Alaska's ACS Plans Statewide 1xEV-DO Network

Alaska Communications Systems Group selected Nortel Networks to supply core and access equipment for a statewide CDMA2000 1xEV-DO network. Nortel Networks is providing ACS with a complete solution - including radio, switching and core infrastructure equipment - for what is expected to be Alaska's first network to use the CDMA2000 1xEV-DO wireless standard. 1xEV-DO coverage will include Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau and other communities throughout Alaska. Anticipated commercial launch is May 2004. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.nortelnetworks.com