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September 2002 - At a landmark 3G event in Helsinki, Finland,
Nokia and Sonera demonstrated the evolution of mobile communications
towards increasingly advanced 3G mobile services and devices.
Both companies also reinforced their commitment to the development
of interoperable mobile multimedia services and technologies.
The companies further reaffirmed their frontrunner position
by exhibiting live demonstrations of advanced Sonera services
using the Nokia 6650 - the world's first 3GPP-compliant
dual-mode WCDMA/GSM terminal, also introduced today.
The
practical and easy-to-use mobile Sonera services demonstrated
to media representatives from around the globe at Kiasma,
the Helsinki Museum of Contemporary Art, are also the first
to use the Nokia 6650 in a live WCDMA network environment,
marking an important milestone in the progress of 3G. The
wide range of advanced services introduced today blend picture
messaging, video clips, games and e-mail into a rich service
offering. These advanced services can be delivered seamlessly
using both GSM/GPRS and WCDMA evolution phases of current
mobile communications technologies.
The
development of next-generation mobile terminals such as
the Nokia 6650, combined with attractive service development,
will further accelerate the take-off of new advanced 3G
mobile services. Openness and interoperability will meanwhile
result in the seamless use of services across networks and
borders, enhancing user experience and volume usage.
Senior
representatives of Nokia and Sonera speaking at Kiasma outlined
how they see 3G services developing in the coming months.
"The
transition of services between 2G and 3G ecosystems will
be an evolutionary one, with the ultimate goal of total
transparency between different technologies to bring a seamless
user experience," says Harri Koponen, CEO, Sonera. "The
successful introduction and adoption of these new mobile
services combining both visualization and user-friendliness
are based on honoring true customer need and, thus, are
suitable for everyday life."
"Nokia
and Sonera have worked closely together to bring about the
smooth introduction of new and creative products and services,"
says Dr. JT Bergqvist, Executive Vice President, Nokia Networks.
"The key requirements for providing the needed capacity
are speed and user-friendliness. Today's event marks the
beginning of a period of accelerated network optimization
and interoperability testing, leading to a seamless experience
for mobile users. Based on this testing period, the operator-controlled
commercial WCDMA pilots in the fourth quarter of this year
will expand to commercial implementations in 2003. This
`incubation' period will also give application developers
the perfect opportunity to work with commercial systems
and terminals to create and fine-tune commercial services
with broad appeal."
SOURCE
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