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Wireless
June
9, 2004
Nokia to enhance INDOSAT's network
INDONESIA
-- Nokia recently signed a deal for upgrading and expanding
INDOSAT's GSM network in Indonesia, valued at USD 50
million. This agreement will enhance service coverage,
capacity and quality for its GSM network in East Java.
The phase 1 project has been completed and the implementation
of phase 2 expansion has begun. Based on regular monitoring
on the network performance and quality, significant
improvements have been achieved in terms of coverage
and quality of the East Java BSS network. This has resulted
in significant increase in network utilisation/traffic.
Nokia will supply the full range of GSM network equipment,
including Nokia Ultrasite base stations and Nokia base
station controller BSC3i. The UltraSite can support
GSM/EDGE, high-speed data, GPRS and W-CDMA for 3G technologies.
In addition, Nokia is providing rollout planning and
network optimization to enhance the network quality,
implementation of both indoor and outdoor solutions,
logistics services, as well as training to realise the
full potential of personnel resources in accordance
with technology shifts and market needs. The services
will be provided using Nokia NetAct, the only fully-featured,
multivendor, multitechnology operations support system
on a single platform.
John Stefanac, vice president, Networks, Nokia, said:
"We're very pleased to enter into cooperation with
Indosat, one of the biggest operators in Indonesia,
a market with tremendous growth potential. This is an
important step for both Indosat and Nokia as it will
allow Indosat to fully benefit from Nokia's leadership
in the wireless communication market, while allowing
Nokia to position it's leading products in the East
Java market. Our leading-edge GSM system equipment will
provide Indosat with a solution that supports the evolution
to future GSM technologies and services, such as EDGE,
while immediately improving the quality and coverage
of Indosat existing voice and GPRS based data services
in East Java."
Contact:
Nokia, Networks
Tel: + 358 7180 38198
networks.communications@nokia.com
www.nokia.com
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