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18th June 2004 - Nokia and Hutchison India have concluded
a new agreement on the supply of Nokia's mobile switching
and GSM radio network to meet the growing demand in
India for high-quality mobile phone services. Nokia
will now supply GSM equipment to nine of Hutchison India's
13 "circles", making it the largest network
vendor for the Indian operator.
Under the agreement, Nokia will deploy switching equipment
and high-capacity GSM radio networks to enhance Hutchison's
existing GSM networks in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
states and in the city of Chennai. Nokia will also supply
GSM radio networks to Hutchison's new circles in West
Bengal and western Uttar Pradesh. Switching equipment
for West Bengal is also a part of the deal.
Under this agreement, Nokia will continue supplying
to Hutchison complete GSM network systems in Gujarat,
as well as GSM radio networks in Rajasthan, Haryana,
and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
The equipment Nokia is supplying is upgradeable to EDGE
to support high-speed data applications.
"By consolidating our supplier agreements, we are
determined to cost-effectively improve coverage and
capacity in our present networks and smoothly rollout
service in the new ones," says Asim Ghosh, Managing
Director, Hutchison India. "Nokia's high-capacity
radio networks and switching solutions are well suited
for the job, and we are convinced that this deployment
will benefit our customers now and in the future."
"We are pleased that Hutchison has chosen us as
their main supplier in this rapidly growing market,
and we look forward to working with them to enhance
the user experience of Hutchison customers," says
Rajeev Suri, Vice President, Networks, Nokia. "The
potential and scale of the Indian telecom market is
enormous, which is why we are gratified to be playing
a major role in the progress of mobile communications
in this country."
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