Nokia introduces a complete base station family - the most comprehensive range of products for 3G mobile networks

Nokia today introduces a unique new range of 3G-capable base stations, which offer freedom for network operators when introducing 3G coverage.

The new products are built on the highly successful Nokia UltraSite WCDMA Base Station and site solution, launched earlier. Now, Nokia unveils three new base stations, offering the widest family of WCDMA network products on the market, available from the second half of next year.

- Nokia UltraSite WCDMA Base Station Optima

- Nokia UltraSite WCDMA Base Station Optima Compact, the world's smallest high capacity WCDMA base station with integrated battery back-up.

- Nokia UltraSite WCDMA Base Station Optima Supreme, an ideal solution for operators looking for virtually unlimited base station capacity.

Nokia UltraSite WCDMA Base Station Optima and Optima Compact offer the highest possible capacity for 3G while bringing space saving benefits, being ideal for unobtrusive installations where space is at a premium.

"Nokia's new base stations give a head start in implementing all-IP Internet technologies. With tomorrow's networks, profitability requires building coverage and capacity for mobile multimedia services. Now with the widest range of WCDMA base stations available, we aim to give operators freedom in their 3G development strategies," says Jukka Auramo, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, IP Mobility Networks, Nokia Networks.

All 3G band allocations are supported with these new products All provide widest WCDMA service area and support the innovative Nokia Smart Radio Concept. With Nokia SRC, operators can improve capacity by up to 75% and use roughly 30 % fewer sites compared to traditional network rollout methods.

All Nokia WCDMA base stations are 3GPP standards compliant from day one, meeting the need for interoperability in future multivendor networks. Nokia's integrated solutions greatly reduce operating costs and this integration now extends through the technologies and product generations to fully utilise existing networks as well as new 3G networks.

Nokia is paving the way to the mobile information society with its innovative products and solutions. Nokia 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, 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.

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