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Thursday, 04 November 2004 |
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04 November, 2004: Nokia is to supply a complete WCDMA 3G network covering the whole of
Switzerland
for Orange
Switzerland
. Nokia has previously supplied WCDMA 3G networks to Orange
UK
and Orange
France
. In addition, the company's latest WCDMA smartphone, the Nokia 6630, will be included in Orange Group's offering of 3G products. Deployment of the Nokia WCDMA 3G system has already begun and it will be ready for use by the year end.Under the agreement, Nokia will provide a complete core and radio-access network, including a number of Nokia MetroSite Base Stations and a full core network, including both circuit- and packet-switching products. Also included is an option to deploy the Nokia MSC Server to modernize Orange
Switzerland
's core network. In addition, Orange
Switzerland
will be using the Nokia NetActä Service Quality Manager for network and service monitoring, allowing it to monitor its MMS, SMS, GPRS and GSM services from the subscriber's point of view. www.nokia.com
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