Nokia to supply GSM network expansion in Beijing, China
BusinessWire, Wednesday, August 26, 1998 at 06:01
HELSINKI, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 1998--Beijing Nokia
Mobile Telecommunications Ltd and Beijing Nokia Hang Xiang
Telecommunications System Ltd - two of Nokia's joint ventures in
China, and Beijing Telecom Administration (BTA), have signed an
agreement for the sixth expansion of the BTA network in China. The
value of the contract is USD 56 million. Deliveries will begin in
September and the network additions are expected to be operational at
the end of this year.
With this expansion, the total number of subscribers to the BTA
network will rise to 1.75 million. Nokia will deliver GSM 900 and GSM
1800 equipment including its mobile switching centres (MSC), home
location registers (HLR), base station controllers (BSC) and base
stations. Nokia will also supply customer services including
installation, network planning and optimization, technical support and
training |
