Cyfrowy Polsat Chooses Nokia as Its Network Supplier

Cyfrowy Polsat, one of the largest satellite television broadcasters in Poland, with over 1,000,000 subscribers as well as hundreds of TV and radio channels in its portfolio, is entering the Polish mobile telephony market and has chosen Nokia as its core network supplier.

"Having a strong technology partner is essential when entering a competitive market, such as telecommunications in Poland. Taking into account the rich implementation experience of the local Nokia team, we are convinced that we will manage to complete the project quickly and by the planned market entry date," said Dominik Libicki, President, Cyfrowy Polsat S.A.

"Nokia is excited to be working with such an innovative company as Cyfrowy Polsat. We believe our technology, as well as our service capabilities, will be a solid foundation for Cyfrowy Polsat to grow its business. We look forward to further co-operation with Cyfrowy Polsat as its business evolves," said Olof Henricsson, Vice-President for Central Europea, Networks, Nokia.

The deal is the first contract in Poland for a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) environment, and includes the industry-leading Nokia mobile softswitch solution, strengthening Nokia's position as the leading supplier of telecommunications infrastructure on the Polish market.