The Nokia High Speed Packet Downlink Access (HSDPA) Solution is a
Software Upgrade to the WCDMA Network. With HSDPA, Data Speeds Will Go Up to
1-2 Mbps in the First Phase

    ESPOO, Finland, August 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mobile operator
T-Mobile and Nokia have signed an agreement for Nokia to deliver its HSDPA
solution to T-Mobile in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
    Under the agreement, Nokia will supply T-Mobile with its HSDPA solution
as well as capacity expansions to T-Mobile's radio networks in the three
countries. In addition, installation, commissioning and network optimization
services are included in the deal.
    "Deploying the Nokia leading-edge HSDPA solution will enable us to offer
true mobile broadband access and new services to our customers," said Joachim
Horn, Technical Director, T-Mobile Germany and head of the international
planning and engineering leadership team. "We will start the roll-out of
HSDPA in Germany in 2006 and then extend it to the Netherlands and the United
Kingdom."
    "Nokia is very pleased to supply T-Mobile with this exciting new
technology evolution of WCDMA," said Robin Lindahl, Vice President, Networks,
Nokia. "This deal is a good example of the successful co-operation that is
taking place between Nokia and T-Mobile in the field of high speed mobile
access and broadband applications."
    T-Mobile International is one of the world's leading companies in mobile
communications. As one of Deutsche Telekom's three strategic business units,
T-Mobile concentrates on the most dynamic markets in Europe and the United
States. By Q2 2005, about 80 million customers were served in nine T-Mobile
markets. And all that over a common technology platform based on GSM, the
world's most successful digital wireless standard. This also makes T-Mobile
the only mobile communications provider with a seamless transatlantic
service. T-Mobile also is partner of FreeMove, an alliance formed by four of
Europe's leading mobile companies - Orange, Telefonica Moviles, TIM (Telecom
Italia Mobile) and T-Mobile - to help their customers communicate as easily
while travelling abroad as they do at home.
    For more information about T-Mobile International, please visit
http://www.t-mobile.net
    About Nokia
    Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and
sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia connects people to
each other and the information that matters to them with easy-to-use and
innovative products like mobile phones, devices and solutions for imaging,
games, media and businesses. Nokia provides equipment, solutions and services
for network operators and corporations. http://www.nokia.com.

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