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To: Mika Kukkanen who wrote (1622)	3/22/1999 7:41:00 AM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 34857

Dow Jones Newswires Nokia Gets EUR150M Polish GSM Network Expansion Contract Dow Jones Newswires HELSINKI -- Finnish telecommunications company Oy Nokia (NOKA) has extended its long-term frame agreement to supply GSM equipment to Polish operator Polkomtel S.A. in a deal worth EUR150 million, Nokia said Monday. Nokia will supply network infrastructure equipment for Polkomtel's Plus GSM network, including mobile switching centers, base stations, base station controllers and a range of customer services covering implementation and technical support, the company said. GSM stands for Global System for Mobile communications and is the world's most widely deployed digital wireless communications standard. Polkomtel has operated a GSM 900 network since October 1996. The network has more than 900,000 subscribers and a population coverage of 91%.

To: Mika Kukkanen who wrote (1622)	3/22/1999 8:04:00 AM
From: tero kuittinen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34857

Nokia just announced a new GSM network expansion in China, worth nearly 50 million dollars. The Polish GSM network deal announced earlier today was worth nearly 170 million bucks. That South China Morning Post article is signaling GSM's final triumph in Asia - China is shifting the discussion to third generation technologies, because it does not want to debate the second generation situation anymore. The case is closed. I'm impressed by the way the Chinese are finessing the situation. USA can deny China the WTO membership and American trade negotiators are using this threat to force China into favoring American companies (which is the kind of anti-competition strong-arm tactics that WTO was founded to prevent, ironically enough). But China doesn't want to endanger the success of GSM in China by pouring billions of dollars into CDMA networks, which it has little use for. The most likely solution? China concedes to accept CDMA2000 as a third generation technology, continues the GSM expansion and puts the current CDMA standard IS-95 on ice. Let's hope this possible compromise is enough to prevent further trade friction. It should be noted that Finland has accepted CDMA2000 as a third generation technology as well. The four Finnish 3G licenses were announced last week - and all the companies are choosing W-CDMA. There simply are no operators willing to risk CDMA2000 at this point. The W-CDMA development has already resulted in half a dozen companies having handset prototypes and trial networks in operation. Nokia is following up the WAP phone announcement by making public several agreements with key mobile operators in Europe and Asia. This means that when 7110 becomes available, it is supported from the start by enough WAP-friendly operators to give it a solid launch. "Nokia on allekirjoittanut sopimuksen kahdeksan operaattorin kanssa. Näitä ovat suomalaiset Radiolinja ja Sonera, Saksan D-Mobil, Ruotsin Europolitan, Norjan NetCom, Englannin Orange, Hong Kongin Telecom Mobile Service ja New World Mobility. Aiemmin Nokia on kertonut julkisuuteen Ranskan France Telecom Mobilesin ja Ruotsin Telia Mobilen kanssa tekemistään koekäyttösopimuksista. -Uutistoimisto Startel" Tero

To: Mika Kukkanen who wrote (1622)	3/22/1999 9:40:00 AM
From: brian h	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 34857

Mika, I hope you guys do not deny my entry to be a member of Nokia thread. After all, all my questions are legit and Nokia related. As a Finn (you might not be) and an European, do you guys think China and Europe should open up for competition in technology and handset variety? If yes, Wait for all CDMA manufacturers to open up more manufacturing facilities in no time. That way for sure you will see more QCOM's variety of phones. Agree? If no, good for you guys. It sure will keep China and Europe on GSM strong hold. Hey. Please leave some room for CDMA supporters to cry unfair. Unfair. CDMA supporters really need some whining. After all GSM groups pick up all the goodies. There are only sour grapes left. You do not expect me to come over and say King Tero or Long Live Nokia all the time, do you? Then would it be like that QCOM channel filled with worship words only on Nokia? Best, Brian H.