AT&T Wireless Services And Nokia Sign $240 Million Contract.IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 1996--Nokia, Europe's largest manufacturer of cellular and wireless phones, today announced it has signed a contract with AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. (AWS AWS Amazon Web Services AWS American Welding Society AWS Advanced Warning System AWS Advanced Wireless Services AWS Automatic Weather Station AWS Alien Workshop (skateboard company) AWS Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH ), valued at more than $240 million, for dual-band phones. The three-year agreement calls for Nokia to supply TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) A satellite and cellular phone technology that interleaves multiple digital signals onto a single high-speed channel. For cellular, TDMA triples the capacity of the original analog method (FDMA). (Time Division Multiple Access) dual-band, dual-mode handsets operating in the 800 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. or 1.9 GHz range. The phones will also have a default capability to switch to analog networks when not operating in an AT&T Wireless Digital Network market. AWS will begin to deploy its new PCS systems operating in the 1.9 GHz band during 1997 and, when combined with their cellular properties, will cover about 80 percent of the U.S. population. "We are pleased to be working with AWS on a project that will move us much closer to the industry's goal of providing seamless digital wireless service to mobile subscribers", said Kari-Pekka Wilska, president of Nokia Inc. Nokia is currently supplying AWS with dual-mode (analog and digital) IS-136 TDMA phones. "Nokia's commitment to Digital TDMA coupled with their excellent handset quality led us to this contract. This new phone will allow our customers the flexibility to travel to all of our markets and utilize our various networks seamlessly", said Maggie Wilderotter  This biographical article or section is written like a resume.Please help [ improve this article] by revising it to be and encyclopedic. , executive vice president, national operations at AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. Finland-based Nokia is an international telecommunications company See telecom company. with 1995 net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight of $8.4 billion. Nokia is Europe's largest manufacturer of mobile telephones, a pioneer in digital switching and wireless communications, and a significant supplier of advanced access systems including home terminals. Nokia shares are traded in the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol NOKA. The shares are also traded in Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Paris and Frankfurt. Nokia is the title sponsor of the Nokia Sugar Bowl college football classic held annually in New Orleans. CONTACT: Nokia Mobile Phones Megan Matthews, 214/357-9267 http://www.nokia.com or AT&T Wireless Services Todd Wolfenbarger, 206/828-1851 |
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