Europe
Finland : Nokia and Cable & Wireless have signed an International
Frame Agreement for the supply of GSM and WCDMA 3G radio and core
networks. Cable & Wireless is a new mobile network customer for
Nokia.
Cable and Wireless operates in 34 countries across the globe. This
agreement will help increase Cable and Wireless' coverage, capacity
and quality in key markets.
The deal covers radio networks, including the Nokia HSDPA solution;
core networks, including the 3GPP release 4 compliant Nokia mobile
softswitch; and services, including the unique multitechnology Nokia
NetAct(TM) solution, which supports both 2G and 3G networks.
"Our aim is to offer the very latest mobile multimedia services
to our customers. We chose Nokia on the strength of its technology
offering and ability to support us globally," says Francis Mount,
Chief Technology Officer, Cable & Wireless International Businesses.
"Nokia is delighted to be signing an International Frame Agreement
with Cable & Wireless," says Peter Kühne, Vice President,
Networks, Nokia. "With Nokia's leading technology, particularly
WCDMA 3G and HSDPA, Nokia can bring value and new revenues to Cable
& Wireless in deploying new networks globally across Cable &
Wireless's selected markets."
The 3GPP Release 4 architecture of the Nokia MSC Server System will
allow Cable & Wireless to gain significant cost savings in the
operation of its GSM and WCDMA 3G networks and will enable the operator
to offer the most advanced mobile multimedia services to its customers.
