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14th October 2004 - Nokia and Vodafone Omnitel N.V.
in Italy have signed an agreement to upgrade Vodafone
Italy's core network for GSM/EDGE and WCDMA 3G with
Nokia's MSC Server System. The MSC Server System brings
improved efficiency in the core network for the delivery
of voice minutes by reducing floor space occupancy and
optimizing investments for mobile networks evolution.
Vodafone becomes one of the first operators to deploy
a 3GPP Release 4 MSC Server Systems in its commercial
network.
Volume deployments have started following a successful
testing period with commercial live GSM and WCDMA traffic.
Nokia is leading the market in the volume availability
of 3GPP Release 4 architecture and is the only vendor
able to provide full 3GPP Release 4 support for both
GSM/EDGE and WCDMA 3G.
"We are pleased to continue supporting Vodafone
Italy in modernizing its network to meet the needs of
the future," says Christian Fredrikson, Vice President,
Networks, Nokia. "The Nokia MSC Server supports
future network architectures as well as existing GSM
and WCDMA services, making it an ideal basis for voice
services in networks today and tomorrow."
The Nokia MSC Server Solution is the new voice core
solution for 2G and 3G networks. Specified in 3GPP Release
4, the Nokia MSC Server Solution upgrades the operator's
circuit core network for 3G expansion and IP-based technologies,
as well as optimizes GSM networks. It enables operators
to concentrate call control to large centers, while
distributing switching functions to locations close
to traffic hot spots -- reducing the cost of building
and operating mobile networks.
Both GSM/EDGE and WCDMA services can be offered in the
same network elements without limitations, which means
that migration to combined GSM/WCDMA networks can be
accomplished cost-efficiently.
The MSC Server is also the first architecture to enable
a safe and standardized way to implement carrier-grade
Voice over IP protocol (VoIP) service in mobile core
networks.
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