Europe
: In anticipation of the Nokia Mobility Conference 2005, Nokia today
launched the Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station. Based on a completely
new platform, the high capacity Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station is
an innovation enabling operators to make more efficient use of their
base station sites than ever before, leading to site cost savings
of up to 70 percent through reduced site construction work, quick
base station installation and decreased power consumption.
The small and modular Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station makes site selection
more flexible than before. Not only can it be installed both indoors
and outdoors, but the Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station also supports
a distributed base station architecture.
Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station allows for an easy technology evolution
to multiradio networks, as its modules can also be fitted inside existing
Nokia UltraSite EDGE Base Station cabinets. Currently, according to
the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), 55 operators are deploying
both WCDMA and EDGE. Nokia supplies either or both technologies to
over half of the commercially launched WCDMA/EDGE networks.
The Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station is also an investment for the future.
It supports WCDMA and High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) technologies,
and its modular architecture, compatible with Open Base Station Architecture
Initiative (OBSAI) specifications, will later also allow operators
to rapidly deploy new technologies, including WiMAX. Further flexibility
comes from the easy capacity upgrades that Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base
Station allows as traffic increases. The Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station
will be available in the latter half of 2006.
"We believe that this open, modular base station offers all our
customers a new and easier way to build 3G networks, now and in the
future," said Robin Lindahl, Vice President, Radio Networks,
Nokia. "The small size and flexibility of the Nokia Flexi WCDMA
Base Station will make a real difference to our customers' operating
and capital expenditure since existing and new sites can be used in
a very efficient way. In addition, this new platform will make it
easy for operators to deploy new radio technologies."
Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth
and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects
people to each other and the information that matters to them with
easy-to-use and innovative products like mobile phones, devices and
solutions for imaging, games, media and businesses. Nokia provides
equipment, solutions and services for network operators and corporations.
