Nokia will deliver a digital TETRA professional mobile radio system to Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG). For the first time, the center of the system will be the new DXTip switch, which enables the IP based connection of different Nokia TETRA components using an IP-based backbone.
The contract between Nokia and T-Systems International GmbH, the general contractor, has been signed already. Deliveries will start in September 2002. The network will be used, initially, by the Berlin subway.
“The digital professional mobile radio system TETRA is the most cost-efficient alternative to meet the functional requirements in the subway area with innovative digital mobile communications,“ comments Holger Seedorf, vice director information and communication at BVG.
"We are delighted to be delivering the Nokia TETRA system to BVG," says Friedbert Leschny, Senior Account Manager for TETRA, Nokia Networks, Germany. "This further strenghtens Nokia's position as a world leader in TETRA networks."
In the implementation of the Berlin TETRA network Nokia is cooperating with T-Systems, who will deliver an end-to-end solution to BVG, comprising the Nokia TETRA network, terminals and applications.
T-System’s order to Nokia comprises the delivery, installation and commissioning of a TETRA DXTip switch, of the TETRA base stations necessary to provide the coverage in the Berlin subway and of the dispatcher workstations. Using the TETRA IP backbone various components, such as application servers, authentication servers and configuration servers, can be connected to the DXTip switch. Nokia is using standardized components, which have been implemented many times in GPRS projects and, thus, are field proven.
Nokia is a world-leading supplier of TETRA networks and terminals, offering the most modern countrywide digital radio communication solutions for public safety organizations and other professional users. Special features include: top-class communication security, fast group calls, sophisticated emergency call functionality, prioritized calls, advanced messaging and data communication services, including packet data.
Nokia has a proven track record in delivering multiswitch TETRA networks capable of providing all TETRA services uniformly countrywide. The open interfaces of Nokia TETRA solutions enable seamless integration to command and control systems.
Nokia has a proven track record in delivering multiswitch TETRA networks capable of providing all TETRA services uniformly countrywide. The open interfaces of Nokia TETRA solutions enable seamless integration to command and control systems.
About BVG
The Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) is the leading municipal public transport company in Germany. Together with its partners BVG today covers a conurbation of 3.4 million inhabitants in an area of 891 km². BVG´s network comprises 9 subway underground lines during the day and 2 weekend night lines with a whole network of 151 km and 170 stations, more than 160 bus lines with 1,900 km and 28 tram lines with overall about 370 km. Referring to the collective amount of kilometers accomplished, BVG´s vehicles are circling the earth about 5,800 times per annum. In 2001 BVG conveyed nearly 800 million passengers. For further information see www.bvg.de.
About T-Systems
With annual revenue of 11.9 billion euros (restated*), T-Systems is Europe's No. 2 systems house. A member of the Deutsche Telekom Group, it combines global capabilities in information technology (IT) and telecommunications, laying the foundations for convergent and e-business solutions such as Application Service Providing (ASP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and electronic marketplaces. Headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, T-Systems has some 43,500 employees and operates in more than 20 countries worldwide.
*Group restructuring made it necessary to adjust the audited annual revenue of 13.8 billion euros. In future, Deutsche Telekom's business with national carriers will be reported by T-Com, while its business with international telcos will be reported by T-Systems.
Further information on the company and its service offering is available online at www.t-systems.de and www.t-systems.com
About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed broadband and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges.
Further information:
Communications Department, Nokia Networks
Tel. (Int.) + 358 (0) 7180 38195
E-mail nokia.networks@nokia.com
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