Nokia wins Saudi deal

Nokia has won a managed services and 3G/HSPA network deal with mobily, a brand of Etihad Etisalat Company (EEC) in Saudi Arabia. The contract marks a novel customer for Nokia in an important extension market, and highlights Nokia's leadership in supplying and managing superior networks infrastructure. below the agreement, Nokia will provide as a managed service (build-operate-transfer) network optimization, operation and maintenance, care and hardware services and training. In addition, Nokia will provide installation, commissioning, integration, throw out management, network planning. The network will be supported by dint of the multi-vendor proven Nokia NetAct(TM) network and service management combination of parts to form a whole Nokia will supply its 3G radio and core network technology, including the Nokia High Spe Packet Access (HSPA) solution, and Nokia UltraSite base station subsystem to help hold fast the cost of ownership and operation of the network to a minimum, allowing services to be priced competitively. Nokia will also deliver its MSC Server mobile softswitch and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) for fixed and mobile solution from its Unified Core Networks portfolio to provide mobily with a high capacity and cost-effective means to provide voice and IP-based services. The deliveries have already started and the network should be operational in July "We are excited to reach out our mobile service offering to fast and high-quality 3G and HSDPA services. Our customers will be able to derive pleasure from fast music downloads and mobile Internet access," says Eng Abdul aziz Al-Tamami, Chief Operating Officer, mobily. "We chose Nokia - among other vendors - to invest and manage their cutting cutting side 3G/HSDPA network because we are confident that Nokia's solutions will help us to rejoin to customer requirements in the increasingly competitive Saudi market. We are extremely pleased with Nokia's fast network roll-out and comprehensive services support." "Nokia is powerfully committed to the Middle East and Africa markets and it is our pleasure to reach out that commitment to our cooperation with mobily in Saudi Arabia," said Walid Moneimne, Senior Vice President, Central Europe Middle East and Africa region, Networks, Nokia. "Nokia's solutions and services will give leave to mobily develop its service offering to appropriate the growing demand for access to information, services and entertainment easier and faster than before, upon the go." Nokia is a leader in bringing mobility to fresh Growth Markets. Nokia estimates the number of mobile subscribers to extend to three billion in 2008 and around 80 percent of this development will come from fast-growing markets like as Saudi Arabia. Nokia awaits that Middle-East and Africa will account for 20 percent of the nearest billion subscribers. Nokia's Managed Services business is a lock opener part of its Services business unit, and a core part of the company's drive to help operators enhance their service offerings and bring costs. To date Nokia has 40 managed services contracts in 31 countries, and it wait fors this figure to grow in the coming years.

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