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To: Paul Shread who wrote (733)	9/15/1998 11:34:00 AM
From: George A. Roberts	Respond to of 14638

Tuesday September 15, 9:15 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Northern Telecom Limited Electric Lightwave Chooses Nortel (Northern Telecom) to Provide Optical Networking Solution for Western U.S. Network Build ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Electric Lightwave (Nasdaq: ELIX - news), one of the nation's leading integrated communications provider, will deploy Nortel's (Northern Telecom's) (NYSE: NT - news; TSE: NTL - news) high capacity optical networking solution in a 3,000-mile western SONET ring, currently under construction. As part of a five-year agreement estimated at US$150 million, the network will carry traffic over a high-capacity network scaleable up to 320 Gbps, using Nortel's 10 Gbps four-fiber ring architecture with Dense-Wavelength Division Multiplexing (D-WDM) and will be in service by third quarter of 1999. Electric Lightwave's Network Control Center (NCC) will feature Nortel's Integrated Network Management (INM) solution. The contract was announced today at the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) in Orlando, which continues until September 17. Electric Lightwave's new network builds consist primarily of Nortel's S/DMS TransportNode OC-192 10 Gbps systems and Nortel's Multi-wavelength Optical Repeater (MOR) Plus System. Nortel's MOR Plus System supports up to 32 wavelengths, enabling Electric Lightwave's network to carry 320 Gbps per fiber. The MOR Plus also supports voice and data traffic at 2.5 and 10 Gbps on a single fiber. Electric Lightwave's long haul routes already include links between Portland and Seattle, Portland and Spokane, as well as Phoenix and Las Vegas, the SouthWest FiberNet route. All regional routes are carrying voice, data and Internet traffic for business communications, and interconnect Electric Lightwave's facilities-based Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs). The network will be configured in four-fiber Bi-Directional Line Switched Rings (BLSR) for ultimate reliability and bandwidth management. ''As a truly integrated communications provider, we intend to interconnect our Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) via our own facilities-based long haul networks,'' said Todd Hanson, vice president of engineering, Electric Lightwave. ''Using Nortel's fiber optic technology we can offer a competitive and technologically advanced solution with specialization in WAN, LAN and other data applications that translate into better business for our customers.'' Electric Lightwave has a presence in 83 municipalities, and is a full-service telecommunications provider to its customers. In addition to Nortel's local and high capacity optical networking products, Electric Lightwave's network uses Nortel's DMS-500 Local/Long Distance switching system which provides local and long distance switched services, as well as Nortel's AccessNode Digital Loop Carrier (DLC) product. ''Electric Lightwave has brought a modern day meaning to pioneering the west,'' said Mike Unger, president Optical Networks, Nortel. ''In 1990 they were able to see the future need of high-bandwidth applications, and today are offering the commerce market a new alternative way to improve communications, thereby improving the way they do business.'' Nortel's Integrated Network Management (INM) system, which simplifies network management tasks through an advanced point-and-click graphical network interface, will also be used to manage Electric Lightwave's long haul networks and MANs. This platform provides Electric Lightwave with fault management, provisioning, inventory control, and software upgrade capabilities from Electric Lightwave's Network Control Center. In addition, Electric Lightwave will be able to partition the INM system to allow customers a view of their own networks via the World Wide Web. Electric Lightwave Inc. (Nasdaq: ELIX - news) is an integrated communications provider offering data, Internet access and broadband transport services to businesses nationwide. In the western United States, the company is a full-service provider offering local and long distance telephone services, videoconferencing and prepaid services to business customers. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Wash. Visit Electric Lightwave on the World Wide Web at www.eli.net. SOURCE: Northern Telecom Limited More Quotes and News: Electric Lightwave, Inc (Nasdaq:ELIX - news) Northern Telecom Ltd (Montreal:NTL.M - news; Toronto:NTL.TO - news; NYSE:NT - news) Related News Categories: telecom

To: Paul Shread who wrote (733)	9/15/1998 11:35:00 AM
From: George A. Roberts	Respond to of 14638

Tuesday September 15, 4:00 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Northern Telecom Limited Nortel (Northern Telecom) Data Platform Prepares Wireless Carriers for the Future Passport 8300 G Wireless Gateway Offers Smooth Evolution to 3G Services LONDON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Nortel (Northern Telecom) (NYSE: NT - news; Toronto: NTL - news) has announced a wireless data platform that provides operators of GSM networks a reliable and high performing infrastructure to support data service delivery to their customers today as well as in the future. Based on Nortel's award winning data switch, Passport, the Passport 8300 G wireless gateway is the cornerstone of Nortel's wireless data solutions and is the platform for all future Nortel wireless data technologies. This revolutionary product was unveiled today at Intelcom'98 - The Wireless Economy. The Passport 8300 G enables operators to offer advanced GSM data services now as well as provide a smooth evolution toward mobile data technologies of the future. ''Nortel's data switching expertise will allow operators to affordably evolve towards wireless IP networks,'' said Pascal Debon, president, GSM Networks, Nortel. ''Now, with the recent merger with Bay Networks, we will be able to complement our data expertise with additional IP knowledge, especially in the area of providing easy to manage, secure, virtual packet networks to corporate intranets.'' The wireless gateway provides an immediate 200 percent improvement in the current effective GSM data rate. Additionally, it will support fast digital connection to the Internet/intranet, facsimile services and the existing portfolio of Interworking Function (IWF) services with increased capacity and reliability. In order to meet the increasing demand for higher efficiency, higher bandwidth networks, Nortel will extend the capabilities of the Passport 8300 G to support mobile standards including: General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) and Enhanced Data rate for GSM Evolution (EDGE). GPRS is a key milestone for GSM data services as it will initiate the move from the circuit-based environment to the packet-based architecture of the future. Through GPRS, end users will have access to a new portfolio of data services with data rates of up to 115 kbps. From the operator's perspective, GPRS enables radically different tariffing options because of its very efficient use of available spectrum. These factors will encourage the widespread adoption of mobile data services. Beyond GPRS, EDGE will be the next step in providing cost-effective solutions for operators with data rates up to 384 kbps. The Passport 8300 G is also the basis for the third generation (3G) unified core network. With data rates of up to 2 Mbps, Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) will be of prime importance in enabling convergence of the telecommunications, computing and media industries. Nortel is strongly involved in the standards and will develop a UMTS solution based on advanced radio technology and the Passport 8300 G. ''Wireless data is expected to comprise more than a quarter of network traffic within four years,'' said Debon. ''Today Nortel is the only company manufacturing a full portfolio of wireless network infrastructure and data networking products designed to meet this demand. We are committed to supplying our customers with a complete, cost-effective and future proof wireless data solution.'' Since its introduction in 1994, Passport has gained leadership in Wide Area Network (WAN) switching. It has achieved a leadership position in the frame relay switch market and in the packet switch market. The technology performance is recognized by the industry, especially by service providers and large corporations around the world who chose Passport to build their data services. More than 10,000 Passport platforms serve the data market worldwide. It currently holds a number one position in the global ATM enterprise WAN switch market, representing 38 percent market share. (Number two in overall ATM switch market.) This expertise is now complimented by the extensive portfolio of IP routers, remote access servers, IP feature rich software and IP network authentication, security and administration servers provided by Bay Networks. Passport's leading market position is a result of technology excellence. The platform has been designed to support IP, Frame Relay and ATM capabilities and enables the integration of voice, data and video. Passport ensures reliable, high performing and scalable networks. SOURCE: Northern Telecom Limited More Quotes and News: Northern Telecom Ltd (Toronto:NTL.TO - news; Montreal:NTL.M - news; NYSE:NT - news) Related News Categories: telecom

To: Paul Shread who wrote (733)	9/15/1998 11:35:00 AM
From: George A. Roberts	Respond to of 14638

Tuesday September 15, 12:14 am Eastern Time Nortel says wins $40 mln Taiwan GSM contract HONG KONG, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Northern Telecom Ltd (Toronto:NTL.TO - news) said on Tuesday it had been awarded a US$40 million contract for a third expansion of Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom GSM 900 digital cellular network. Nortel was awarded the initial contract in 1994. Under that contract, Nortel provided Chunghwa Telecom with a complete turnkey digital cellular telephone system including radios, switches and other hardware as well as engineering, commissioning and maintenance support, it said. The third expansion would include the installation of additional Nortel BTS radio equipment to the GSM network, it said. The expansion would increase Chunghwa Telecom's GSM existing network capacity by 400,000 subscribers. This would bring the overall network capacity to 1.5 million subscribers. -- Hong Kong Newsroom (852) 2843 6441; Fax (852) 2845 0636 -- Email: hongkong.newsroom@reuters.com