Trinidad
: Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago, Limited (TSTT),
the country’s leading telecommunications provider, today announced
plans for the launch of an advanced broadband wireless network in
Trinidad and Tobago using solutions from Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT].
TSTT plans to offer 3G mobile broadband services to both residential
and commercial customers using Nortel CDMA2000* 1X and 1xEV-DO wireless
technology. Nortel is TSTT’s sole supplier for wireless infrastructure
equipment.
The new network is designed to expand TSTT’s subscriber offerings
to include ‘anytime, anywhere’ access to a variety of
services at speeds up to 2.4 megabits per second, or approximately
10 times faster than currently available. This will enable TSTT to
provide its customers with wireless access to corporate data networks
for a higher level of efficiency and productivity.
Other enhanced services expected to be available on TSTT’s EV-DO
network include TV transmission to EV-DO enabled PDAs, remote video
surveillance services to address security concerns, and IPTV.
TSTT and Nortel, in conjunction with SmartVideo Technologies, demonstrated
IPTV over EV-DO to an audience including more than 150 local business
leaders at the “Experience Evolution” event held at the
Hilton Trinidad & Conference Centre in Port-of-Spain. SmartVideo
is a leading provider of live and on-demand IPTV services.
“Our objective is to become the wireless high-speed data leader
in Trinidad and Tobago,” said Karamchand Perai, Vice President,
Technology, TSTT. “We chose Nortel as our sole infrastructure
supplier because of their leadership in CDMA and advanced wireless
broadband solutions. Nortel’s CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO technology
will enable us to deliver leading wireless data services and applications
customers need to use for business and also applications associated
with information and entertainment – such as IPTV and other
multimedia services that our customers demand. This technology will
also address important ‘last mile’ issues and make broadband
wireless data services accessible to customers in areas where fixed
line-based ADSL services cannot be provided.”
According to Richard E. Bennett, Jr., President and CEO of SmartVideo,
"Achieving Nortel’s IOT approval demonstrates SmartVideo’s
commitment to supporting carrier operators world-wide. Nortel’s
IOT is respected by all the major carriers and removes much of the
perceived risk associated with the deployment of video solutions.
By developing strong relationships with leading network equipment
manufacturers, we can provide wired and wireless operators with the
world’s best video solutions. We at Smart Video are proud to
be associated with TSTT’s “Experience Evolution”
event.”
“Wireless operators around the world are evolving their existing
networks to offer advanced broadband video and data services like
high-definition programming, video conferencing, remote surveillance
and distance learning,” said Martha Bejar, president, Caribbean
and Latin America, Nortel. “Nortel‘s wireless broadband
solutions help allow operators like TSTT to increase profit potential,
improve network efficiencies and increase customer loyalty by delivering
compelling voice and data services that help enhance the subscriber
experience.”
Nortel solutions deployed in the TSTT network include CDMA2000 1X
and 1xEV-DO radio base stations, base station controllers, and other
related equipment.
Nortel supplies EV-DO equipment to 13 of the 23 operators across the
globe currently offering commercial EV-DO service, including Verizon
Wireless and Sprint in the United States, Vesper in Brazil, Smartcom
in Chile, Pelephone in Israel, and Telstra in Australia. Nortel also
provided EV-DO equipment to Eurotel for the first commercial 450 MHz
EV-DO service in Eastern Europe. With its CDMA equipment designed
to support 1xEV-DO through modular upgrades to existing hardware,
Nortel re-uses existing base station equipment to help operators reduce
or eliminate the need for costly hardware replacements.
Nortel is an industry innovator and at the forefront of all broadband
access technologies, including wide area cellular, wireline, wireless
mesh, wireless LAN and WiMAX. Nortel has designed, installed and launched
more than 300 wireless networks in over 70 countries.
Nortel has worked with operators in the Caribbean and Latin America
to build advanced communications networks for more than 35 years.
Nortel is a leading provider of advanced wireless technologies in
the region with recent 3G deployments in the Dominican Republic (Verizon
Dominicana), Peru (Telefónica Móviles), Puerto Rico
(Centennial), Belize (Speednet), Chile (Smartcom), and Guatemala (Telefonica
Moviles).
