| World's
First Commercial WCDMA900 Data Call
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| 13th
November , 2006 |
 Europe
: Nokia and Finnish telecom operator Elisa tcarried out the world's
first WCDMA/HSDPA data call on the 900 MHz band in a commercial network.
The call was conducted in Elisa's live network in Finland, and the
equipment included the Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station with a special
solution for sharing the site infrastructure of the existing GSM base
station.
The call demonstrated a new possibility of enhancing the existing
WCDMA 3G network. The 900 MHz band can provide 2-4 times larger coverage
area than the most commonly used 2 GHz band, thus reducing network
deployment costs significantly especially in the rural areas. It also
improves the availability of 3G services indoors due to better radio
signal propagation characteristics. Finland is among the first countries
that have allowed WCDMA 3G operation at 900 MHz band.
Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station ( left ) and Nokia
Flexi Multiradio Combiner enable Elisa to share their existing GSM900
base station site, including base station cabinets, antenna lines
and power feeders, with the WCDMA 3G network. Utilizing Nokia's solution,
the network operator can provide broadband wireless type of services,
such as High Speed Packet Access (HSPA), for end-users in a very cost-efficient
way.
"Today's WCDMA900 call proves our dedication to continuously
develop the Elisa service offering and bring the best services to
our customers," says Matti Vikkula, Executive Vice President,
Consumer and Small Enterprise Customers, Elisa Corporation. "Building
rural 3G coverage in a cost-efficient way is very important for us,
and offering our customers HSPA services at 900 MHz band is an interesting
possibility to complement our existing HSPA services at 2100 MHz."
"Nokia has a robust position in providing new WCDMA frequency
variants to operators. Nokia Flexi Multiradio Combiner is a unique
solution for GSM-WCDMA antenna line sharing within the same frequency
band," says Ari Lehtoranta, Senior Vice President, Radio Networks,
Nokia. "This WCDMA900 call is another testimony of Nokia's strong
commitment to support operators in developing their offering to better
meet the demand that they face in today's increasingly competitive
environment."
Nokia supported Elisa in launching the first HSDPA network in the
Nordic Countries in April 2006.
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