At Telecom 99, Alcatel is highlighting its leading position in mobile Internet access, application technologies and in the growing market for GPRS solutions. Alcatel is establishing itself as one of the most innovative and advanced providers of mobile data technology - meeting the market demand for cutting edge products. A variety of announcements from the company underscore this position. Topics include the world's first demonstration of WAP over GPRS and live demonstrations of GPRS with France Telecom. Also, Alcatel is highlighting its advanced and leading edge experience in 3G/UMTS with Motorola.
Below is a brief summary of Alcatel's mobile Internet press releases that are available via the on-line news service at the event and on the Alcatel web site (www.alcatel.com/telecom99).
The Alcatel GPRS end to end network platform comprises all the necessary infrastructure elements for the radio, switching and routing functions and the dedicated software. France Telecom will show a number of innovative mobile data and Internet services over a live multimedia network. These customer applications include localization through a multimedia tourist guide customized for Telecom'99, e-mail, image and sound transfer through Internet accesses.
Alcatel is a front runner in GPRS and was the first vendor to launch WAP commercial services and handsets. Today, Alcatel is the first to implement WAP on GPRS. The Alcatel GPRS solution is being demonstrated on the Alcatel stand at Telecom 99 with spotlights on mobile data. A full scale GPRS platform - including radio infrastructure (EVOLIUM™ BSS) and the Alcatel 1000 GPRS core network (SGSN and GGSN) - is for the first time ever using the full dynamic allocation of GPRS channels on the air interface. It provides access to the Alcatel HomeTop™ solutions thanks to GPRS terminals integrating a WAP browser. Alcatel demonstrates that WAP runs also on GPRS and the "ALWAYS ON" service is a key advantage of GPRS.
Alcatel and Motorola have announced the live demonstration of the jointly developed UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN). Identical hardware and basic functions are shown live on both stands.
Alcatel is demonstrating its 3G mobile global approach-infrastructure, applications and services. Via a third generation terminal concept-the Alcatel Mobile Evolution Vision-visitors are offered to dive into the multimedia wave. They access the Internet with a speed of 115 Kbps and various applications-video net meeting, telephone call, web browsing, e-mail, e-commerce and more. On show at the Motorola stand, the groundbreaking W-CDMA air interface demonstration will showcase the capabilities of third generation cellular technology to deliver two way data services, advanced IP based multimedia applications and wireless video communications.
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