BellSouth Selects Nortel Networks to Deploy Ecuador's First CDMA2000 3G Wireless Network

date: July 23, 2002

BellSouth Ecuador has selected Nortel Networks to upgrade its national wireless network in Ecuador with the deployment of a third generation infrastructure using CDMA2000 1X technology.

Under an agreement estimated at approximately US$17 million, Nortel Networks will overlay BellSouth's existing TDMA network with a complete CDMA2000 1X solution, including radio access and switching equipment. The new, 3G-enabled network, expected to be the first of its kind in Ecuador, will position BellSouth to take advantage of higher voice capacity and to drive down its cost per subscriber, while offering new 'always on' high-speed data services.

"Our commitment with BellSouth's customers in Ecuador to provide higher quality wireless services is driving our decision to deploy a third generation infrastructure," said Carlos Blanco, chief executive officer, BellSouth Ecuador.

"This contract further reinforces our long-standing relationship with BellSouth, and continues our momentum in deploying CDMA2000 1X networks around the world," said Kevin Taylor, director, Wireless Networks, Nortel Networks CALA (Caribbean and Latin America). "We will work closely with BellSouth to evolve its network, to help reduce its cost of delivering voice services, and to provide new, revenue-generating 3G data services."

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