Nokia delivers competitive EDGE technology globally (Back to News Reports)

17 September 2002 - Nokia yesterday announced that volume deliveries of EDGE hardware across all major GSM bands and in all continents have commenced. This marks another major milestone for Nokia, which became the first vendor to ship EDGE network hardware in volumes.

The first shipments took place in the Americas in the end of 2001, and during the first half 2002 deliveries began to networks in Europe and Asia, with full production capability achieved by mid-2002.

EDGE (enhanced data rates for global evolution) features are part of the GSM specifications and it is a 3G technology defined by ITU and 3GPP. EDGE is an important part of the smooth evolution to GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA multiradio networks. Together EDGE and WCDMA ensure fastest adoption of 3G multimedia services for all mobile subscribers

With EDGE, operators can provide consumers with a three-fold increase in data-rates and capacity through their GSM/GPRS networks, boosting the revenues generated by operators from the GSM frequencies and reducing the cost of building new capacity for the increasing usage of attractive data services. EDGE offers full backwards compatibility to GSM/GPRS services.

"EDGE enjoys the proven benefits of GSM technology, such as openness, cost-efficiency through economies of scale and true global footprint and roaming, and will become an integral part of GSM/GPRS and WCDMA terminals," explains Jussi Wäre, Vice President Marketing &Sales, Nokia Networks.

To support operators preparing their networks for EDGE launches, Nokia has started deliveries of GSM/EDGE capable carrier units to Nokia UltraSite EDGE Base Stations on all GSM frequency bands (800, 900, 1800 and 1900MHz).

"EDGE is a natural next step enhancement for all GSM/GPRS networks in boosting the performance of the existing data services as well as enabling a rich range of multimedia services, which is why mobile operators across the world are increasingly opting for EDGE," continues Wäre.

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Nokia introduces the 3650 imaging phone (Back to News Reports)

7 September 2002 - The Nokia 3650 is optimized for an easy and enjoyable imaging experiece. Nokia has unveiled a new product, the Nokia 3650 to its imaging phone category.

With an integrated high- resolution camera, camcorder, video player and multimedia messaging* (MMS) functionality, the Nokia 3650 introduces richer visual communication worldwide. The Nokia 3650 is a tri-band mobile phone operating on 5 continents wherever GSM 900/1800/1900 networks are available. Shipments are expected to begin early 2003.

"Nokia is pleased to add another imaging phone with the Series 60 platform to its wide range of products. Through its visual and dynamic features the Nokia 3650 expands the superior imaging experience and MMS into the global market. The Nokia 3650 is the first phone with an integrated camera to be delivered to the North America. This phone will generate a lot of excitement among consumers," said Juha Putkiranta, Senior Vice President, Imaging Business Unit, Nokia Mobile Phones.

To instantly "share a moment", the Nokia 3650 phone includes an integrated VGA camera, a large 176x208 pixel color display with 4096 colors, and a unique circular keypad with a 5-way scroll key. The Nokia 3650 also incorporates a camcorder for capturing video clips, as well as a RealOne Player for downloading and playing or real-time streaming of video content. The MMS functionality allows users to send video clips, images, text and sound to another compatible MMS-enabled phone or to an e-mail address. The Nokia 3650 phone has extensive e-mail support and an XHTML browser that enables next generation browsing.

The Series 60 platform on top of the Symbian OS (Operating System) offers a powerful, easy-to-use platform for the Nokia 3650 phone. Java(TM) technology allows users to personalize the content on their phone with a wide selection of third-party applications, including image editing and a variety of graphic-intense games. Developers looking to reach the Nokia 3650 phone audience can use the Series 60 Software Development Kit to build applications and Nokia Tradepoint as also Nokia Software Market to take their applications to market. More details, including free downloads of the Series 60 SDK, are available at Nokia's global developer site, www.forum.nokia.com.

The Nokia 3650 phone users can further add the fun and excitement to their everyday communication with Nokia digital services such as new games, ring tones and graphical wallpapers. Managing, manipulating and sharing photos, and sending e-cards is fun and easy through the Photo Zone service. Continuing the theme of sharing experiences, the Nokia 3650 phone supports multi-party game play over infrared and Bluetooth.

The Nokia 3650 phone weighs 130 g and has 4 MB internal user memory, expandable with a memory card to enable flexible storage for more pictures, games, or other files. The new compact and lightweight 850 mAh Li-Ion battery gives the Nokia 3650 phone a talk time of up to 4 hours hours, a standby time of up to 8 days and a faster charging time of approximately one hour. User-changeable Xpress-on(TM) covers allow Nokia 3650 phone owners another personalization option. The phone will also support a variety of optional accessories for power management, wearables and wireless Bluetooth connectivity.

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Nokia introduces advanced colour display 3510i (Back to News Reports)

6 September 2002 - The Nokia 3510i phone delivers a high-quality color display, MMS and JavaTM technologies in a trendy package

Nokia introduced the Nokia 3510i phone, the latest addition to the expression family, with a high-quality color display, multimedia messaging (MMS) and Java(TM) technology for downloadable games.The Nokia 3510i supports polyphonic ring tones and functional accessory covers. The Nokia 3510i phone is expected to start shipping in the fourth quarter, 2002 in Europe and Africa.

"The Nokia 3510i brings a great quality color display to the consumer market. When you consider the additional exciting features such as MMS and Java technology, the Nokia 3510i is truly an exciting mobile phone," said Kai Öistämö, Senior Vice President, Nokia Mobile Phones. "And users can personalize their phone to an unprecedented degree with our trendy functional accessory covers."

The Nokia 3510i phone's high-quality color display, with support for 4096 colors, enriches multimedia messages and games, and is well suited for WAP browsing. The Nokia 3510i is able to receive, send and forward multimedia messages with text-, image-, and tone content.

The functional accessory covers for the Nokia 3510i also include active covers that completely light up, flashing to the rhythm of your ring tone or as a game effect.

The Club Nokia offering for the Nokia 3510i comprise wide selection of digital services and color content via WAP. The Nokia 3510i phone provides easy access to e.g. downloadable java games, polyphonic (MIDI) ring tones, wallpapers and operator logos.

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Nokia introduces colour display THR880 TETRA phone
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5 September 2002 - Nokia introduced the Nokia THR880 TETRA radio terminal at the Tampere Safety and Security Expo in Finland. The new two-sided design sets new standards for usability and durability for professional users. The Nokia THR880 is expected to start shipping in the first quarter, 2003.

"With its usability and features, the new Nokia THR880 terminal is the leading product on the market, proving our expertise in meeting the needs of an extremely demanding customer segment, public safety users. Nokia is a strong advocate of the TETRA standard and is committed to continuously developing its TETRA products," said Kenneth Björklund, Director TETRA terminals, Nokia Mobile Phones.

The new, unique two-sided design of the Nokia THR880 gives users the possibility to choose the way of communication: on one side is the phone for phone calls, messaging and for access to the menu; on the other side is the radio, optimized for group communications. The phone comes with a high-resolution color display and clear display symbols, making it easier to read and access information.

The Nokia THR880 radio has an extensive range of group communication features that allow efficient and easy management of joint work between groups. The new rotary group selector makes group selection and changing between frequently used groups easy and fast. With a new folder system incorporated into the Nokia THR880, 1300 different talk groups can be programmed into the phone. Groups can be devided into folders, for example according to geographical usage areas. The "Back Key" in the middle of the group selector easily returns the user to a previously used group or to a home group.

The new "Fast Menu Key" and "Duty Key" make selection of the most often used functions quick and straightforward. The "Fast Menu Key" and "Duty Key" provide access to calling to a home group, sending a predefined message or turning on/off DMO with just a single press of the button, for example.

Another new feature of the Nokia THR880 is voice feedback, which guides users and confirms their selections, freeing hands and eyes to focus on the task at hand.

The accessories for the Nokia THR880 include an active wearable holder that makes the radio part of any work outfit. In the active holder, the radio is easily accessible, allowing direct access to the radio controls without additional microphones or loudspeakers. Other accessories include an active car kit for hands-free operation, a desktop stand, travel charger and cigarette lighter charger. The robust accessory connector allows other manufacturers to adapt their professional accessories and peripherals to the Nokia THR880.

The data capabilities of this robust, shock, dust and water-resistant TETRA terminal include WAP deployment and IP Packet Data capabilities. Direct mode operation (DMO) and Dynamic Group Number Assignment (DGNA) are also part of the total offering.

TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) is the only open digital trunked radio standard defined by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to meet the needs of the most demanding professional mobile radio users.

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