Jiangxi PTA, China, continues with Nokia for USD 130 million network expansion
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(February 1, 1999) - Nokia and Jiangxi Post and Telecom Administration have signed an agreement valued at approximately USD 130 million for further expansion of the Jiangxi network in China.
The contract, between Beijing Nokia Hang Xing Telecommunications Systems Ltd and Beijing Nokia Mobile Telecommunications Ltd - two of Nokia's joint ventures in China - and Jiangxi PTA, means the total capacity in the network will rise almost five fold, making GSM services available to around 1.5 million subscribers in the eastern province.
Nokia will deliver GSM 900 equipment including its mobile switching centres home location registers, base station controllers and base stations. Nokia will also supply customer services including installation, network planning and optimization, technical support and upgrades to MII Phase 2 specification. Deliveries will begin immediately and the expansion should be operational in September 1999.
"We have been working with Jiangxi PTA since they launched their network in 1995," says Folke Ahlbäck, Senior Vice President, Nokia, China. "Therefore we are very pleased to be continuing with Jiangxi PTA for this fourth expansion phase, extending high quality GSM services to a growing number of subscribers."
With many technological innovations and industry firsts in China, Nokia is a leading supplier of mobile phones and network equipment to China's demanding telecommunications market. Nokia has seven production sites in China, as well as a global R&D unit and offices nationwide, employing a total of around 3,000 people.
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 78 operators in 37 countries, Nokia ranks as one of the world's leading suppliers of GSM networks.
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 1998, net sales totaled FIM 79.2 billion (USD 15.7 billion, EUR 13.3 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on five European Stock Exchanges and on the New York Stock Exchange (NOK.A), has sales in over 130 countries and employs more than 44,000 people worldwide.
Contact information:
Ms Arja Suominen, Vice President, Communications
Nokia Telecommunications
Tel: (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8193
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