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Wind in Italy selects Nokia for turnkey supply of WCDMA 3G solution and managed services

By: , IntoMobile
Monday, December 4th, 2006 at 3:09 AM

Nokia and Italian operator Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. (Wind) have signed a three-year frame agreement for the turnkey supply of Nokia’s WCDMA 3G radio network solution, including Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station, Nokia NetAct(TM), and a range of services.

The modular, high capacity Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station will enable Wind to make more efficient use of its existing base station sites, leading to significant site cost savings through reduced site construction work, quick base station installation, and decreased power consumption. Wind’s network will be supported by the multivendor, multitechnology Nokia NetAct(TM) network and service management system. In the turnkey contract, Nokia will provide under managed services model to Wind maintenance services and project management, along with site acquisition, site construction, network planning, implementation, commissioning, and network optimization services.

"Nokia’s innovative solutions and services are a perfect fit for Wind’s strategy of ultra cost-efficient growth," says Jere Calmes, Chief Operating Officer, Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. "We are going to deploy Nokia’s WCDMA 3G solution in 9 out of the 20 regions in Italy, and we are confident that cooperation with a reliable supplier like Nokia will further strengthen Wind’s competitive position in the Italian market place."

Source: Nokia PR

France, Poland, Philippines, China, Nokia really is all over the place. Almost half of Italy is getting 3G now too! Good times indeed, global broadband looks like something that will happen before my age doubles.

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Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.