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A couple of new broadband contracts for Nortel

Orange Slovensko Provides Advanced Wireless Data Services Powered by Nortel

Wireless Broadband Services Overhaul Fixed Services in Slovakia

PARIS – Orange Slovensko has launched a high data rate business and consumer service in Slovakia based on EDGE (Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution) technology from Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT]. The service is positioned by Orange Slovensko as an alternative to fixed broadband Internet access solutions.

Compared to GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), EDGE offers on average up to three times the data throughput, a rate comparable to fixed DSL (digital subscriber line) connection speeds. More...

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sparq Deploys Nortel Solutions to Support Demand for 3G Services in Taiwan

Plans to Provide Island-Wide 3G Data Transmission, xDSL Broadband Data Services

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwanese telecommunications provider sparq has deployed a network solution from Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT] for an island-wide data network designed to address increasing business and consumer demand for third generation (3G) voice and data services, as well as to support the aggregation of increasing xDSL traffic.

"This network provides secure, high-quality and truly differentiated services that help sparq enhance the communications experience for subscribers while providing opportunities to grow our data network market," said Shin-Koi Lee, president, sparq. "Nortel's solutions proved to be the best choice for supporting our existing multiservice network bandwidth while also providing outstanding flexibility for expansion to support future services."

The new network supporting Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) uses Nortel's Multiservice Switch (MSS) portfolio to significantly lower ongoing network operational expenses through consolidation of disparate networks across a packet core, as well as reducing wireless backhaul costs across Radio Access Networks (RAN) by converging and aggregating voice and data traffic to reduce leased line requirements. Cost reductions are also realized through aggregating xDSL traffic back into the network. sparq also realizes additional cost reductions by aggregating it's growing xDSL access traffic over the same network back into the packet core. More...