Nokia wins TCC 3G deal in Taiwan

August 30, 2004

Taiwan Cellular Corporation has selected Nokia to complete the next phase of its WCDMA 3G network roll-out under an agreement for the sole supply of full range of core and radio network equipment. The expansion contract follows a 2002 agreement for the first deployment phase.

Deliveries have already begun to support a preliminary service launch in the first quarter 2005.

"Nokia's advanced 3G technology and its knowledge of end-to-end systems is crucial for our future 3G offering. As we work toward the launch of our network, we are happy to have a trusted partner in 3G," says Harvey Chang, President and CEO, TCC.

"Becoming the sole 3G supplier is a significant deal with the leading operator in one of the world's premier telecom markets. We look forward to working even closer with TCC as it launches 3G service," says Simon Beresford-Wylie, Senior Vice President, Nokia.

TCC Group is Taiwan's largest mobile operator, with over eight million 2G subscribers and three portfolio operators: Taiwan Cellular Corporation, TransAsia Telecommunications and the newly acquired Mobitai Communications.

In addition to a complete WCDMA 3G system, including circuit and packet core equipment, Nokia is supplying a range of professional services to support the deployment. The networks will be managed using Nokia NetAct, the only fully featured, multi-vendor, multi-technology operations support system (OSS) on a single platform.

Nokia has previously supplied TCC's complete GPRS system, and under the 2002 agreement supplied a major part of WCDMA 3G for the initial network deployment.