Nokia delivers Actionet trunking system to Morocco.HELSINKI, Finland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1998--Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF ONCF Office National des Chemins de Fer du Maroc (National Office of the Railroads of Morrocco) ) of Morocco and Nokia have signed an agreement for the supply of an Actionet trunked mobile radio and optical fibre transmission system to Morocco. The network equipment deliveries will start later in 1998. Nokia will deliver a complete Actionet trunked mobile radio system to ONCF including switching, base stations, operation and maintenance centres and radio terminals. Nokia will also provide turnkey implementation and project management of the whole project. These services include transmission and radio network planning and verification, tunnel coverage, terminal installations to trains and railway stations, system training, system implementation and testing. ONCF will use Nokia's Actionet system for its radio communications for railways allowing communications between trains, railway stations and personnel working along the track. The network will be used in Eastern Morocco between the cities of Fez Fez: see Fès, Morocco. and Oujda to cover 350 kilometres of track. ONCF is Morocco's national railroad company. The total length of railways is more than 1,900 kilometres and it carries almost 11.5 million passengers annually. The annual amount of freight carried is 29 million tons. Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is a broad-scope telecommunications company supplying mobile phones, mobile and fixed telecommunications networks, data communications solutions, multimedia terminals and computer monitors. With sales in 130 countries, 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 totaled FIM FIM The ISO 4217 currency code for the Finnish Markka. 52.6 billion ($9.8 billion) in 1997. Nokia, listed on NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange (NOK NOK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Norwegian Krone. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. .A),employs more than 38,000 people worldwide. Nokia is a leading supplier of MPT MPT Maryland Public Television MPT Modern Portfolio Theory (investing) MPT Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications MPT Message-Passing Toolkit MPT Master of Physical Therapy MPT Mitochondrial Permeability Transition 1327 standard trunked mobile networks and has delivered its MPT 1327 based Actionet system to more than 100 customers in over 30 countries. CONTACT: Nokia Telecommunications Communications Department Tel. (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8193 Fax (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8199 http://www.nokia.com |
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