Alcatel is setting up the first global technical center for the interoperability of 3G/UMTS mobile solutions in the UK.Business & Technology Editors PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2000 Alcatel has announced the set up in the United Kingdom of a new technical center dedicated to the validation of the interoperability of its 3G/UMTS mobile communication solutions with the various systems available on the market. From the beginning of 2001, network infrastructure platforms will allow a large number of interoperability test combinations to be implemented with different core network, radio infrastructure and mobile terminal systems. They will also serve to validate the pertinence, functionality and compatibility of the new multimedia applications and 3G/UMTS services proposed by Alcatel and its partners. This structure will reinforce the Alcatel development and technical support teams already operating in France, Japan, Germany, Belgium and China. This network gives operators the guarantee of optimized support for the deployment and rapid maintenance of their 3G/UMTS networks throughout the world. The creation of this interoperability platform is part of Alcatel's proactive strategy to open up its 2G and 3G solutions to the international environment. The bilateral cooperation agreements that already exist with other manufacturers, and the recent creation of Evolium SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. - a joint Alcatel-Fujitsu company specialized in defining and developing mobile communication solutions - not to mention Alcatel's participation as an active member in the IOT IOT In Order To IOT Index-Organized Table IOT British Indian Ocean Territory (ISO 3-letter country code) IOT Interoperability Testing IOT Initial Operational Test IOT In-Orbit Test (a) Forum, are all concrete examples of this strategy. "This technical center will give us the means to demonstrate very rapidly that the new mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. applications of the mobile Internet will fit perfectly into the traffic models of our 3G/UMTS mobile network infrastructure", underlined Michel Rahier, President of Alcatel's Mobile Communications Activities. "It will also enable us to satisfy the needs of the many 3G or PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). mobile terminal manufacturers who have already expressed their desire to be among the first to come and test their solutions and products"." (a) The Networks Vendors IOT Forum groups together the main suppliers of mobile networks with a view to developing interoperability test programs for the GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. , EDGE and UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) The GSM implementation of the 3G wireless phone system. Part of IMT-2000, UMTS provides service in the 2 GHz band and offers global roaming and personalized features. systems. About Alcatel and mobile communications Primarily through Evolium SAS - the Alcatel-Fujitsu joint venture - Alcatel develops and markets 2G and 3G mobile radio communications networks The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. , including GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) A digital cellular phone technology based on TDMA that is the predominant system in Europe, but also used worldwide. Developed in the 1980s, GSM was first deployed in seven European countries in 1992. and its various evolutions (GPRS and EDGE). Alcatel places particular emphasis on the development and marketing of a 3G/UMTS offering that is highly competitive in terms of performance and time to market. These UMTS solutions are based in particular on the experience Fujitsu has acquired as supplier to NTT DoCoMo (NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc., Japan) Founded in 1991, NTT DoCoMo is a spinoff of Japan's NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation) which provides wireless services, including cellular, paging, satellite and maritime and in-flight telephone services. in Japan, which will be putting its 3G mobile communication service into commercial operation in the spring of 2001. About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees and sales of EURO 23 billion in 1999, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. |
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