Europe
/ Taiwan : Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (CHT) has awarded a turnkey
network expansion contract to Nokia. The deal expands CHT's WCDMA
3G and HSDPA network coverage and paves the way for smooth network
evolution. Deliveries and deployment will start immediately.
Under the agreement, Nokia will deploy WCDMA 3G radio and core networks.
Nokia will also provide turnkey services including network planning,
other support services, deployment and optimization of Nokia HSDPA
that was provided earlier. The deal brings Nokia's managed services
references to 40 contracts in 31 countries. The network will be supported
by, Nokia NetAct(TM) network and service management system.
"This expansion is an important step forward for CHT, as the
Taiwanese market is extremely competitive. We need to improve our
network capability constantly and keep abreast of mobile technology
developments for offering high-quality services to our subscribers,"
says Mr. Chang Shaio-Tung, Mobile Business Group President, Chunghwa
Telecom. "Nokia's complete solutions will enhance our network,
improve coverage and enable faster communications services. We are
excited about the extensive support that Nokia has provided to make
this happen."
"We are proud of winning CHT's expansion contract. It extends
the collaboration between Nokia and CHT at a time when 3G services
are taking off in Taiwan," says Mike Wang, General Manager, Hong
Kong and Taiwan, Networks, Nokia. "This further underlines our
leadership in WCDMA networks."
Nokia has been working with Chunghwa Telecom since 1999, and in addition
to the WCDMA networks it has supplied the operator's GPRS core network,
MMS (Multimedia Messaging) Solution and ADSL for high-speed fixed
Internet access. Nokia is the sole supplier for Chunghwa Telecom,
providing 3G core and radio network equipment as well as an extensive
range of delivery and care services. In 2003, Chunghwa was the first
customer in the world to implement Nokia's 3GPP Rel'4 architecture
based on IP technology.
About Chunghwa Telecom
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. is the largest telecommunications service
provider in Taiwan and has the largest market share in all key business
lines. Chunghwa provides an integrated and full range of telecommunications
services that include fixed-line, wireless services and Internet and
data services. The company is Taiwan's largest cellular service provider
in terms of revenues and subscribers. It had 8.2m subscribers as of
December 2004, giving a market share of 38% of total cellular subscribers
and 35% of total cellular service revenues in Taiwan as of December
2004.
