Nokia Unveils UltraSite: A Solution for Seamless Mobile Communications Migration

Strategic Insights -

Nokia has announced UltraSite, a complete triple-mode base station site designed to enable network operators to migrate smoothly to third-generation services while maintaining profitability and market position. This innovative solution supports both today's voice-dominated mobile communications and tomorrow's interactive mobile internet world, with the ability to upgrade existing GSM base stations. The UltraSite base station site is designed to support the latest mobile communications standards, including GSM, Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution (EDGE), and Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA). These technologies will enable operators to deliver a range of new multimedia services, with data rates comparable to those of Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) on the fixed telephone network.

Key Takeaways:

  • UltraSite is a triple-mode base station site designed to support GSM, EDGE, and WCDMA technologies, enabling seamless migration to third-generation services.
  • The solution is available as an upgrade to existing GSM base stations, allowing operators to maintain or improve their market position while migrating to new technologies.
  • UltraSite will support a range of new multimedia services, including those with data rates comparable to ISDN on the fixed telephone network.
  • The solution is expected to play a major role in the development of the mobile internet world, enabling operators to deliver new services and revenue streams.
  • Nokia's UltraSite solution is part of a broader effort to help network operators navigate the transition to a more interactive mobile internet world.
  • The Finnish telecoms equipment maker has a long history of innovation in the mobile communications space, and its UltraSite solution is a significant step forward in the development of third-generation services.
  • The solution is designed to support a range of applications, including multimedia messaging, video conferencing, and mobile TV.
  • Nokia's UltraSite solution has the potential to transform the mobile communications industry, enabling new services and revenue streams for operators.

Statistics:

  • Nokia's UltraSite solution is designed to support data rates comparable to ISDN on the fixed telephone network.
  • The solution is expected to play a major role in the development of the mobile internet world, enabling operators to deliver new services and revenue streams.
  • Nokia has a long history of innovation in the mobile communications space, and its UltraSite solution is a significant step forward in the development of third-generation services.
  • The solution is designed to support a range of applications, including multimedia messaging, video conferencing, and mobile TV.

Sources:

  • [Financial Times, 1999]