Nokia to Supply Its Broadband IP Access Solution to KPNQwest For The French ART Trial

Nokia and KPNQwest France today announced the signature of an agreement for the supply of Nokia’s Broadband IP Access solution to KPNQwest France, the French branch of the leading pan-European Internet data communications company.

The equipment will be used by KPNQwest for the Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) trial organised by the French Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications (ART). The objective of this trial is to evaluate the performance of DSL technology and the co-operation between access providers, as the so-called ‘local loop’ is unbundled.

As part of the agreement, Nokia will supply its two-stage DSLAM platform, which will give KPNQwest the ability to provide customers with high-speed Asymmetric DSL services. With this technology, users will be able to get access not only to speeds up to 2 Mbit/s compared to traditional dial-up modems, but also access to new, exciting services such as high-speed remote data access, streaming media for webcasts, hosted applications and interactive video.

This agreement follows a previously announced pan-European contract between Nokia and KPNQwest for the supply of Nokia's Broadband IP Access solution throughout Europe. KPNQwest will deploy the Nokia platform for commercial service in France starting January 2001.

"This agreement oultines the long term relationship between Nokia and KPNQwest France" said Eric Joulié, General Manager of KPNQwest France. "We appreciate the synergies between Nokia’s teams and ours. Nokia's proactiveness and vision in the DSL field will contribute to our success in the high-speed Internet access market".

"Nokia is proud to support KPNQwest during the DSL trials in France" said Paul-Henri Ferrand, Area General Manager of Nokia France and North-West Africa. "This partnership with KPNQwest proves the leading position of our Broadband IP Access solution in the market place and its ability to address needs of new competitors in the local loop."

KPNQwest (NASDAQ & ASE: KQIP) is a leading facilities-based, pan-European provider of data-centric services based on Internet Protocol (IP). It is deploying a technologically advanced 20,000 km fibre-optic network connecting 50 cities throughout Europe and provides a full portfolio of data-centric IP-based services and other advanced telecommunications services, including a pan-European Digital Subscriber Line service. KPNQwest is one of the largest business ISPs in Europe with operations in 15 countries. KPNQwest has twelve CyberCenters(TM) and has announced plans to build a further eighteen 10,000m2 CyberCenters across Europe, on its high-capacity fibre-optic network to provide web-hosting, application sharing and telehousing services. Website: www.kpnqwest.com

Nokia is paving the way to the mobile information society with its innovative products and solutions. The company is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, broadband and IP networks, related services as well as multimedia terminals. In 1999, Nokia's net sales totaled EUR 19.8 billion (USD 19.9 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York (NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and employs more than 56 000 people.

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