nokia China. "With this agreement, Nokia is continuing to build on its position as one of the leading end-to-end network suppliers in the country, providing high quality solutions and services to meet the needs of expanding GSM operators such as Hunan Unicom."
With many technological innovations and industry firsts in China, Nokia is a leading supplier of mobile phones and network equipment to China's demanding telecommunications market. Nokia has seven production sites in China, as well as a global R&D unit and offices nationwide, employing a total of over 3,000 people.
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 85 operators in 38 countries, Nokia ranks as one of the world's leading suppliers of GSM networks.
Nokia is paving the way to the mobile information society with its innovative products and solutions. Nokia is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks including related services. It also supplies 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 and employs more than 51 000 people.
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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