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25th May 2005 - The Taiwan telecom industry is making
history today with the initial launch of Taiwan's first
3G service by Taiwan Mobile. Closely supported by Nokia
throughout the long process leading up to this milestone,
the initial launch, branded "catch 3! catch your
eyes!", will give subscribers their first taste
of 3G services. The full-service implementation of "catch
3!" will later permit subscribers to enjoy a variety
of mobile entertainment and video experiences through
3G services.
As Taiwan Mobile's sole supplier of its WCDMA system,
Nokia endeavors to promote 3G services together with
Taiwan Mobile. During the preparation stage, Nokia not
only provided 3G solutions and technologies, but also
shared global 3G business experiences with Taiwan Mobile
and provided handsets customization as well as facilitated
mobile content development.
"We are very grateful to those key partners who
have been contributing to Taiwan Mobile as the first
in the industry to launch the 3G trial service, 'catch
3, catch your eyes'," says Mr. Harvey Chang, President,
Taiwan Mobile. "A special thanks to Nokia for its
world leading technologies and ability to provide, deploy
and support end-to-end 3G systems for Taiwan Mobile.
We will continue to work closely to ensure that the
high quality of full commercial service launch will
be achieved in the third quarter."
"We're honored to support Taiwan Mobile's 3G initial
launch activities, which also reaffirm Nokia's leading
position in Taiwan's 3G arena," says David Ho,
Senior Vice President, Networks, Nokia. "Taiwan
Mobile's subscribers will benefit from new mobile applications
and services allowing them to enjoy refreshing experiences
of communication and convenience."
Nokia provides a full range of support and services
to help operators differentiate and innovate mobile
services, demonstrating Nokia's commitments and support
to its valued customers. Nokia is committed to support
Taiwan Mobile in introducing more innovative and fun
mobile services to Taiwan, backed by Nokia's extensive
practical experience of implementing mobile services
for operators.
Since 2004, Nokia has been Taiwan Mobile's sole supplier
of a full range of 3G radio and core network equipment.
In addition to a complete WCDMA system, Nokia is supplying
a range of professional services to support the deployment.
In 2001, Nokia supplied Taiwan Mobile's complete GPRS
system, and under a 2002 agreement supplied a major
part of WCDMA for the initial network deployment.
About Taiwan Mobile
Taiwan Mobile (formerly named TCC Group) is Taiwan's
largest private mobile operator, carrying over six million
mobile subscribers and three portfolio operators: Taiwan
Mobile, TransAsia Telecommunications and Mobitai Communications.
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