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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Nortel and QUALCOMM Achieve Industry's Fastest HSDPA Data Call
PARIS, France, March 31 - Nortel(x) (NYSE/TSX: NT) and QUALCOMM
(NASDAQ: QCOM) have successfully achieved the industry's first 7.2 Mbps HSDPA
mobile data calls. The tests achieved data downloads at speeds up to four
times faster than most current fixed broadband connections.
The companies completed the initial series of pre-commercial category 8
HSDPA data calls using test terminals based on QUALCOMM's Mobile Station
Modem(TM) (MSM(TM)) MSM6280(TM) solution and HSDPA network equipment from
Nortel.
The calls covered frequencies in all commercially available UMTS spectrum
currently used by mobile operators throughout the world. The 2100MHz spectrum
is the basis for most European 3G networks and the 850MHz spectrum is now in
use for new UMTS networks in North America, the Caribbean and Latin America.
As spectrum at 900MHz is expanded for UMTS services, Nortel believes this can
also become an important part of European HSDPA roll out.
"Nortel continues to be an industry leader in driving HSDPA technologies
to faster, more cost-effective capabilities that will help power mobile
communications to beyond 3G services such as high quality live TV and HD video
on demand," said Jean-Luc Jezouin, vice-president, GSM/UMTS product line
management, Nortel. "Together with QUALCOMM, Nortel is an industry pioneer in
advancing the potential of HSDPA to help wireless operators maximize their
existing UMTS infrastructures by offering new and faster services for
subscribers."
HSDPA is designed to boost network capacity for data transmissions up to
four times and enables twice as many wireless users per cell site compared to
current UMTS networks. By making more efficient use of existing network
capabilities, HSDPA helps reduce operating costs while delivering a high
quality end-user experience.
Nortel and QUALCOMM will be demonstrating high-resolution video streaming
enabled by HSDPA data calls at 7.2Mbps during CTIA Wireless 2006 in Las Vegas,
April 5-7.
Nortel and QUALCOMM achieved the industry's first HSDPA mobile call in
January 2005. Nortel and LGE completed the first live test calls using a
commercial handset solution for HSDPA in March 2005. In June 2005, Nortel
became the first wireless network supplier to complete the TL9000 registration
standard for Quality Management System Requirements and Measurements across
its HSDPA, UMTS and GSM wireless infrastructure solutions.
Nortel has worked with a number of wireless operators on HSDPA trials and
deployments, including Orange France, Vodafone Spain in Barcelona (during 3GSM
World Congress in Feb 2006), EDGE Wireless in the US, SKT and KTF in Korea,
mmO2, Partner Communications in Israel, and Mobilkom Austria.
About Nortel
Nortel is a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities
that enhance the human experience, ignite and power global commerce, and
secure and protect the world's most critical information. Our next-generation
technologies, for both service providers and enterprises, span access and core
networks, support multimedia and business-critical applications, and help
eliminate today's barriers to efficiency, speed and performance by simplifying
networks and connecting people with information. Nortel does business in more
than 150 countries. For more information, visit Nortel on the Web at
www.nortel.com. For the latest Nortel news, visit www.nortel.com/news
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