December 17, 2001
The Nokia 800 MHz TETRA trial network delivered to Hubei Quantong of China in May has obtained approval from the Ministry of Information Industry (MII) of China. Nokia is the first manufacturer to have been granted the MII type approval for both TETRA base stations and terminals. Nokia's solution is also the only TETRA system in the world offering features such as Chinese short messaging and a Chinese-language interface.
The approval was granted at the Acceptance Test and Appraisal Meeting for the Hubei Quantong Telecom's 800 MHz TETRA Technical Trial Network. The meeting was held in Jingzhou, Hubei province, and was supported by the MII's National Radio Supervision Center and the Hubei Radio Administrative Committee Office.
At the appraisal meeting, experts judged as a great success the 800 MHz TETRA trial network provided by Nokia. They further stated that the trial network could serve as a model for the construction of public PMR communications networks in China.
The trial network system was demonstrated at the Seminar on the Development Strategy of Hubei PMR Communications Network at the beginning of August. It was also demonstrated at the National Radio organization Training Meeting for Management of 800 MHz PMR Frequency in September, which was hosted by the MII's Radio Administration Bureau. At the end of September, the system was moved to Jingzhou and underwent comprehensive testing by the MII.
The Hubei Quantong 800 MHz TETRA PMR system supplied by Nokia is tailored to the needs of China's market, combining local users' demand with Nokia's state-of-the-art technology. It provides high reliability, flexibility and performance. It also provides unique Chinese functions, including a Chinese interface, Chinese input and Chinese short messages. It is the world's only TETRA system with Chinese functions, and the first to have passed type approval test by the MII for both TETRA base station and terminals.
To further promote the development of TETRA localization, Nokia introduced to China its global cooperative partner plan - TWISP (TETRA Wireless Solution Partner). Nokia has signed an agreement for software development with Hubei Quantong Telecom as part of TWISP. Based on TWISP, Nokia supplied Hubei Quantong with a TETRA application programming interface, development tools, simulation tools and related training at the end of 2000.
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