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Delta Telecom launches 3G mobile network using solutions from Lucent
December 16, 2002
Delta Telecom, a cellular operator in the northwest region of Russia,
today announced the commercial launch of an advanced 3G cdma2000
1x network in the 450 MHz frequency band (IMT-MC 450) using equipment,
software and services from Lucent Technologies. This new network,
named SKYLINK, will be the first one in Russia capable of providing
subscribers high-speed mobile data services at speeds of up to 153
kbps along with high-quality voice services.
With the Lucent Technologies solution based on spread-spectrum
cdma2000 1x (IMT-MC 450) technology, a mobile phone connected to
a laptop PC or PDA enables business users to wirelessly access applications
secured behind corporate firewalls such as e-mail, corporate databases
and internal Web applications with the same speed and efficiency
they are used to in their fixed office locations.
Subscribers in St. Petersburg and its nearest suburbs will be the
first to gain access to the SKYLINK services. In the future, Delta
Telecom plans to expand the SKYLINK network to provide coverage
in all of its licensed territories.
The advanced mobile communication standard implemented in the SKYLINK
network creates a new business environment, through which its participants
get a competitive advantage based on mobile access to integrated
communication services and more flexible and effective use of information
resources. Eventually SKYLINK subscribers will be able to use a
mobile terminal for e-banking services, to order goods and services,
for geo-positioning, interactive games and more.
The spread-spectrum signaling technology inherent in cdma2000 1x
provides a high degree of protection against unauthorized access.
"Today, with the launch of the new cdma2000 1x SKYLINK network,
we start a new era of mobile communications in Russia and create
a new way of life. The high-speed data services made possible by
this new network give enterprise subscribers a powerful tool for
improving business processes and customer service," said Victor
Ustyuzhanin, general director of Delta Telecom.
"Lucent Technologies was first to develop a cdma2000 1x solution
for 450 MHz and make it available to the telecommunications market,"
said Dmitry Kamensky, managing director of Lucent Technologies Russia
and Commonwealth of Independent States. "Today we are happy to participate
in the commercial launch of SKYLINK, the first Russian network based
on cdma2000 1x in the 450 MHz band, which enables Delta Telecom
to offer 3G mobile communication services to enterprise subscribers
and consumers."
While using only a part of the 450 MHz frequency band, the new
cdma2000 1x network provides high-quality, reliable and advanced
mobile services to large numbers of subscribers, while also continuing
to serve NMT-450 network subscribers. Roaming capabilities are available
for the SOTEL network subscribers.
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