STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- Finland's Nokia, Friday said it has had a GSM contract extended with Sichuan Unicom, a unit of China Unicom.
Under the agreement, Nokia will deploy its GSM radio and core networks, including the Nokia MSC Server mobile softswitch, in four cities in the Sichuan Province.
Nokia also provides an extensive range of services, including network planning, optimization and rollout services.
Deliveries have started and the network expansion will be fully operational by August 2006. The agreement is another significant milestone for Nokia in Sichuan following the Chengdu R&D Center expansion, announced in April 2006.
"We are extremely delighted with our progress in the GSM business and deepening cooperation with mobile operators in China," said Yuan Wei, vice-president of China Area, Networks, Nokia. "The mobile market and the number of subscribers in China are growing fast and steadily. With our global experience and strong end-to-end localization commitment, we support mobile operators in bringing state- of-the-art mobile services to their customers."
The Nokia MSC Server mobile softswitch is a circuit core network architecture fully compatible with GSM/EDGE and WCDMA 3G.
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