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Nokia Demonstrates its G-WCDMA Solution for U.S. Wideband Frequencies



NEW ORLEANS, Mar 17, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is demonstrating its Global WCDMA (G-WCDMA) solution this week at CTIA Wireless 2003. Nokia G-WCDMA is a WCDMA solution that increases the footprint of WCDMA technology to truly global proportions. It enhances the benefits of WCDMA technology's inherent economies of scale by introducing High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) technology.

HSDPA is a standardized feature in 3GPP Release 5 that will further increase WCDMA system capacity and user data rates cost efficiently. It offers breakthrough data speeds -- up to five times (10 Mbps) higher than is possible in the most advanced 3G networks today.

As the Nokia HSDPA solution is fully backwards compatible with current Nokia WCDMA networks, it is a cost-efficient way to upgrade an existing infrastructure investment. The Nokia HSDPA solution also doubles base station capacity at the air interface. It offers by far the highest performance at the lowest cost, enabling real mass-market mobile IP.

"The U.S. market clearly has shown its readiness to widely deploy GSM-based EDGE technologies," says Heikki Kasko, senior vice president, Nokia Networks. "The Nokia G-WCDMA solution we are demonstrating will be a natural complement to EDGE and will do the same for WCDMA that EDGE does for GSM. G-WCDMA provides the capability for virtually unlimited wireless services and applications."

About Nokia

Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed broadband and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet, Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges.

Further information:
Communications Department, Nokia Networks
Tel. (Int.) + 358-(0)-7180-38198
E-mail: [e-mail]
www.nokia.com

Corporate Communications, Americas
+ 1-972-894-4573 or
Riitta Mard (on site at CTIA)
Tel. (Int.) + 1-469-878-5008

SOURCE Nokia
CONTACT: Communications Department for Nokia Networks, [phone],
or [e-mail]; or Corporate Communications, Americas,
[phone], Riitta Mard at CTIA, Int. [phone]

URL: http://www.nokia.com
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