EDGE Call Made in Thailand

Thailand's DTAC and Nokia have announced the successful completion of the first EDGE call in Thailand and among the first operator calls worldwide. The EDGE call in a laboratory environment is part of the first phase DTAC EDGE trial using commercial equipment from Nokia.

"There was a clear shift in interest towards EDGE in 2002. Many operators worldwide have started to roll out GSM/EDGE hardware. We at Nokia are delighted that DTAC has demonstrated strong commitment to the global standard of GSM and its trust in Nokia. We are excited to trial our EDGE technology with DTAC," said Kristian Strand, Account Director, Nokia Networks.

To date, Nokia has supplied DTAC with complete GSM systems and solutions comprising of Nokia Base Station Subsystems, Nokia Switching Subsystem and GPRS Core Network, Nokia Multimedia Messaging Center (MMSC), SMSC, Nokia Intelligent Network (IN) Platform and Network Consultancy Services.

Nokia has delivered GSM/EDGE hardware since December 2001. By now Nokia has delivered EDGE capable GSM hardware in volumes to 28 operators in 19 countries. This spring Nokia will have fourteen EDGE trials in all continents. Many other Nokia customers are expected to join to the global EDGE trials. Earlier this year Nokia also announced EDGE deals with America Movil in Colombia and in Equador.

DTAC currently has over 5.5 million customers. Telenor has been DTAC's strategic partner since 2000."

Posted to the site on 4th April 2003