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Nokia wins contract to supply KKF.net with DSL Broadband Network in Germany
November 15, 1999
Nokia has been awarded a contract to supply digital subscriber line (DSL) broadband IP access network equipment to KKF.net, a leading Internet Service Provider in Germany.
KKF.net will now be able to implement one of the first Symmetric DSL (SDSL) networks in Germany. The company plans to extend these services to serveral urban centres across Germany, starting in Minden and Hannover.
The order includes Nokia D50e Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers (DSLAM), which support SDSL and both full-rate and G.Lite Asymmetric DSL (ADSL) technologies.
"The scalability and flexibility of the Nokia D50e DSL access multiplexer is ideal for us as we can expand our network requirements as our business grows, particularly during the start-up phase," said Marc Keilwerth, member of the technical board, KKF.net.
"The Nokia D50e DSLAM enables service providers to cost-effectively deliver both voice and data to end users via ordinary copper pairs, giving access to the vast potential of the Internet," says Vesa Tykkyläinen, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Broadband Systems, Nokia Networks. "This is an important step for KKF.net in providing one of the first SDSL networks in Germany, offering business customers broadband data services."
KKF.net is an independent German Internet Service provider based in Minden, Germany. The company, which has its roots in the system integration business, offers a wide range of services - from Internet access to Web design right on up to software development. KKF.net customers include Melitta, Johnson Controls and other well-known companies.
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 53 000 people.
Notes to editors:
Highly scalable and flexible, the Nokia D50 DSLAM offers multiple modular remote solutions that support both large and small-scale subscribers. For ETSI markets, Nokia delivers the Nokia D50e, while for US markets Nokia supplies the Nokia D50 Speedlink.
SDSL is a symmetric service available at speeds from 192 kbit/s up to 2.3 Mbit/s for ETSI markets. SDSL offers high quality of service, LAN-line speeds. Moreover the service can be set at different rates and thus different prices. This is suited to business end users who are concerned about service quality and reliability. SDSL
Contact information:
Ms Arja Suominen, Vice President, Communications,
Nokia Networks
Tel. (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8193, Fax (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8199
e-mail nokia.networks@nokia.com
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