Hanover, Germany (ots/PROTEXT) - Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) invites the visitors of the CeBIT 2002 in Hanover to surf on a real-life 3G/UMTS network and to experience 3rd generation mobile applications and services.
The UMTS network deployed in CeBIT is powered by Alcatel's state of the art Evolium(tm) radio and core solutions, providing live UMTS coverage not only to Alcatel's booth but also to leading telecommunication players such as MobilCom and Mitsubishi. The network showcases the reality of live UMTS applications, such as videophony on 3GPP-compliant UMTS handsets with circuit switched connections at 64 Kbps, Mobile Internet Applications, MPEG4-based video streaming or real-time and interactive gaming in packet switched connections reaching up to 384Kbps.
To achieve this full 3GPP UMTS coverage, Alcatel provides a complete end-to-end UMTS network based on a core-network located in the Paris area which comprises its Alcatel 1000 MSC/HLR, SGSN & GGSN and a radio infrastructure comprising various Node B's (UMTS Base Station) located in CeBIT.
"Three weeks after our successful live UMTS show at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, we demonstrate once again our unrivalled capacity and know-how in the successful implementation of UMTS," said Marc Rouanne, president of Alcatel's Mobile Networks activities. "In CeBIT we confirm that Alcatel is a highly credible, open and world interoperable player."
About Alcatel Alcatel designs, develops and builds innovative and competitive communications networks, enabling carriers, service providers and enterprises to deliver any type of content, such as voice, data and multimedia, to any type of consumer, anywhere in the world. Relying on its leading and comprehensive products and solutions portfolio, stretching from end-to-end optical infrastructures, fixed and mobile networks to broadband access, Alcatel's customers can focus on optimizing their service offerings and revenue streams. With sales of EURO 25 billion in 2001 and 99,000 employees, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com
About Alcatel's Evolium solutions
Alcatel is now the world's fastest growing GSM/GPRS supplier. Currently, over 110 mobile operators worldwide rely on Alcatel's Evolium GSM/GPRS core and radio solutions. By creating Evolium SAS, an Alcatel-Fujitsu company, Alcatel clearly reinforces its position in both mobile infrastructure and mobile Internet. Evolium SAS combines Alcatel's expertise in GSM, GPRS, and EDGE as well as in ATM and IP technologies, with the advanced experience of Fujitsu as supplier of NTT DoCoMo. By the end of 2001, NTT DoCoMo had over twenty eight million i-Mode subscribers in Japan and has started the commercial operation of its 3G mobile communication services on May 30, 2001.
Alcatel's UMTS solutions are a reality today, with 15 pre- commercial UMTS networks already installed worldwide, and another 10 to be delivered by mid- 2002. Alcatel's strategy covers all aspects of UMTS deployment, from radio access and core network to terminals. Alcatel's Evolium SAS delivers a radio infrastructure that is 3GPP-compliant, field-proven and capitalizes on Japanese 3G technical and field experience.
Alcatel, which played a vital part in developing the mobile Internet market, in particular through the successful roll out of GPRS commercial networks world- wide, has today a timely UMTS offering.
CeBIT: Hall 27 Booth B32/40 Telecommunication solutions and applications / Hall 26 Booth C60 Mobile Terminals
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