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To: Valueman who wrote (3311)	1/17/2000 11:44:00 AM
From: Jim Lurgio	Respond to of 34857

Nokia to Provide Capacity Boost for M1 Network in Singapore HELSINKI, Finland, Jan 17, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Nokia and M1 in Singapore have signed an agreement, valued at over USD 35 million, which will see the expansion and upgrade of the M1 GSM network. With this latest commitment, M1 will have invested over USD 240 million in its GSM network. Under the contract, Nokia will supply a complete range of transmission and base station equipment, including one of the the world's most powerful mobile switches - the DX 200 "i-series" Transit Mobile Switching Center (MSCi) and Nokia MetroSite High Capacity base stations. This seventh expansion will bring the total capacity of the M1 GSM 900 network to around 500,000 subscribers. As part of the deal, Nokia will also supply its Nokia Artus USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Services Data) Center, an application platform for offering interactive messaging services, as well as software upgrades and a complete range of engineering services and training. Chief Executive Officer of M1, Neil Montefiore said: "The voice and data traffic in our network is continuing to show strong growth and we have to be a step ahead in providing the required capacity for growth. This agreement with Nokia means M1 will continue to offer competitive, advanced services, laying the ground more diverse future applications." The business environment is changing for operators such as M1, as mobile data meets IP, to enable more advanced services to be delivered to the mass market," said Heinz Brasic, General Manager, Nokia Networks, Singapore. "We are pleased to continue our partnership with M1 in satisfying the demands for capacity in Singapore, at every stage of their network evolution." M1, Singapore's most exciting and innovative mobile and paging service provider, is a consortium comprising the Keppel Group, Singapore Press Holdings, Cable & Wireless and Cable & Wireless HKT. Nokia has been working with M1 since its service launch in 1997. 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. Notes to Editors: Nokia MetroSite The complete Nokia MetroSite solution forms part of the Nokia High Capacity GSM System. Nokia MetroSite includes a high-capacity base station, a base station controller, a transmission node and two integrated radio options for cellular transmission. This new solution is intended for networks in areas of dense call traffic, such as business sectors, train or subway stations and shopping districts. This total site solution is also designed to make high capacity affordable by cutting operators' total network costs by up to 50 per cent. USSD USSD Center is complementary to existing SMS services, bringing smoother and faster interactive messaging to users. The Nokia Artus USSD Center enables Operators to introduce messaging services with Unstructured Supplementary Services Data (USSD) as the bearer, providing fast and predictable response times. Users can save links of USSD based services in their mobile phones to either their phonebooks or quick dial keys, and access the services via these links whenever they like. With the Nokia Artus Messaging Platform, users can also access Internet information via USSD as the USSD Center also supports WAP (Wireless Application Protocol).

To: Valueman who wrote (3311)	1/17/2000 11:47:00 AM
From: tero kuittinen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 34857

No, Valueman - I didn't call it a break-through. I said that a real mobile data break-through requires a large customer base, good applications and big backing from content providers. It's easy to see why NTT-DoCoMo succeeded - they have a lock on a hefty chunk of the entire Japanese population, they got the product to the market first and they persuaded content providers to back HTML-based solutions. If GPRS can offer a similar product under similar conditions, it has a good chance of replicating that success in its core markets; though here it's probably non-HTML WAP that will most likely succeed. What's unclear is what will happen to mobile data solutions that are offered to a small subscriber base, don't have wide content provider support and represent a minority standard. Tero