Alcatel to provide Telefónica with a 3G video telephony

November 22, 2004

Alcatel has been selected by Telefónica Móviles to deploy and integrate a video gateway solution into the operator's 3G/UMTS network in Spain that will enable the operator to launch new video services.

Alcatel's video gateway solution opens the way to a range of new real-time end-user services, such as video calls between 3G mobile handsets and a fixed PCs, person-to-machine video applications like mobile telesurveillance (including 'nanny cam') or video mailboxes, and future applications to be defined and explored in further stages.

Alcatel's solution is highly flexible, as it copes with the management of both mobile (H324M) and fixed (H323 or SIP) video protocols, thus making possible video-communications between any mobile and fixed terminal and even between fixed terminals with different video protocols. This solution brings to Telefónica Móviles the highest level of flexibility necessary to cope with the rapid evolutions of the new real-time broadband applications market.

"We have selected Alcatel's video gateway solution because of the unique flexibility it offers for the management of heterogeneous mobile and fixed video protocols," Fernando Fournon, CTO of Telefónica Móviles España declared. "We recognize Alcatel as a solid partner to help us achieve one of our major goals, which is to offer our subscribers a seamless video experience in all the aspects of their daily lives."