Thursday, 29 June 2006

Alcatel Signs 70 Mln 3G/UMTS contract with Telekom Malaysia

Alcatel has been selected by Telekom Malaysia (TM) as the prime supplier of Celcom Berhad, a wholly-owned company of TM and Malaysia’s mobile communications provider, for its 3G/UMTS wireless network at a deal value of Euro 70 million.

Upon completion of the project, Celcom will be able to offer customers across the Malaysian peninsula, as well as Sabah and Sarawak islands, a whole array of high-bandwidth services for multimedia mobile communications such as live streaming mobile TV channels.

Under the agreement, Alcatel delivers 3G/UMTS radio access network infrastructure and high-performance digital microwave links to carry the traffic of enhanced mobile data services, enabling Celcom to complete the next phase of its national 3G deployment program.

Based on the Evolium platform, Alcatel’s broadband wireless access solutions will offer Celcom high throughput on the move, low latency, end-to-end QoS, affordability, efficient backhauling and maximum site reuse.