The Coast Guard Administration (CGA) of Taiwan has chosen Nokia's state-of-the-
art TETRA solution as the platform for evaluating its future professional 
mobile radio communication needs. 

This is the first such deployment of a TETRA digital professional mobile radio 
system in Taiwan. 

Under the terms of a contract signed between the CGA and Highpull Technology 
Co., Ltd., the Nokia-authorized reseller in Taiwan, Nokia will provide its 
TETRA solution and Highpull will oversee the implementation of the system. With 
the Nokia system, the CGA will learn first-hand the advantages of using open-
standard digital TETRA technology for its emergency communications along the 
coast of Taiwan, thus improving public safety at sea. 

Equipment deliveries are estimated to begin in September. 

The Nokia TETRA system will provide improved coverage and new services to the 
CGA. In particular, Nokia and Highpull will provide easy-to-use automatic 
vehicle location and data enquiry solutions for the CGA's evaluation, as well 
as operational training. 

"This deployment with the CGA is pivotal, as it will go a long way towards 
demonstrating the benefits of TETRA, not only to the CGA but to the Taiwanese 
market as a whole," says Topi Kinnunen, Director, Professional Mobile Radio, 
Nokia Networks. "We are confident that our proven high-quality and reliable 
TETRA solution will give the CGA a clear picture of the benefits of TETRA and 
win them over."