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Nokia to provide capacity boost for M1 network in Singapore
Nokia and M1 in Singapore have signed an agreement, valued
at over US $35million, which will see the expansion and upgrade of the M1 GSM
network. With this latest commitment, M1 will have invested over US $240 million
in its GSM network. Under the contract, Nokia will supply a complete range of
transmission and base station equipment, including one of the the world's most
powerful mobile switches - the DX 200 "i-series"
Transit Mobile Switching Center (MSCi) and Nokia MetroSite High Capacity base
stations. This seventh expansion will bring the total capacity of the
M1 GSM 900 network to around 500,000 subscribers. As part of the deal, Nokia
will also supply its Nokia Artus USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Services Data)
Center, an application platform for offering interactive messaging services, as
well as software upgrades and a complete range of engineering services and
training. Chief Executive Officer of M1, Neil Montefiore said:
"The voice and data traffic in our network is continuing to show strong
growth and we have to be a step ahead in providing the required capacity for
growth. This agreement with Nokia means M1 will continue to offer competitive,
advanced services, laying the ground more diverse future applications." The business environment is changing for operators such as
M1, as mobile data meets IP, to enable more advanced services to be delivered to
the mass market," said Heinz Brasic, General Manager, Nokia Networks,
Singapore. "We are pleased to continue our partnership with M1 in
satisfying the demands for capacity in Singapore, at every stage of their
network evolution." M1, Singapore's most exciting and innovative mobile and
paging service provider, is a consortium comprising the Keppel Group, Singapore
Press Holdings, Cable & Wireless and Cable & Wireless HKT. Nokia has
been working with M1 since its service launch in 1997. Notes: Nokia MetroSite
The complete Nokia MetroSite solution forms part of the
Nokia High Capacity GSM System. Nokia MetroSite includes a high-capacity base
station, a base station controller, a transmission node and two integrated radio
options for cellular transmission. This new solution is intended for networks in
areas of dense call traffic, such as business sectors, train or subway stations
and shopping districts. This total site solution is also designed to make high
capacity affordable by cutting operators' total network costs by up to50 per
cent. USSD
USSD Center is complementary to existing SMS services,
bringing smoother and faster interactive messaging to users. The Nokia Artus
USSD Center enables operators to introduce messaging services with Unstructured
Supplementary Services Data (USSD) as the bearer, providing fast and predictable
response times. Users can save links of USSD based services in their mobile phones to either their phonebooks or quick dial keys, and access the services via these links whenever they like. With the Nokia Artus Messaging Platform, users can also access Internet information via USSD as the USSD Center also supports WAP (Wireless Application Protocol). |
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