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Nokia to Expand and Modernize ONE Austria's GSM/GPRS Network

Nokia is to further expand and modernise ONE Austria's GSM 1800 and GPRS network under a new frame contract.

In addition ONE also has an option to buy the Nokia Intelligent Content Delivery, a network based centralised service and content control system. It provides an intelligent delivery of IP-based content enabling ONE Austria to analyse, charge and manage their data services.

Deliveries have begun and network roll-out will take place during 2005.

In addition to GSM/GPRS core and base station subsystem, Nokia is providing consulting, solution integration and implementation services for the Intelligent Content Delivery solution.

In October 1998, the communications company ONE (ONE GmbH) launched Austria's only nation-wide GSM-1800 mobile telephony network. At the end of September 2004, ONE had some 970 employees (about 860 full time) and over 1.5 million mobile telephony customers. ONE is the only Austrian mobile telephony provider to offer HSCSD (ONE High Speed), GPRS and UMTS. On July 1, 2003, the company launched ONE WLAN and the densest Austrian hotspot network by one provider. ONE focuses on service, product development and usability; with ONE Smile, it offers its customers an innovative and easy-to-use mobile phone interface. ONE has a population coverage of 98% and a bank license for the 100% subsidiary ONE Bank GmbH as the basis for mobile payment applications. In the first half of 2004, turnover amounted to some ¤ 355 million. By the middle of 2004, the company had invested a total of some ¤ 1.76 billion. ONE is owned by the German E.ON (50.10%), the Norwegian Telenor (17.45%), the French Orange (17.45%) and the Danish TDC (15%).

Source: press release

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