ESPOO, Finland-Nokia Corp. and Hungarian operator Pannon GSM have signed an agreement for the expansion of Pannon’s GSM network and an upgrade to EDGE technology in greater Budapest. The contract also includes deployment of a Nokia W-CDMA nationwide circuit-switched core network, turnkey network implementation and an extensive range of services.
Under this extension of an existing agreement, Nokia will supply the complete range of network equipment to upgrade Pannon’s network to EDGE in Budapest, providing subscribers in the Hungarian capital with third-generation-type services and improved quality for second-generation services. Deliveries have already begun, and EDGE-based wireless broadband services have been launched recently in Hungary.
The value of the contract was not disclosed.
