Nokia strengthens its mobile network leadership In Iran

Nokia has signed an agreement with the Telecommunications Company of Iran (TCI) to further expand the GSM mobile network in Tehran. Nokia has been co-operating with TCI and delivering GSM network systems and related equipment since 1994. With this latest agreement Nokia strengthens its leadership as the main GSM supplier in Iran.

The GSM 900 network expansion supplied by Nokia, including switching and base stations systems, will be used in the capital area, to bring further capacity for TCI's fast growing network in Tehran. In addition to infrastructure equipment, Nokia Professional Services will provide comprehensive service solutions for radio network planning and implementation.

"We are pleased to sign this deal with such an innovative operator in the Middle East as TCI," says Pertti Melamies, Area Vice President, Nokia Networks. "Our leading position in Iran today gives us full confidence of being a frontrunner in the mobile market boom in Iran, clearly showing that Nokia delivers high quality products and dependable service, to meet our customer's requirements."

Nokia is paving the way to the Mobile Information Society with its innovative products and solutions. The company is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks, related services as well as multimedia terminals. In 1999, Nokia's net sales totaled EUR 19.8 billion (USD 19.9 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York (NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and employs more than 60 000 people.

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