Nokia/Telefónica Móviles cover Colombia

Telefónica Móviles will have the chance to broaden its customer service; for Nokia this is a new customer.

Nokia is supplying Telefónica Móviles' subsidiary in Colombia with a new mobile softswitch: Nokia's MSC Server System, compliant with the 3GPP release 4 standardisation. Nokia is also supplying a country-wide GSM radio network, complemented by its NetAct (TM) network service and management system, Operations Support System (OSS) and operations support for three months. The deal includes network planning, installation, optimisation services and training. Deliveries have already begun.

Sergio Regueros, CEO, Telefónica Móviles Colombia believes that: "Through this new deal, movistar takes a step forward to provide the best and widest range of services in Colombia and, in the immediate future, will enable migration to more advanced mobile services."

* Telefónica Móviles is the world's second-largest mobile telephony multinational and the most wide-spread cellular company in the Spanish-and Portuguese- speaking markets. The company has operations in 15 countries across thr ee continents and a customer base that exceeded 89 million at September 30, 2005

More info:

• www.telefonicamoviles.com
• www.nokia.com