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10-16-2002, 18:31
Shipments for operators to commence immediately
Nokia has today announced that it has passed all regulatory WCDMA
and GSM type approval tests for the Nokia 6650 WCDMA/GSM dual mode
mobile phone conforming to the requirements of European Union CE mark
under the R&TTE directive. The Nokia 6650 has also received the type
approval certificate from Japan concerning regulatory requirements
tested by local official test authority TELEC. Passed type approval
tests mean that the shipments can now begin to operators.
The Nokia 6650, introduced on 26 September in Helsinki, is the
world's first 3GPP compliant WCDMA/GSM dual mode phone. Operators
across the world will now start receiving the Nokia 6650 terminals
for their network optimization and interoperability testing,
preceeding the estimated commercial availability of the terminal in
the first half of 2003.
"Commencing operator deliveries of the Nokia 6650 is yet another
significant proof of the product's maturity and of the steady
progress that we and the mobile industry are making towards
commercial WCDMA networks and services. The Nokia 6650 features not
only equal but even exceed the current GSM or GPRS devices in terms
of functionality and performance," says Yrjö Neuvo, Chief Technology
Officer, Nokia Mobile Phones.
"WCDMA provides the most cost efficient wireless technology for high
data throughput. It complements the ongoing efficiency increase in
the existing GSM bands through an evolutionary path".
WCDMA technology has been adopted by 112 operators in 34 countries,
including the existing GSM/GPRS/EDGE footprint, as well as in Korea
and Japan. In the long run, this means that the variety of terminals
and the number of available services will be best within the
WCDMA/GSM standard, as manufacturers and operators will enjoy
excellent economies of scale.
In the first phase, most WCDMA networks will be dimensioned for 128
kbps data rate, which is also the data rate of the Nokia 6650. This
makes the Nokia 6650 already faster than any traditional landline
telephone data connection available for a business traveller.
However, Nokia has already successfully tested 384 kbps data speed
with the Nokia 6650 phone.
-fom Nokia
Nokia has today announced that it has passed all regulatory WCDMA
and GSM type approval tests for the Nokia 6650 WCDMA/GSM dual mode
mobile phone conforming to the requirements of European Union CE mark
under the R&TTE directive. The Nokia 6650 has also received the type
approval certificate from Japan concerning regulatory requirements
tested by local official test authority TELEC. Passed type approval
tests mean that the shipments can now begin to operators.
The Nokia 6650, introduced on 26 September in Helsinki, is the
world's first 3GPP compliant WCDMA/GSM dual mode phone. Operators
across the world will now start receiving the Nokia 6650 terminals
for their network optimization and interoperability testing,
preceeding the estimated commercial availability of the terminal in
the first half of 2003.
"Commencing operator deliveries of the Nokia 6650 is yet another
significant proof of the product's maturity and of the steady
progress that we and the mobile industry are making towards
commercial WCDMA networks and services. The Nokia 6650 features not
only equal but even exceed the current GSM or GPRS devices in terms
of functionality and performance," says Yrjö Neuvo, Chief Technology
Officer, Nokia Mobile Phones.
"WCDMA provides the most cost efficient wireless technology for high
data throughput. It complements the ongoing efficiency increase in
the existing GSM bands through an evolutionary path".
WCDMA technology has been adopted by 112 operators in 34 countries,
including the existing GSM/GPRS/EDGE footprint, as well as in Korea
and Japan. In the long run, this means that the variety of terminals
and the number of available services will be best within the
WCDMA/GSM standard, as manufacturers and operators will enjoy
excellent economies of scale.
In the first phase, most WCDMA networks will be dimensioned for 128
kbps data rate, which is also the data rate of the Nokia 6650. This
makes the Nokia 6650 already faster than any traditional landline
telephone data connection available for a business traveller.
However, Nokia has already successfully tested 384 kbps data speed
with the Nokia 6650 phone.
-fom Nokia