Monaco Telecom Teams on WiMax

MONACO -- Monaco Telecom, a Cable & Wireless affiliate, today announced it is working with Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ: ALVR), Cisco® and Nokia (NYSE:NOK) to establish a Center of Excellence on Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) in the Principality.

This initiative between all four companies will demonstrate the mobility and high-speed features of Mobile WiMAX 802.16e-2005. This new technology will allow customers to enjoy a seamless service and move freely while using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), streaming video and other Internet applications. This capability allows the network to move with the customer – enabling true mobility and improving the experience of the user.

In addition to showcasing personal broadband services, Alvarion’s 802.16e-2005-based 4MotionTM solution will be demonstrated and is expected to reach a commercial level during 2008. The Cisco Broadband Wireless Gateway solution is a key component and part of Cisco WiMAX portfolio providing an open WiMAX Access Service Network (ASN) gateway functionality. This latest expansion of Cisco’s Service Exchange Framework enables Monaco Telecom to support another access technology. Nokia will contribute with its expertise in mobility and an Internet Tablet compatible with WiMAX 2.5 GHz.

As an active fixed WiMAX provider with an effective deployment running in Tunisia, Monaco Telecom was an ideal partner for such experimentation. Based on its technical knowledge and customer experience, Monaco Telecom intends to improve its expertise in what is a greenfield area.

“The WiMAX strategy and network architecture are essential for us as a global operator to maintain competitive edge and maximize WiMAX capabilities. We envision the Center of Excellence as the manifestation of best-of-breed WiMAX, and with an ultimate result of implementation in different networks around the world”, said Denis Martin, CEO of Monaco Telecom.

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