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TeliaSonera Selects Nokia
Siemens Networks' IMS Platform for Future Services
Other Topics: Next Generation
IPTV Services, IPTV
Bi-directional Video Transmissions
Nokia Siemens
May 8, 2007
Espoo, Finland -- Following extensive technical evaluations,
TeliaSonera has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to deploy its IP
Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). IMS is key to TeliaSonera’s plans to
offer attractive IP-based services such as VoIP, video calling and
instant messaging. Under the terms of the agreement, Nokia Siemens
Networks will deploy a complete IMS solution.
TeliaSonera carried out thorough testing of platforms from several
major IMS vendors before making its decision, as well as conducted
interoperability trials on IMS and SIP (Session Initiation Protocol)
with the GSM Association and other leading operators and equipment
makers. The comprehensive and successful evaluations convinced
TeliaSonera that new services based on IP, such as video sharing,
will function smoothly across networks and national boundaries from
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“We have been pleased by the
capabilities of the Nokia Siemens Networks’ platform and are happy
to take this step in the evolution of our network together with
Nokia Siemens Networks,” says Ove Alm, Chief Technical Officer,
TeliaSonera Broadband Services.
“We are extremely proud that TeliaSonera has chosen us to supply the
key technology for its future service offering,” says Jan Jansson,
who heads Broadband Sales for Nokia Siemens Networks. “We recognize
the high standards that TeliaSonera expects from its technology
partners, and are excited by their confidence that we can meet and
exceed those standards. Our IMS is second to none, and we aim to
help TeliaSonera roll out the most interesting and useful services
on the market.”
Nokia Siemens Networks’ IMS is an open, standardized system for
combining mobile and broadband services, making it possible for end
users to seamlessly access the same services over mobile, fixed and
WLAN networks. For example, IMS will allow them to make calls, send
messages, engage in instant messaging, and view videos and photos,
regardless of how they access the network. Users can also have the
same address book on their fixed phone, mobile and broadband
terminals, and can see whether the person they want to contact is
offline or busy.
About TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera is the leading telecommunications company in the
Nordic and Baltic region, with strong positions within mobile
communications in Eurasia, Turkey and Russia. At the end of 2006,
TeliaSonera launched mobile services in Spain. We provide reliable,
innovative and easy-to-use services for transferring and packaging
voice, images, data, information, transactions and entertainment. In
2006, TeliaSonera’s net sales amounted to SEK 91 billion, and at the
end of March 2007 the total number of customers exceeded 100 million
in 15 countries. The TeliaSonera share is listed on the Stockholm
Stock Exchange and the Helsinki Stock Exchange, and the company is
included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Simplicity and
service are important tools for us in creating profitable growth and
value for our customers and shareholders. Read more at
www.teliasonera.com.
About Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks is a leading global enabler of communications
services. The company provides a complete, well-balanced product
portfolio of mobile and fixed network infrastructure solutions and
addresses the growing demand for services with 20,000 service
professionals worldwide. The combined pro-forma net sales of €17.1
billion Euro in fiscal year 2006 make Nokia Siemens Networks one of
the largest telecommunications infrastructure companies. Nokia
Siemens Networks has operations in some 150 countries and is
headquartered in Espoo, Finland. It combines Nokia’s Networks
Business Group and the carrier related businesses of Siemens
Communications. www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com |
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