Nokia Pilots EDGE in JakartaNokia Pilots EDGE in Jakarta

Nokia and Telkomsel jointly demonstrate EDGE services in Jakarta

February 18, 2004

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HELSINKI -- Nokia and Indonesia's largest GSM operator Telkomsel have today jointly demonstrated live mobile multimedia services over an EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) network in the Indonesian city of Jakarta. In the first public EDGE trial in Indonesia, Telkomsel and Nokia piloted EDGE data services that are, on average, three times faster than services delivered over GPRS. The Telkomsel EDGE service was officially launched by Indonesia's Minister of Communications, Mr. Agum Gumelar, together with Telkomsel's President Director Mr. Bajoe Narbito.

"Telkomsel has always endeavored to be the first to introduce leading technology and communications solutions to our subscribers. We have taken another step towards bringing the future to our customers and providing a richer and more value-added mobile experience," says Mr. Bambang Riadhy Oemar, Telkomsel's Director of Planning & Development.

"Indonesia's capital Jakarta is our most important market for this kind of services and we have chosen Nokia to support us in this market to try out our EDGE services. EDGE will help Telkomsel remain ahead of the competition and further strengthen our position as Indonesia's undisputed market-leader in the cellular industry," he adds.

At the event, Telkomsel and its content and application partners successfully demonstrated various end-user applications and services over the Nokia EDGE network like Video Streaming, Interactive Gaming and high-speed data transmission for business-to-business applications.

"Nokia is delighted to again work closely with Telkomsel as the preferred supplier for the EDGE pilot launch. We believe that Telkomsel's vision to provide high-quality mobile data services will position it well to ride the next wave of mobile services - mobile data," says Gatot Prawiro, Account Director for Telkomsel, PT. Nokia Networks.

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