French operator SFR has launched its High Speed Data Packet Access (HSDPA) network in Paris and Southern France, using equipment from Nokia.
“We are committed to introducing broadband mobile data services to our customers. They will benefit from download data speeds up to 4 times faster than current speeds available, offering for the first time a mobile experience similar to current standard DSL rates. Streaming video is a superb example of the benefits that HSDPA will bring to consumers. Already last year we demonstrated HSDPA services such as high speed streaming video, music download and business applications together with Nokia, and now the service is available to our customers,” says Paul Corbel, Chief Technical Officer, SFR. “We are very satisfied with Nokia’s HSDPA solution and their support in enabling us to launch our HSDPA service in Paris and Southern France”.
Nokia has delivered the HSDPA solution to SFR as part of a radio network contract extended in May 2006. Nokia uses its multivendor Nokia NetAct(TM) network to ensure the quality of service for HSDPA and has provided managed services, consulting and integration services from its business solutions portfolio.