Nokia and Alcatel Announce Joint Testing Activity for GPRS
PR Newswire, Thursday, October 14, 1999 at 09:20
GENEVA, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Nokia Networks, the infrastructure arm of
Nokia, and Alcatel (NYSE:ALA) have agreed on a joint project for the testing
of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) open interfaces. Both vendors have
established project organizations to oversee the process and expect successful
completion of all interoperability tests between their end-to-end GPRS
equipment for 1st part of 2000. This joint activity is to ensure that GPRS
systems from both parties are interoperable in order to facilitate commercial
deployment of multivendor GPRS networks in 2000.
"Nokia is committed to support the idea of open interfaces in GPRS
infrastructure," says Petri Poyhonen, Vice President, GPRS Business Program,
Nokia Networks. "We see the interoperability issue very important. This
project is carried out to ensure the full support for multivendor interfaces.
As well as bringing IP to the mass market, GPRS enables constant connectivity
for advanced value-added services such as those based on the Wireless
Application Protocol."
"This joint and efficient activity is to ensure that GPRS systems --
including terminals, radio infrastructure and core network -- from both
parties are interoperable to facilitate commercial deployment of multi vendor
GPRS networks in 2000, for the best benefit of Alcatel's cellular customers,"
says Jean David Calvet, Vice President, Marketing Product Management and
Support of Acatel's radio communication activities.
About Alcatel
Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end
voice and data communications solutions to established and new carriers, as
well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees and sales
of EUR 21.3 billion ($25.0 billion), Alcatel operates in more than
130 countries.
About Nokia
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, fixed and IP networks including related
services. It also supplies multimedia terminals and computer displays. In
1998, net sales totaled EUR 13.3 billion (USD 15.7 billion). Headquartered in
Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York (NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London,
Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and employs more than 51,000 people.
Nokia contacts:
Communications Department
Nokia Networks
Tel. (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8193
Fax (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8199
Nokia.networks@nokia.com
Contacts Alcatel
For full Alcatel Geneva Telecom press list, consult :
alcatel.com
Alcatel Telecom Geneva :
Press Office : Tel : + 41 22 746 5507/08
Olivier Le Friec : Tel : + 33 (0)6 08 40 94 43
Willem Zevenbergen : Tel : + 33 (0)6 07 86 76 04
Alcatel Press Office (Paris)
Tel : + 33 (0)1 40 76 12 98
Investor Relations
Claire Pedini
Tel : +33 (0)1 40 76 13 93
Claire.pedini@alcatel.fr
Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane
Tel : +33 (0)1 40 76 13 30
Charlotte.laurent-ottomane@alcatel.fr
Emmanuel Spite Tel : +33 (0)1 40 76 16 04
Emmanuel.spite@alcatel.fr
SOURCE Alcatel
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/CONTACT: Alcatel Telecom Geneva: Press Office: +41-22-746-5507 or
+41-22-746-5508; or Olivier Le Friec, +33-6-08-40-94-43, or Willem
Zevenbergen, +33-6-07-86-76-04; or Alcatel Press Office -- Paris,
+33-1-40-76-12-98; or Investor Relations -- Claire Pedini, +33-1-40-76-13-93,
or Claire.pedini@alcatel.fr, or Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane, +33-1-40-76-13-30,
or Charlotte.laurent-ottomane@alcatel.fr, or Emmanuel Spite,
+33-1-40-76-16-04, or Emmanuel.spite@alcatel.fr, all of Alcatel; or Nokia
Networks, +358-9-5113-8193, fax, +358-9-5113-8199, or
Nokia.networks@nokia.com/
/Web site: alcatel.fr
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