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28th jun 2004 - At a media briefing in London, Nokia
and 3 UK, the UK's first and only video mobile operator,
underscored the maturity and reliability of 3's WCDMA
3G network. Speaking at the event, executives from 3
UK and Nokia detailed how 3G technology is now as robust
as time-tested GSM/2G networks, but much faster and
more efficient.
"Today we have the most technically advanced high-capacity
network in the UK, thanks in part to Nokia," says
David Cooper, Chief Technical Officer, 3 UK. "WCDMA
3G technology is now every bit as robust as GSM, it
has reached levels of reliability and capacity much
faster than GSM did in the early 1990s - and it is a
more complex technology. This accelerated progress is
allowing us to offer our customers a range of exciting
video and mobile multimedia services, like person-to-person
video calling, and streamed video clips of news, music,
comedy and sports highlights. Nokia is one of our key
partners in this service roll-out, helping us maintain
our position as the leading video mobile network in
the UK." He went on to add, "With over 78%
population coverage for our video mobile services, we
have rapidly closed the gap on our competitor networks
with a superior technology. The future really is 3G!"
Nokia has supplied 3 UK's entire core network and the
northern part of its radio network. Nokia's core network
solution has been key in ensuring advanced service functionality
for 3's customers from the very first day 3 launched
its network in March 2003 - for instance, video telephony
was supported from day one.
3 UK has undertaken the fastest network rollout in UK
history and has succeeded on a scale and speed that
is unprecedented. The focus of the last six months has
been on network optimization and fine-tuning for superior
performance and improved customer experience. As a result,
3 UK's radio network provides strong video service coverage
to more than 78% of the UK population, complemented
by voice & picture service coverage to 99% of the
population through a roaming partnership. 3 UK now has
2,500 sites installed and integrated in the network
with Nokia radio equipment.
3 UK
"3 UK's network is now fully up to speed for delivering
high volumes of data-intensive traffic," says Rajeev
Suri, Vice President, Networks, Nokia. "3 UK's
customers get all the benefits of GSM and GPRS as well
as sophisticated data services at up to 384 kbits. But
this is just the start of the journey. WCDMA is an evolution
built on earlier networks and will lead to even higher
data speeds in the future."
3 UK and Nokia gave a joint presentation on the achievements
to date and then took a range of questions from the
industry's leading media and correspondents.
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