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Nokia and Sonera demonstrates 3G services
September 26, 2002
At a landmark 3G event in Helsinki, Finland today, Nokia and Sonera
demonstrated the evolution of mobile communications towards increasingly
advanced 3G mobile services and devices. Both companies also reinforced
their commitment to the development of interoperable mobile multimedia
services and technologies. The companies further reaffirmed their
frontrunner position by exhibiting live demonstrations of advanced
Sonera services using the Nokia 6650 - the world's first 3GPP-compliant
dual-mode WCDMA/GSM terminal, also introduced today.
The practical and easy-to-use mobile Sonera services demonstrated
to media representatives from around the globe at Kiasma, the Helsinki
Museum of Contemporary Art, are also the first to use the Nokia
6650 in a live WCDMA network environment, marking an important milestone
in the progress of 3G. The wide range of advanced services introduced
today blend picture messaging, video clips, games and e-mail into
a rich service offering. These advanced services can be delivered
seamlessly using both GSM/GPRS and WCDMA evolution phases of current
mobile communications technologies.
The development of next-generation mobile terminals such as the
Nokia 6650, combined with attractive service development, will further
accelerate the take-off of new advanced 3G mobile services. Openness
and interoperability will meanwhile result in the seamless use of
services across networks and borders, enhancing user experience
and volume usage.
Senior representatives of Nokia and Sonera speaking at Kiasma outlined
how they see 3G services developing in the coming months.
"The transition of services between 2G and 3G ecosystems will be
an evolutionary one, with the ultimate goal of total transparency
between different technologies to bring a seamless user experience,"
says Harri Koponen, CEO, Sonera. "The successful introduction and
adoption of these new mobile services combining both visualization
and user-friendliness are based on honoring true customer need and,
thus, are suitable for everyday life."
"Nokia and Sonera have worked closely together to bring about the
smooth introduction of new and creative products and services,"
says Dr. JT Bergqvist, Executive Vice President, Nokia Networks.
"The key requirements for providing the needed capacity are speed
and user-friendliness. Today's event marks the beginning of a period
of accelerated network optimization and interoperability testing,
leading to a seamless experience for mobile users. Based on this
testing period, the operator-controlled commercial WCDMA pilots
in the fourth quarter of this year will expand to commercial implementations
in 2003. This 'incubation' period will also give application developers
the perfect opportunity to work with commercial systems and terminals
to create and fine-tune commercial services with broad appeal."
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