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To: 2brasil who wrote (13927)	8/19/1998 8:35:00 AM
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Nortel Digital Wireless Equipment Receives Certification in Russia MOSCOW, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Nortel (Northern Telecom) (NYSE: NT - news; Toronto: NTL - news) has received certification of its cdmaOne (IS-95 CDMA) and TDMA IS-136 infrastructure equipment for use in Russia. With certification of GSM equipment expected by year end, Nortel offers Russian wireless service operators a choice in state-of-the art digital solutions. Russia's Ministry of Communications requires vendors importing or selling wireless networks in Russia to obtain equipment certification. This rigorous certification process includes testing at the manufacturer's facilities and in Russia. The Ministry of Communications tested Nortel equipment at facilities in the United States and Canada, and connected to the public switched telephone network in Russia. Nortel's first commercial CDMA network in Russia, a system operated by JSC Electrosviaz in the Rostov region in Novocherkassk, is expected to offer service this month. Nortel's first two TDMA networks, operated by TechInfo Communications in Kransnodar and Sochi, were commercially launched in April, 1998. With more than 150 million residents, Russia covers 6.5 million square miles. Yet outside of major metropolitan areas, telephone density is still very low. ''Wireless communications is still in its infancy in Russia but is quickly maturing,'' said Alnoor Ebrahim, director, sales, Wireless Networks, Nortel. ''The lack of basic wireline networks means there is a tremendous opportunity in coming years for Nortel to supply operators with the feature-rich systems and capabilities necessary in today's changing w