"Saunalahti is an innovative and agile player in the vibrant Finnish market," says Panu Lehti, COO, Saunalahti. "By investing in converged platforms for our network, we aim to redefine the telecommunications landscape in Finland. New converged fixed and mobile broadband services will bring exciting prospects for our customers in future."
The Nokia offering forms a powerful solution for converged networks, allowing Saunalahti customers to enjoy the same user experience with different kinds of access, such as fixed, GSM and wireless LAN (WLAN). With the Nokia solution, Saunalahti can provide service via WLAN hot spots, as well as provide standard mobile telephony services, such as Caller ID and SMS, to users of both fixed and mobile VoIP.
Under the agreement, Saunalahti will deploy the Nokia MSC Server System (MSS), the Nokia IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), the Nokia Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) Solution, as well as the Nokia Telecommunications Application Server (TAS), the Nokia Authentication Server and implementation services. This is the first supply of an Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) solution by Nokia. Nokia is trialing its converged solution with many leading operators worldwide.
"This is one of the first contracts of its kind in the world and we are naturally delighted to announce this together with Saunalahti," says Olli Oittinen, Vice President, Networks, Nokia. "Nokia is the best placed end-to-end convergence solution provider today, with an offering that spans terminals and devices, infrastructure for multi-access fixed and mobile networks, as well as a services portfolio. We see Fixed Mobile Convergence as a tremendous opportunity for the industry."
Saunalahti is a Finnish operator that started as MVNO and has achieved 10% share of the Finnish telecom market.
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