Nokia to further expand and modernise ONE Austria's GSM/GPRS network - Frame contract also includes the Nokia Intelligent Content Delivery solution
December 22, 2004
Espoo, Finland - Nokia is to further expand and modernise ONE Austria's GSM 1800 and GPRS network under a new frame contract.
In addition ONE also has an option to buy the Nokia Intelligent Content Delivery, a network based centralised service and content control system. It provides an intelligent delivery of IP-based content enabling ONE Austria to analyse, charge and manage their data services.
Deliveries have begun and network roll-out will take place during 2005.
"We are happy to further strengthen our strategic relationship with Nokia, allowing us to increase our capacity as demand surges and continue to launch the most innovative services. With the option to buy Nokia Intelligent Content Delivery solution ONE will be able to react in a flexible manner to changing market demands and support the take up of future data services," says Jorgen Bang-Jensen, Chief Executive Officer, ONE GmbH.
"The modernized and expanded GSM and GPRS network of ONE is an ideal platform for mobile voice and data services today and tomorrow. The frame contract gives ONE also the option to buy the Nokia Intelligent Content Delivery solution, which will enable ONE to offer highly flexible pricing schemes for data services to its customers," adds Walid Moneimne, Senior Vice President, Networks, EMEA, Nokia.
"We are pleased to continue supporting ONE in modernizing and expanding its network to meet the needs of the future. Nokia is very happy that ONE Austria has made a frame contract with Nokia, strengthening our close cooperation in GSM, GPRS and 3G WCDMA core networks," says Günter Haberler, Managing Director Nokia Austria GmbH.
In addition to GSM/GPRS core and base station subsystem, Nokia is providing consulting, solution integration and implementation services for the Intelligent Content Delivery solution.
In October 1998, the communications company ONE (ONE GmbH) launched Austria's only nation-wide GSM-1800 mobile telephony network. At the end of September 2004, ONE had some 970 employees (about 860 full time) and over 1.5 million mobile telephony customers. ONE is the only Austrian mobile telephony provider to offer HSCSD (ONE High Speed), GPRS and UMTS. On July 1, 2003, the company launched ONE WLAN and the densest Austrian hotspot network by one provider. ONE focuses on service, product development and usability; with ONE Smile, it offers its customers an innovative and easy-to-use mobile phone interface. ONE has a population coverage of 98% and a bank license for the 100% subsidiary ONE Bank GmbH as the basis for mobile payment applications. In the first half of 2004, turnover amounted to some € 355 million. By the middle of 2004, the company had invested a total of some € 1.76 billion. ONE is owned by the German E.ON (50.10%), the Norwegian Telenor (17.45%), the French Orange (17.45%) and the Danish TDC (15%).
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