NSN positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for LTE

Espoo, Finland - Nokia Solutions and Networks, a leading provider of mobile broadband solutions, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “Leaders” quadrant of the “Magic Quadrant for LTE Network Infrastructure 2013”.*

For the second consecutive year, NSN is positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant after an evaluation of the company’s product development and innovation, financial performance, and customer references.

“We believe this year’s Magic Quadrant shows that NSN is among the three global network suppliers best positioned to support a mobile operator’s future in LTE and TD-LTE as well as LTE-Advanced,” said Marc Rouanne, head of mobile broadband at NSN. “We feel our position in the “Leaders” quadrant by Gartner is further confirmation that our strategy to focus on mobile broadband has taken a foothold in this highly competitive market.”

As of today, NSN has 89 commercial references for the delivery of LTE with leading customers in advanced mobile broadband markets such as Northern Europe, Japan, South Korea and the United States.

The Gartner “Magic Quadrant for LTE Networks Infrastructure 2013” is available here.For more information on NSN’s mobile broadband capabilities, including a video overview, follow this link. To share your thoughts on the topic, join the @NSNtweets discussion on Twitter using #mobilebroadband and #LTE.

About NSN

Nokia Solutions and Networks is the world’s specialist in mobile broadband. From the first ever call on GSM, to the first call on LTE, we operate at the forefront of each generation of mobile technology. Our global experts invent the new capabilities our customers need in their networks. We provide the world’s most efficient mobile networks, the intelligence to maximize the value of those networks, and the services to make it all work seamlessly.

With headquarters in Espoo, Finland, we operate in over 120 countries and had net sales of approximately 13.4 billion euros in 2012. NSN is wholly owned by Nokia Corporation.

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*Gartner “ Magic Quadrant for LTE Network Infrastructure 2013 ” by Sylvain Fabre, Deborah Kish, Jessica Ekholm, Akshay K. Sharma, Frank Marsala, August 6, 2013



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