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Alcatel launches end-to-end 3G/UMTS mobile facility in Germany
November 27, 2002
Alcatel officially inaugurated its 3G Reality Centre in Stuttgart,
Germany. This facility, which has been operational since June of
this year, is the first end-to-end, fully open 3G/UMTS mobile facility
in Germany and a new member to Alcatel's worldwide 3G Reality Centre
program. This global network of state-of-the-art 3G Reality Centres
is offering its partners a unique live and comprehensive 2.5G/GPRS
and 3G/UMTS end-to-end environment for the development, testing,
validation and promotion of advanced mobile data applications and
services.
A live mobile videophony call established between Kuala Lumpur
and Stuttgart gives the unique opportunity to see in real time the
Malaysian user as well as the Petronas towers in the background,
the world's tallest buildings.
Visitors were also able to experience mobile applications and services
such as web browsing, access to online information, images and video
transfer or downloading, TV streaming, interactive online game,
and even a live video call between two cars — all while on the move.
The Alcatel 3G Reality Centre in Stuttgart is intended to foster
the development and testing of some of the most exciting mobile
applications and services. It enables the mobile community in Germany
and in Europe to investigate the potential of such next generation
mobile multimedia and data solutions from GPRS to UMTS.
This is a key factor to support the successful commercial roll
out of 3G. This live and comprehensive environment is already attracting
partners, big and small, from the fields of application development,
content creation and handset design. It allows testing of the new
mobile applications in an area of roughly 10 square kilometres.
In addition the network features highly stable voice and data connections
with data rates reaching 384 kbps and speeds of up to 120 kilometres
per hour
"We are making progress every day and achieving significant milestones
with 3G technology, applications and services," declared Marc Rouanne,
President of Alcatel's Mobile Networks activities. "The 3G Reality
Centre in Stuttgart is providing Alcatel and the German wireless
community with invaluable experience and learning opportunities
that are paving the way to successfully roll out 3G services in
Europe and in the World."
The 3G Reality Centre in Stuttgart is running on the latest Alcatel
Evolium solutions including the UTRAN radio systems, the Core network,
as well as the associated Radio Network Controller (RNC) and a dedicated
Application Service platform. The radio systems, which include the
UMTS base stations (Node B) are developed and produced by Evolium
SAS, the joint venture between Alcatel and Fujitsu, in full compliance
with UMTS 3GPP standards.
3G Reality Centres are already operational in Kuala Lumpur, Lisbon,
Malmö , Paris, Shanghai, Taipei, Rijswijk and now in Stuttgart.
Additional 3G Reality Centres will be operational by the end of
2002, especially in Vimercate (Italy), and by first quarter of 2003
in Australia, Japan and Korea, thanks to 3G UMTS pilot networks
installed by Alcatel.
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