Hanover, Germany (ots/PROTEXT) - Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA andNYSE: ALA) invites the visitors of the CeBIT 2002 in Hanover tosurf on a real-life 3G/UMTS network and to experience 3rdgeneration mobile applications and services.
The UMTS network deployed in CeBIT is powered by Alcatel'sstate of the art Evolium(tm) radio and core solutions, providinglive UMTS coverage not only to Alcatel's booth but also toleading telecommunication players such as MobilCom andMitsubishi. The network showcases the reality of live UMTSapplications, such as videophony on 3GPP-compliant UMTS handsetswith circuit switched connections at 64 Kbps, Mobile InternetApplications, MPEG4-based video streaming or real-time andinteractive gaming in packet switched connections reaching up to384Kbps.
To achieve this full 3GPP UMTS coverage, Alcatel provides acomplete end-to-end UMTS network based on a core-network locatedin 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 3GSMWorld Congress in Cannes, we demonstrate once again ourunrivalled capacity and know-how in the successfulimplementation of UMTS," said Marc Rouanne, president ofAlcatel's Mobile Networks activities. "In CeBIT we confirm thatAlcatel is a highly credible, open and world interoperableplayer."
About Alcatel Alcatel designs, develops and builds innovativeand competitive communications networks, enabling carriers,service providers and enterprises to deliver any type ofcontent, such as voice, data and multimedia, to any type ofconsumer, anywhere in the world. Relying on its leading andcomprehensive products and solutions portfolio, stretching fromend-to-end optical infrastructures, fixed and mobile networks tobroadband access, Alcatel's customers can focus on optimizingtheir service offerings and revenue streams. With sales of EURO25 billion in 2001 and 99,000 employees, Alcatel operates inmore than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel onthe 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'sEvolium GSM/GPRS core and radio solutions. By creating EvoliumSAS, an Alcatel-Fujitsu company, Alcatel clearly reinforces itsposition in both mobile infrastructure and mobile Internet.Evolium SAS combines Alcatel's expertise in GSM, GPRS, and EDGEas well as in ATM and IP technologies, with the advancedexperience of Fujitsu as supplier of NTT DoCoMo. By the end of2001, NTT DoCoMo had over twenty eight million i-Modesubscribers in Japan and has started the commercial operation ofits 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, andanother 10 to be delivered by mid- 2002. Alcatel's strategycovers all aspects of UMTS deployment, from radio access andcore network to terminals. Alcatel's Evolium SAS delivers a radioinfrastructure that is 3GPP-compliant, field-proven andcapitalizes on Japanese 3G technical and field experience.
Alcatel, which played a vital part in developing the mobileInternet market, in particular through the successful roll outof GPRS commercial networks world- wide, has today a timely UMTSoffering.
CeBIT: Hall 27 Booth B32/40 Telecommunication solutions andapplications / Hall 26 Booth C60 Mobile Terminals
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