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6th October 2005 - Nokia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with Brazilian telecommunications giant Telemar Oi to
begin trials of Nokia's Fixed Mobile Convergence solutions.
The Nokia Fixed Mobile Convergence solutions can leverage
Telemar's current fixed network to create a converged packet
based domain for fixed and mobile services. Telemar operates
the largest fixed network in South America, with around 15
million subscribers, as well as the Oi branded mobile network,
which currently caters to around 8 million subscribers.
The trial employs a comprehensive Nokia end-to-end solution
for unified core and converged access networks, as well as
Nokia terminals providing multimedia and VoIP services for
both mobile and fixed customers. The Nokia unified core includes
the Nokia IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), for voice calls and
multimedia services, the Nokia VoIP Server, and the Nokia
MSC Server System (MSS). The agreement also includes testing
of the Nokia Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) solution for extending
the potential of fixed broadband networks.
"At Telemar Oi, we have been a pioneer in GSM in Brazil
and have already successfully launched integrated service
packages for our fixed and mobile residential customers,"
says Alberto Blanco, marketing director of Telemar Group.
"This convergence trial is a natural extension of that
and is an important part in our vision for the future in driving
growth in our businesses."
"We are delighted to be working with Telemar Oi on this
end-to-end convergence trial to address emerging opportunities
for combining fixed and mobile services in Brazil," says
Olli Oittinen, Vice President, Networks, Nokia. "Nokia
is trialing its converged solutions with many leading operators
worldwide, providing powerful solutions for consumer and corporate,
fixed and mobile networks, in what is shaping up to be a new
chapter in this industry."
The Nokia IMS solution provides the service machinery for
enriching communications in converging fixed and mobile networks.
It enables SIP-based multimedia services, such as video sharing
and push to talk, in addition to voice services for fixed,
cellular and multiradio terminals, as well as for PCs.
The Nokia VoIP Server, a key part of the Nokia IMS solution,
supports the convergence of legacy voice and VoIP communications
by allowing Telemar Oi to offer mobile telephony services,
such as Caller ID and SMS, to VoIP customers.
The Nokia MSC Server, the world leading 3GPP Release 4 based
voice solution, is currently deployed in Telemar Oi's commercial
mobile network, as part of an earlier contract. Nokia has
been the main GSM network supplier to Oi since 2001.
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