UTStarcom Signs Deal With OneTel in Bangladesh for MovingMedia 2000 All-IP CDMA Wireless Infrastructure Solution
Monday November 15, 9:05 am ET
Operator to Offer Voice, SMS, and Internet Access to Subscribers in 16 Cities
# ALAMEDA, Calif., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI - News), a global leader in IP access networking and services, today announced the deployment of its MovingMedia 2000 all-IP Code Division Multiplex Access (CDMA) network solution with OneTel Communications Ltd. (OneTel) in Bangladesh.(Photo: NewsCom: newscom.com )
OneTel, promoted by the ABSCO and NITOL business conglomerates, is a greenfield operator licensed by the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to provide fixed telecommunications services in the northwestern region of the country. OneTel is expected to offer CDMA with Wireless Local Loop (WLL) Fixed Wireless Terminal (FWT) services in early 2005.
"UTStarcom's industry-leading MovingMedia 2000 solution was a clear choice in view of its flexibility, scalability, and advanced feature set," said Asif Rabbani, managing director of OneTel. "The all-IP solution based on next-generation softswitch architecture also offers tremendous operational benefits over legacy TDM network gear, particularly for greenfield operators like OneTel."
OneTel was one of the first operators to be licensed by BTRC to provision services in the northwest region of Bangladesh following the commission's decision to open up fixed telecommunications services to competition earlier this year. In the initial phase of the network rollout, OneTel will offer CDMA voice, short-messaging service (SMS) and high-speed data access to subscribers across 16 cities in the region.
"With our end-to-end, all-IP CDMA network solution, operators enjoy a host of advantages including local switching, significant operational cost savings, and the ability to offer new, value-added services that cannot be enabled by TDM-based networks," said Anil Mehndiratta, director of sales and marketing for SAARC region for UTStarcom. "OneTel has ambitious plans for its telecommunications foray and is a key customer win for us in Bangladesh. With our strong regional presence and integrated product portfolio, we are well-positioned to address the emerging opportunities in the country."
About MovingMedia 2000
As a leading vendor of CDMA technology, UTStarcom's MovingMedia 2000 provides wireless operators with a complete, all-IP solution to reap the multiple advantages of 3G networks. The solution is designed to offer a smooth migration path for CDMA2000-based providers, allowing them to utilize emerging technologies such as CDMA2000 1XEV-DV as they become available. The system is backwards compatible with CDMA 2G (IS-95) technology. Moreover, all solution components are standards based, providing complete interoperability with other standards-based products and allowing wireless operators to preserve their existing equipment investment.
The MovingMedia 2000 solution leverages market-proven technologies and UTStarcom's extensive experience in building IP equipment and deploying IP networks. The MovingMedia 2000 product suite utilizes UTStarcom's distributed softswitch architecture for switching, transport, signaling, and call control. The MovingMedia 2000 product line includes a comprehensive suite of RF network elements, including base stations (BTS) and base station controllers (BSC), wireless softswitch components, and core data network components, including the packet data server node (PDSN) and home agent (HA).
About OneTel
OneTel Communications Ltd. was licensed by BTRC to provision fixed telecommunications services in the North West (Rajshahi Division) of the country in August 2004. The Company is promoted by two leading Bangladesh based business conglomerates, the ABSCO and NITOL groups.
The ABSCO group has interests in transportation, hospitality, education, garments, health care, and telecommunications.
The NITOL group has interests in automobile distribution, transportation, aviation, cement, insurance and agro processing.
About UTStarcom, Inc.
UTStarcom is a global leader in IP access networking solutions and international service and support. The company sells its wireline, wireless, optical and switching solutions to operators in both fast growth and established telecommunications markets around the world. UTStarcom enables its customers to rapidly deploy revenue-generating access services using their existing infrastructure, while providing a migration path to cost-efficient end-to-end IP networks. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Alameda, California, the company has research and design operations in New Jersey, China, and India. UTStarcom is a FORTUNE 1000 company.
For more information about UTStarcom, visit the company's Web site at www.utstar.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
The foregoing statements regarding, without limitation, the timing of OneTel's rollout of CDMA with WLL FWT services, the scope of services to be offered as part of this rollout and the ability of UTStarcom to address emerging opportunities in the Bangladesh market are forward-looking in nature and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These factors include rapidly changing technology, the changing nature of the telecommunications market in general and the market for Bangladesh in particular, the possibility of slower than expected growth in the Bangladesh market, evolving product and application standards, changes or delays in product introductions and deployments, possible downturns in the Bangladesh market, the termination of significant contracts, partnerships or alliances, and other uncertainties, such as changes in government regulation and licensing requirements in relevant markets. UTStarcom also refers readers to the risk factors identified in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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