Nokia and Telenor Mobil, the leading Norwegian operator, have signed a frame agreement for the supply of the Nokia 3G solution, bringing advanced mobile Internet services to Telenor's 2.3 million subscribers.
Under the agreement Nokia will deliver its 3G WCDMA Radio Access Network including Nokia Smart Radio Concept. The Nokia Smart Radio Concept (SRC) solution enables the increased capacity and reduction of sites needed to roll out a 3G network. In addition, Nokia will supply its Network Management solution and a full range of professional services, including implementation and support.
"It was important for Telenor Mobil to get this agreement in place now in order to keep to our schedule for the UMTS-launch in November this year," said Ingvild Myhre, Chief Executive Officer, Telenor Mobil, "This is also important for turning Norway into a showcase for third-generation mobile communication."
"Nokia is delighted to continue its excellent business relationship with Telenor by providing its advanced 3G network solution," said Morten Graesli, Managing Director, Nokia Norway, "With this agreement Nokia is further expanding its 3G business and enhancing its position as a leader in the mobile Internet market."
Earlier this month Telenor Mobil launched its Nokia supplied commercial GPRS network enabling Telenor Mobil to provide some of the most advanced mobile communications services in the world to its subscribers.
Telenor Mobile Communications is the business area responsible for Telenor's mobile operations comprising voice, data, Internet, content services and electronic commerce in the Norwegian and the international market. Telenor has attained a leading position in Norway. The Norwegian mobile penetration is approximately 74 per cent (as of December 30th 2000) and TMC has a market share of approximately 70 per cent. TMC has approximately 5.8 million subscribers; 2.3 million in Norway and approximately 3.5 million abroad as of December 2000. This estimate is based on equity shares in 16 mobile communications companies.
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is one of the most broadly held companies in the world with listings on six major exchanges.
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Notes to editors:
3G is also known in Europe as UMTS: Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. 3G is the future of mobile communications and in Nokia's vision, IP-based technologies will eventually form the core of the future mobile network. Nokia's GSM/UMTS system will gradually evolve to an all-IP system, having 3G GPRS network elements as its base.
The 3G system will complement the existing GSM system, not replace it. It will be the vehicle that provides wireless access to multimedia services, and a way to provide more voice capacity, or a mixture of voice and multimedia services.
Nokia's 3G infrastructure is based on open standards, platforms and interfaces, critical for a smooth evolution to commercial 3G services in a multi-vendor network. It includes integrated end-to-end solutions covering charging, security, network management & service control applications.
Nokia already offers a full range of support services and solutions to help network providers differentiate in today's fast-changing business environment and rapidly build out 3G networks.