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The Nokia 6650 Makes Progress in Wireless Interoperability Testing
February 21, 2003
Nokia announced at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France that
the Nokia 6650 phone has reached another significant milestone in
the mobile communications evolution towards 3G mobile services and
devices. Since October 2002, the world's first 3GPP compliant WCDMA/GSM
dual mode phone has passed all regulatory WCDMA and GSM type approval
tests. To date, Nokia has shipped about 10,000 Nokia 6650 phones
globally to operators such as J-Phone/Vodafone, Orange, Sonera,
T-Mobile and Vodafone, and infrastructure vendors including Ericsson,
Nokia Networks, Nortel Networks and Siemens, for live network optimization
and interoperability testing.
With the Nokia 6650, the WCDMA bandwidth support provides mobile
professionals with data connectivity from the laptop at significantly
greater speeds. With multiple data connectivity options and a speed
of up to 384 kbps, the Nokia 6650 connects much faster than any
traditional landline telephone data connection available for business
professionals. Featuring a large colour display, integrated VGA
camera with picture and video capture, as well as Multimedia Messaging
(MMS) capabilities, the first commercial deliveries of the Nokia
6650 are estimated to start first half of 2003.
"With the significant number of Nokia 6650 in use with operators
and infrastructure vendors globally, Nokia is confident that we
are paving the path towards the technology transition to 3G. Nokia
is working very closely with these industry players to ensure interoperability
and a smooth transition, leading to a seamless experience for mobile
users," said Anssi Vanjoki, Executive Vice President, Nokia Mobile
Phones.
Infrastructure vendors, including Ericsson, Nokia Networks, Nortel
Networks and Siemens have successfully achieved 3G-2G IOT for intersystem
voice hand-over with the Nokia 6650, demonstrating interoperability
and the smooth evolutionary progress between 2G and 3G ecosystems.
Reliable interoperability is important for ramping up any 3G service
commercially, and industry players need to work together to achieve
this common goal in today's complex wireless environment.
Valerio Zingarelli, Global IT & Technology Management Director
of Vodafone, said: "As a leading mobile operator, Vodafone is pleased
about the good progess we are making in the wireless interoperability
testing with the Nokia 6650 and our networks. Reliable IOT will
ensure the smooth roll-out of seamless multimedia services that
will further enrich our customers' lives."
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