Sat, 10 Apr 1999

Nokia opens outlet in Medan

JAKARTA (JP): Nokia Mobile Phones Indonesia, a subsidiary of Finnish mobile phone producer Nokia, opened on Thursday a new Nokia Professional Center (NPC) outlet in Medan, North Sumatra.

The general manager of Nokia Mobile Phones Indonesia, Alexander Lambeek, said the new outlet, its eighth such outlet in the country, was the fourth facilitated by PT Bimasakti Usindo Persada (BUP), also known as Graha Nokia, a Nokia distributor.

BUP chairman Hermes Thamrin said Medan was one of the cities in Indonesia which had emerged as a business center. The new NPC will enable Nokia to get closer to its customers in Medan and strengthen its distribution in the city, Hermes said.

Lambeek said the new outlet would provide customers one-stop service. Customers can obtain a comprehensive range of Nokia cellular products and wireless data products, along with product demonstrations, he said.

The outlet also provides after-sales service, fast repairs of Nokia mobile phones and information on cellular network operators. (gis)