Brazilian mobile operator TNL PCS (Oi Celular) has selected Nokia to expand its GSM/EDGE network, in a deal valued at approximately USD 115 million.  Nokia will expand and upgrade Oi's core network by implementing a state-of-the-art core network solution, including the first Nokia MSC Server system in the Americas, the Nokia Intelligent Content Delivery system and Nokia Push to talk over Cellular (PoC). 

 

Nokia will also significantly expand the capacity of Oi's radio network in ten states in the north, northeast and southeast of the country.  Deliveries begin immediately. 

 

In addition to expanding the existing network capabilities, Nokia will also provide new, innovative functionalities by introducing the Nokia MSC Server and Nokia Multimedia Gateway, the Nokia Intelligent Content Delivery system and Nokia Push to talk over Cellular (PoC). 

 

Nokia is providing network implementation and project management, as well as implementing the Nokia NetAct(TM) Traffica system for real-time network traffic management.  Nokia will provide solution integration services to integrate the Nokia platforms into Oi's IT network. 

 

"Nokia's innovative network solution is an important step in Oi's future implementation of 3G," says Mr. Antonio Parrini, Network Director, Oi.  "We see the new architecture of the solution as an ideal way to combine 2G and 3G systems in a cost-efficient manner." 

 

"With this expansion, Nokia is strengthening our cooperation with Oi," says Mr. José Roberto Paiva, Oi Account Director, Networks, Nokia.  "We are happy to be consolidating our strong position as a core network supplier in the Brazilian market." 

 

Nokia has been a major GSM network supplier to Oi since 2001, and is Oi's sole supplier of GPRS. 

 

The Nokia MSC Server System, Nokia's new voice core network for 2G and 3G, is a 3GPP Release 4 compliant system that will streamline Oi's path toward implementing 3G in the future.  With the system, the same core network elements fully handle GSM/EDGE and WCDMA services, allowing a cost-efficient migration to combined GSM/WCDMA networks. 

 

The Nokia Intelligent Content Delivery solution lets operators offer access to services priced to match the value of difference content.  Nokia's carrier-grade PoC solution provides instant group communication with competitive performance, a full feature set, and a smooth migration path to the upcoming Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) standard. 

 

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