Nokia to expand Beijing MCC's GSM network and services in

Nokia and Beijing Mobile Communications Company Limited (BMCC) have signed agreements for the supply of BMCC's next expansion of its GSM network. In addition, Nokia will further enhance the capacity and features of the short message service centers, provide GPRS core network as well as significant technical-support services for the management of BMCC network. The combined value of the contracts is more than USD 70 million.

Under the agreement, Nokia will provide a full range of equipment, including both GSM core and radio-access infrastructure and deploy Nokia's GPRS solution in BMCC's network to greatly boost its capacity to handle popular text messaging and GPRS services, as well as an ever-growing volume of GSM voice traffic.

In addition, the service contract concluded between the two companies includes implementation, and technical support.

BMCC holds dominant market share in Beijing, one of the world's largest single-city GSM markets. Nokia and BMCC have enjoyed close partnership since BMCC became Nokia's first Chinese GSM network customer in 1994.

"We're happy to see the continuous improvements from Nokia in terms of partnership co-operation especially in the network and services aspects in the past year," says Sha Yuejia, Chairman and General Manager, Beijing MCC. "And we're confident that with the enhanced partnership we'll be able to provide higher value, better quality and more attractive services to our end-users."

"These contracts mark a new era of full-fledged co-operation between two long-term strategic partners, especially with the launch of Nokia's technical support service to BMCC," says David Ho, Vice President, Nokia Networks, China. "This network expansion will strengthen the leading position of BMCC by providing more attractive and higher quality services and evolving towards the more advanced network, paving way for 2008 Olympics in Beijing."

Nokia is committed to long-term development and preferred partnership in China. With innovative technology, Nokia has continuously strengthened its market position in China as a leading supplier of mobile and broadband network systems and mobile phones. China is Nokia's second largest market. Nokia has established more than twenty offices, eight joint ventures and two R&D centers, with nearly 5,000 employees in China.

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Nokia to expand Beijing MCC's GSM network and services in China