Nokia Wins Austrian Contract

ONE (Connect Austria) and Nokia have signed a contract for the further expansion of the operator's GSM1800 network. The contract, which covers two years, means that Nokia remains the sole GSM supplier to ONE. Nokia is supplying a full range of GSM core, as well as radio access radio infrastructure and transmission equipment. Deliveries will include the new Ultrasite base station and MSCi switching series and further expansions of existing SMSC, WAP and GPRS systems as well as new network functionality to further improve quality and performance.

Nokia will also be engaging in securing 2G-3G handovers between both networks, as Nokia is also a supplier of the 3G network for ONE.

No financial details were provided'"

Posted to the site on 30th July 2002