Orange France has launched its first pre-commercial 3G network in Toulouse using a complete Nokia radio-access network solution. This is the first pre-commercial launch of 3G in France. In addition to Toulouse, Nokia is also supplying its WCDMA 3G network to the north, east and southwest regions of France. In coming weeks, launches of Nokia-supplied networks will take place in these regions and in the UK. Nokia is also providing its professional services for the project.
To date, Nokia is a supplier to nine of the 21 commercial WCDMA networks in the world. In addition, Nokia has 39 public 3G references and is rolling out 26 WCDMA 3G networks in 15 countries. http://www.nokia.com
