ESPOO, Finland and MILAN, Italy -- Albtelecom Sa, the incumbent fixed network operator in Albania, has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks to develop a Next Generation Network as it moves to offer broadband services to its subscribers. Thanks to the new technology providing broadband access to the Internet, Albtelecom expects to increase gradually the number and quality of services offered to its current hardly one million customers and to attract thousands of new ones.

The market-leading solution provided by Nokia Siemens Networks will bring to end users a new exciting experience as they get access to many new services based on Internet Protocol (IP), including high-quality voice, data and multimedia.

"Albtelecom has chosen Nokia Siemens Networks thanks to its strong competence in Next Generation Network solutions and also due to our longtime collaboration especially in the areas of switches and multiplexing," said Ercan Agir Deputy General Manager of Albtelecom.

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