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25th May 2004 - Alcatel today announced that it recently
helped China Telecom deploy a full-fledged 3G trial
network in Shanghai within three months. The network
is now ready for 3G field testing sponsored by China's
Ministry of Information Industry (MII), the country's
telecom regulatory body. The project was accomplished
through Alcatel Shanghai Bell, Alcatel's Chinese flagship
company.
Alcatel has overall responsibility for network planning
and design, site survey and equipment engineering and
installation. With Alcatel's field-proven Evolium? 3G
solutions including the core and radio access products,
China Telecom is successfully providing Adaptive Multi
Rate voice services, video telephony and Packet Switched
multimedia services.
To support the development of 3G in China, Alcatel
launched China's first open and end-to-end 3G Reality
Centre (3GRC) in Shanghai, where Alcatel partners with
Internet Service Providers and Content Providers to
develop and test innovative user-centric 3G applications.
Alcatel successfully conducted China's first public
3G multimedia call on a commercial UMTS product in January
2003.
Today, more than thirty 3G applications such as video
telephony, live TV or MP3 music downloading are being
demonstrated in the 3GRC. As a leading mobile solutions
provider in China, Alcatel will leverage its global
experience to ensure a fast 3G rollout.
"According to the MII (Chinese Ministry of Information
Industry), 3G investment in China will reach RMB1,000
billion (Euro 102 billion) in 5 years," Gerard Dega,
President of Alcatel Shanghai Bell said, "As a long-term
strategic partner, we will work closely with China Telecom
to play a leading role in the 3G world. With our strong
local competence and enriched global experience, Alcatel
is a key player in the Chinese 3G market."
About Alcatel
Alcatel provides communications solutions to telecommunication
carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises
for delivery of voice, data and video applications to
their customers or to their employees. Alcatel leverages
its leading position in fixed and mobile broadband networks,
applications and services to bring value to its customers
in the framework of a broadband world. With sales of
EURO 12.5 billion in 2003, Alcatel operates in more
than 130 countries.
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