STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Finnish telecom equipment supplier Nokia Oyj (NOK) Wednesday said it has received a $115 million deal to expand Brazilian mobile operator TNL PCS's, or Oi Cellular, GSM/Edge network.
Nokia will expand and upgrade Oi's core network by implementing a core network solution, including the first Nokia MSC Server system in the Americas, the Nokia Intelligent Content Delivery system and Nokia Push to talk over Cellular, or PoC.
Nokia will also significantly expand the capacity of Oi's radio network in ten states in the north, northeast and southeast of the country. Deliveries begin immediately.
In addition to expanding the existing network capabilities, Nokia will also provide new functionalities by introducing the Nokia MSC Server and Nokia Multimedia Gateway, the Nokia Intelligent Content Delivery system and Nokia PoC.
Nokia is providing network implementation and project management, as well as implementing the Nokia NetAct Traffica system for real-time network traffic management. Nokia will provide solution integration services to integrate the Nokia platforms into Oi's IT network.
Nokia has been a major GSM network supplier to Oi since 2001, and is Oi's sole supplier of GPRS.
Nokia Web site: http://www.nokia.com
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Posted to the site on 27th October 2004
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