Nokia Acheives EDGE-WCDMA Roaming on Commercial Network

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TeliaSonera Finland has successfully conducted the world's first EDGE-WCDMA packet data handover using Nokia equipment and terminals in a commercial network. Now TeliaSonera Finland's customers can enjoy seamless continuation of 3G services while roaming between EDGE and WCDMA networks. TeliaSonera Finland's commercial network has been upgraded by Nokia to support intersystem handovers (ISHO) nationwide and the connection was conducted using the world's first terminal capable of EDGE-WCDMA ISHO - the Nokia 6630 imaging smartphone. Handovers between WCDMA to GSM/GPRS/EDGE are crucial to quality end user services experience, and are key to the success of the smooth introduction of WCDMA. "We are encouraged by the success of this packet data EDGE-WCDMA handover with Nokia. This will mean our customers can enjoy seamless 3G services as EDGE bridges the gap between WCDMA and GPRS performance in urban and rural areas," says Pasi Mehtonen, Vice President, Products and Services, TeliaSonera Finland. Handovers in the direction of WCDMA to EDGE and vice versa - as Nokia and TeliaSonera Finland have now demonstrated - are especially important in the initial phases of commercial WCDMA deployment since WCDMA coverage will, in the early phases, not be as ubiquitous as GSM/EDGE service.

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