14 DAY TRIAL // Nokia has signed a contract with T-Mobile USA to supply third generation wireless equipment and services to support T-Mobile's WCDMA 3G rollout in the U.S.
Nokia is delivering its industry-defining Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station optimized for T-Mobile's newly acquired AWS spectrum bands.
T-Mobile will be the first U.S. operator to deploy the fully HSPA capable Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station. The Nokia Flexi WCDMA Base Station enables easy deployment of WCDMA 3G in multiple spectrum bands with significantly lower base station site expenditures.
"We are delighted to extend our collaboration with T-Mobile International in support of T-Mobile USA's goal of delivering advanced, next generation services to their customers," said Mark Louison, Senior Vice President, Networks, North America, Nokia. "Nokia is committed to delivering best-in-class 3G solutions to the North American market and we look forward to working with T-Mobile USA throughout and after their network deployment."
T-Mobile and Nokia have a long history of working together and have been both leaders of the global industry in third-generation networks.
Nokia HSPA is made up of two key technologies, HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access), offering breakthrough data speeds up to 14.4 Mbps in the downlink and up to 5.8 Mbps in the uplink.