New World Mobility Partners With Nokia to Step Towards Third-Generation Mobile Services in Hong Kong
Completion of GPRS Core Network Brings Mobile Communications in
Hong Kong Into the New Millennium
HELSINKI, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 1999-- Joining hands to unveil a new chapter in Hong Kong's mobile communications industry, New World Mobility today announced that the installation of the Nokia General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) solution has been completed. Commercial launch of network services is scheduled for mid of 2000.
As a major stepping stone towards the third-generation mobile communications technology, GPRS boosts data speed to over
100kbits per second and enables mobile phone users to be permanently connected to the network. This opens the door to entirely new, innovative mobile applications such as high speed wireless access to the Internet and corporate LANs.
''The installation of the GPRS solution demonstrates our commitment to driving the mobile market towards the new era of advanced data services,'' said Albert Wong, Chief Executive of New World Telephone Group. ''As mobile phones are an essential part of our lives, we are striving to leverage advanced mobile communications technologies, such as GPRS and 3G, to empower our customers with the services and information they need through their mobiles.''
Mike Mulvey, Managing Director of Nokia Networks, Nokia (H.K.) Ltd, added: ''GPRS is a key building block in the smooth evolution to our vision of Mobile Information Society where users have access to information anytime, anywhere. Hong Kong is renowned for its very advanced telecommunications services and we are pleased to continue our partnership with New World Mobility to lead the next generation of even more advanced mobile services.''
New World Mobility has integrated the Nokia GPRS core network solution into its existing GSM infrastructure for testing and to prepare for future data speed needs. The Nokia GPRS core network solution includes the Serving GPRS support Node, the Gateway GPRS Support Node, the Domain Name Server, the Charging Gateway, Firewall and Ethernet switches. The hardware is already commercially capable and supports all ETSI specified interfaces and standards.
Besides installing the GPRS, New World Mobility and Nokia will also work closely together to develop services for the GPRS
network, including wireless e-commerce and wireless Internet access applications.
About New World Mobility
New World Mobility's quality mobile services are provided by New World Telephone Group. Since 1995, New World
Telephone Group has grown rapidly into one of the largest telecommunications companies in Hong Kong. Building on its
strategic set of fixed network and mobile licences, New World Telephone Group provides a full range of advanced, integrated
telecommunications solutions, including local fixed telephone network, international communications, mobile, and interactive
multimedia public payphone services.
Fusing with the financial strength and a depth of resources of its mother companies New World Development and INFA
Technologies Limited, New World Telephone Group is committed to bringing customers the benefits of innovative and latest
technologies, and is poised to be a leading player in the provision of communication, information, entertainment and electronic
business services to businesses and consumers worldwide.
About Nokia
Nokia offers total GSM systems, with everything from digital mobile phones to transmission and switching as well as extensive
services and network management solutions for building, efficiently operating and developing these networks. Having supplied
GSM technology to 87 operators in 39 countries, Nokia ranks as one of the world's leading suppliers of GSM 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, 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 53 000 people.
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