Nortel Networks Builds 3G Net for Taiwan's Asia Pacific

Nortel Networks is building a 3G Wireless Data Network for Asia Pacific Broadband Wireless (APBW), which plans to launch Taiwan's first commercial 3G services in Q3 2003. Data services will be offered at rates up to 153 Kbps using CDMA2000 1X technology. APBW will also offer higher-speed data services in the Taipei metropolitan area with a peak rate of 2.4 Mbps using CDMA2000 1xEV-DO. Nortel Networks is the sole CDMA infrastructure provider for APBW, one of five Taiwan carriers awarded 3G licenses in February 2002. Nortel Networks provided circuit core, packet core, and access network technologies. Products deployed include CDMA Metro Cell radio base stations, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Radio Network Controller and Element Management System, CDMA Packet Data Service Node, Nortel Networks Passport 8600 Gigabit Ethernet Routing Switch and Passport 7000 Multiservice Switch, and related infrastructure. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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