(We missed this from last Friday)Telekom Cellular and Nokia sign agreement for delivery of complete GSM 1800 cellular network in
Malaysia
(December 4, 1998) - Nokia and Telekom Cellular have signed a contract for the supply of a complete GSM 1800 mobile network for Telekom Cellular, one of the leading mobile operators in Malaysia, part of the Telekom Malaysia group.
The multiyear contract is valued at over USD 50 million. Installation of the network will begin immediately in high density areas of
Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor area. The agreement includes Nokia's Mobile Switching Centres, Home Location Registers, Base Station Controllers, Base Stations and the Nokia Network Management System.
"With this addition to our digital network, TMTOUCH's customers will benefit in terms of wider network coverage as well as the introduction of the latest value-added services," said Mr. Wan Muhamad Wan Ibrahim, CEO of Telekom Cellular.
"For Nokia this contract is of major significance, since it reinforces our position as the leading supplier of GSM 1800 cellular systems in Malaysia" said Pekka Uusimaa, Managing Director, Nokia Malaysia. "We are proud to have been selected by Telekom Cellular. For us, this contract is a direct reflection of the serious commitment that Nokia has made to building itself as a local company in Malaysia through investments in local joint ventures, competence development in Malaysia and our commitment to the Multimedia Super Corridor."
Telekom Cellular was set up in September 1996 and its service TMTOUCH was launched later in the same year. Telekom Cellular is part of the Telekom Malaysia Group, the country's leading telecommunications operator. TMTOUCH's subscriber base has greatly increased from 9,000 subscribers in September 1996 to 195,000 subscribers as of November this year.
With this co-operation, the number of operators to which Nokia supplies GSM technology increases to 77 operators in 37 countries. Nokia ranks as the world's largest supplier of GSM 1800 networks and one of the two largest in GSM 900.
Nokia is the world's leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile and fixed telecom networks including related
customer services. Nokia also supplies solutions and products for fixed and wireless datacom, as well as multimedia terminals and computer monitors. In 1997, net sales totaled FIM 52.6 billion (USD 9.8 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on five European Stock Exchanges and on the New York Stock Exchange (NOK.A), has sales in 130 countries and employs more than 42,000 people world-wide.
Notes to Editors:
Malaysia's Mulimedia Super Corridor (MSC) is an area dedicated to the provision of advanced multimedia technologies, products and services. It is anticipated the MSC will eventually be the site for five "cybercities" blending multimedia focussed companies in an environmentally harmonious setting.
Contact information:
Arja Suominen, Vice President, Communications,
Nokia Telecommunications
Tel. (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8193
Fax (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8199
Mr. Alex Wong, Senior Manager
Marketing & Sales Division
Telekom Cellular Sdn. Bhd.
Tel (Int.): +603 239 3776
Fax (Int.) +603 204 2748 |
