Sprint PCS, Nortel Networks Demonstrate High-Speed
Wireless Internet
Data, Video Services Delivered 25 Times Faster Using 3G Radio
Technology
DALLAS, April 28 /PRNewswire/ - Sprint's wireless division and Nortel Networks (NYSE: NT/TSE: NTL) have provided a
glimpse of future Wireless Internet services by demonstrating high-speed data, voice and video applications using cdma2000
third generation (3G) radio technology.
Staged recently at the Nortel Networks Wireless Solutions Lab in Richardson, Texas, the demonstration included voice over
IP (Internet Protocol), web browsing, data transfers and video conferencing at speeds up to 384 kilobits per second (kbps) -
more than 25 times faster than today's typical 14.4 kbps wireless data services.
This was accomplished using an advanced wireless system prototype using Nortel Networks Metro Cell modular CDMA base
stations, and Nortel Networks wideband software radio technology based on 3XRTT - phase two of the cdma2000 3G
evolution.
''Sprint PCS is dedicated to providing its customers with high-speed wireless data services,'' said Oliver Valente,
vice-president, technology and advanced systems development, Sprint PCS. ''As the nation's largest all-digital, nationwide
cdmaOne(x) PCS provider, Sprint PCS is in a unique position to help drive the development of this technology to best serve
the future wireless needs of its consumer and business users. Nortel Networks is a key player in making sure we reach our
goals.''
SOURCE: Northern Telecom Limited
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