Nokia installs the world's first WAP solution into a TETRA network

Nokia has combined the versatility of WAP with the power of TETRA to introduce the world's first WAP services for digital professional mobile radio users. The new WAP services have been developed in co-operation with Finnish companies Helsinki Energy and Tekla Corporation.

WAP over TETRA provides a new method of data communication for professionals. It enables real-time direct access to various customer and technical databases in only a few seconds. Service personnel working on-site for Helsinki Energy will be able to have easy access to a vast company database, making working in the field easier and more efficient. The 'HelenNet' TETRA network is operated by Helsinki Energy.

Network components and the real-time information will be stored in the advanced database product, Xpower, supplied by Tekla. The WAP interface is easy to use and provides secure application protocols. With Nokia TETRA, WAP can be used on-line with the minimum of waiting time; this makes it possible to build new, easy to use applications.

"This is an excellent example of professional WAP services and shows how an organization can benefit from the merits of Nokia TETRA technology. WAP provides access to the databases and registers of professional organisations and authorities. Not only that, but the solution opens a new commercial market for 3rd parties to develop applications for professional WAP services," says Kari Suneli, Senior Vice President, Professional Mobile Radio, Nokia Networks.

Combining user requirements and Nokia's leading edge technology, the Nokia TETRA System offers a future proof solution for the next century. Since the system's functions are implemented by software, future developments and enhancements to the system can be easily introduced without disturbing the network. Radio users have a large choice of Nokia hand portable radios, mobile radios and accessories to suit different applications.

Helsinki Energy is a versatile service company in the energy sector, encompassing electricity sales, energy generation and supply, district heating, and power network operations. Helsinki Energy sells electricity to all of Finland and engages in electricity trade on the Finnish and Nordic electricity markets and on the wholesale market. Helsinki Energy’s market share of heating energy in Helsinki exceeds 90%. Helsinki Energy sells natural gas for industrial processes.

Tekla Corporation is the leading supplier of model-based operational software in the world. Tekla's products and services are used in building and construction, energy distribution and public infra. With headquarters in Finland, Tekla operates world-wide. Most of Tekla's growth comes from
international operations: exports grew by 141% in year 1999 and constituted over half of the net sales of EUR 18.1 million. Tekla Corporation is quoted on the main list of the Helsinki Stock Exchanges.

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 60 000 people.

Further information:

Communications Department, Nokia Networks
Tel. + 358 9 5113 8193, Fax + 358 9 5113 8199,
Email nokia.networks@nokia.com
www.nokia.com

Tekla Communications, Tel. +358 9 8879 428,
Email suso.kolesnik@tekla.com
www.tekla.com