{"id":245597,"date":"2017-02-02T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T20:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=245597"},"modified":"2017-02-02T06:00:38","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T20:00:38","slug":"docomo-pacific-signs-deal-nokia-atisa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/docomo-pacific-signs-deal-nokia-atisa\/","title":{"rendered":"Docomo Pacific signs a  deal with Nokia on Atisa"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_245611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-245611\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Atisa-pix-300x225.jpg\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-245611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Docomo Pacific president and CEO Jonathan Kriege, right, and Nokia Japan head Masatoshi Nishihara show off their newly signed memorandum of understanding. (Contributed Photo)<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Docomo Pacific and Nokia Japan signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday for a three-year joint partnership on Atisa, the CNMI\u2019s second undersea fiber-optic cable.<\/p>\n<p>Docomo Pacific president and CEO Jonathan Kriegel signed the memorandum with Nokia Japan\u2019s Masatoshi Nishihara.<\/p>\n<p>Kriegel also announced that the Atisa optical submarine cable system will be launched on June 1, 2017. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Atisa, Docomo will bring better indoor and outdoor coverage, faster speed, expand the number of television channels to about 200, bring access to pay-preview, video on demand, and provide carrier Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi hotspots) to certain areas of the island and more,\u201d Kriegel said. <\/p>\n<p>Docomo Pacific will also increase the number of cell sites on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. <\/p>\n<p>Saipan currently has 31 cell sites. This will grow to 36 cell sites. Out of the 36, 20 will be at LTE speed. <\/p>\n<p>LTE stands for Long-Term Evolution and is a standard for high-speed wireless communication network.<\/p>\n<p>Under Docomo Pacific\u2019s plan, Tinian will go from one cell site to three, with all three on LTE. Rota currently has two cell sites; that will double to four and all will be LTE as well. <\/p>\n<p>From an economic standpoint, \u201cAtisa will open doors to data usage stimulation growth and encourage private sector investments through tourism, hotels, and other industries,\u201d Kriegel said. <\/p>\n<p>In addition, Atisa will connect the CNMI and Guam to a single line market where it acts as a regular landline call. <\/p>\n<p>Nishihara said, \u201cWhat we need to do to go further is to change our relationship into a strategic business partnership.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Nokia has a longstanding relationship with Docomo, which dates back to the successful launch of 3G services in Guam in 2008, followed by the rollout of LTE in 2012. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a state-of-the art, multimillion-dollar network that will transform enterprises today and for future innovative services through telemedicine, education, and security,\u201d Kriegel said.<\/p>\n<p>The CNMI\u2019s lone undersea fiber-optic cable is owned by IT&amp;E. <strong>(Demalyn S. 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