Nortel Networks to expand VIVO CDMA 2000 1X Network in Brazil

October 29, 2004

VIVO, the mobile telecommunications service provider in the Southern Hemisphere, has selected Nortel Networks to expand and upgrade its 3G CDMA 2000 1X network in Brazil's Northern, Southern and West-Central regions and the states of Bahia and Maranhao in the Northeast.

Under the terms of a contract announced Nortel Networks will supply the equipment to expand and upgrade VIVO's core and access networks in the state of Rio Grande do Sul and in the Northern region, which includes more than 70 municipalities, among them: Manaus, Belem, Maraba, Santarem and Macapa. For the West-Central region, Nortel Networks will supply switches to help expand capacity in the cities of Brasilia and Goiania. In Bahia, Nortel Networks will expand trunking peripherals and supply core and access equipment.

"Expanding the 3G wireless network will enable VIVO to improve its capability and offer new services for our customers in these regions like high-speed wireless Internet and intranet access, e-mails with attached files, image and video downloading, video streaming and location-based services," said Javier Rodriguez, vice president, Technology and Networks, VIVO.