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Etisalat selects Alcatel for 3G/UMTS trial in the UAE
January 10, 2003
Alcatel announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with Etisalat, the United Arab Emirates fixed and mobile operator,
for the supply of a 3G/UMTS field trial network in Abu Dhabi.
Under the terms of this MoU, Alcatel will deliver and install its
complete Evolium 3G End-to-End solution including the UTRAN radio
systems including UMTS base stations (Node B) and Radio network
Controllers (RNC), the core network systems (packet and circuit),
the associated multimedia equipment and terminals. The radio systems
are developed and manufactured by Evolium SAS, the joint venture
between Alcatel and Fujitsu.
Thanks to this infrastructure, Etisalat will be able to use 3G
mobile data and video communications in packet mode as well as AMR
(Adaptive Multi Rate) voice communications and videophony in circuit
mode. Alcatel's UMTS solutions will enable Etisalat to test new
high-speed/high-quality mobile multimedia applications such as chat,
video streaming, MP3 music downloading, Web browsing, on-line gaming
and multimedia SIP (Session Initiated Protocol) calls between multimedia
terminals (voice & video).
"Alcatel's Evolium UMTS infrastructure is a solution which provides
the capability of high speed data & video transfers. Whether it
is for surfing the Internet (Web Browsing), having on-line access
to information, images or videos (Video Streaming), or for transferring
video images. Alcatel's UMTS trial systems provide data rates that
can reach 384 kbps" declared Marc Rouanne, President of Alcatel's
Mobile Networks activities.
"Etisalat is eager to start its third UMTS trial with Alcatel,
which will provide a good opportunity to efficiently acquire 3G/UMTS
experience and the possibility to conduct both circuit-switched
calls and high-speed data transfers in packet mode", added a senior
Etisalat engineering representative.
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