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To: brian h who wrote (37)	7/19/2000 1:47:31 PM
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Telstra, Nortel Networks Demonstrate Australia's First Complete High-Speed Wireless Internet Using CDMA Standard for Wireless Web Browsing, Video, File Transfers MELBOURNE, Australia, July 19 /PRNewswire/ - Telstra and Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSE: NT) have demonstrated Australia's first 144 kilobits per second (kbps) wireless web browsing, video and remote file transfers over a live 800 MHz cdma2000 network as part of their high speed data trials. cdma2000 is a packet-based, next generation wireless standard that can be integrated into Telstra's existing commercial cdmaOne network. The first phase of cdma2000, referred to as 1XRTT, is designed to provide high-speed packet data transmission at speeds up to 144 kbps. It enables 'always on' Internet access from mobile phones and handheld computers, with costs incurred only when data is transferred. ``With ten times the speed of current, circuit switched technology, cdma2000 will make fast wireless access to Internet applications a reality,'' said Telstra OnAir, managing director, products, Rick Wakeham. ``We view Wireless Internet as the catalyst for a new explosion in the on- line economy, driving the second wave of Internet and eBusiness,'' said Peter MacKinnon, vice-president, Wireless Internet Strategic Portfolio Marketing, Nortel Networks. ``Deployment of cdma2000 1XRTT will enable subscribers to download images from the web almost three times faster than with present terrestrial modems,'' MacKinnon said. ``This demo illustrates Nortel Networks' global leadership in redefining mobility by enabling high-speed access anytime, anywhere, and by allowing users and mobile professionals to be more productive on the go.'' ``The Telstra CDMA Freedom(TM) network provides the largest coverage area of any mobile cellular network in Australia,'' Wakeham said. ``It is particularly suited to our demanding environment, making it the network of choice for customers living or traveling outside metropolitan areas.'' The demonstration included web browsing, m-Commerce (mobile commerce), and live and streaming video. Telstra's on going trial will include verification of 1XRTT coverage, capacity and high-speed data performance under a range of user environments, including rural Australia. Based on Nortel Networks' CDMA Metro Cell base stations, the trial is also expected to demonstrate smooth evolution from existing Nortel Networks' radio infrastructure to higher bandwidth next generation networks. ``Our relationship with Nortel Networks on the CDMA project has been extremely close and very productive,'' Wakeham said. ``The two companies recently made the first cdma2000 1XRTT packet data call on a live 800 MHz CDMA network. Today's announcement marks another very significant and important milestone in our trials of 1XRTT.'' Telstra is Australia's largest telecommunications and information services company. Telstra is one of Australia's largest corporations and has one of the best-known brands in the country. The company offers a full range of services and competes in all telecommunications markets throughout Australia. Its main activities are to provide: Telephone lines to homes and businesses; Local and long-distance telephone calls in Australia and international calls to and from Australia; Mobile telecommunication services; A comprehensive range of data, Internet and on-line services; Wholesale services to other carriers and carriage service providers; Telephone directories (White Pages and Yellow Pages) and Pay television services through an affiliate. Telstra is the largest mobile telecommunications provider in Australia, operating both GSM and CDMA national mobile phone networks with customers totaling over four million. Its CDMA Freedom network now covers more than 95 percent of the population and with on going coverage expansion will cover more than 97 percent of Australia's population and more than 960,000 square kilometers in October 2000. Visit Telstra at www.telstra.com. Nortel Networks is a global Internet and communications leader with capabilities spanning Optical, Wireless, Local Internet and eBusiness. The Company had 1999 U.S. GAAP revenues of US$21.3 billion and serves carrier, service provider and enterprise customers globally. Today, Nortel Networks is creating a high-performance Internet that is more reliable and faster than ever before. It is redefining the economics and quality of networking and the Internet, promising a new era of collaboration, communications and commerce. Visit us at www.nortelnetworks.com.