BARCELONA -- Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) today announced that XIT Wireless, a subsidiary of XIT Telecommunication & Technology Co-operative, has selected Alcatel’s NGN solution to expand its mobile network. Currently offering TDMA and GSM services in the Texas Panhandle, the deployment of the Alcatel Mobile NGN solution will provide XIT with a flexible and economical way to deliver services to their GSM clients. In addition, XIT will no longer have to outsource their GSM switching services, a significant benefit to their bottom line.

Featuring an IT-based architecture unique in the industry, Alcatel's NGN solution will bring enhanced flexibility, greater scalability and improved cost-effectiveness to XIT Wireless’ network. Based on Spatial Atrium technology, the cornerstone of the Alcatel distributed MSC solution is the Alcatel 5020 Wireless Call Server (WCS), a multi-standard and field-proven call server controlling distributed media gateways and managing call session control for voice and data services. With industry leading capacity, scalability and density, the footprint of the Alcatel solution is 10 times smaller than legacy switches, leading to dramatic OPEX savings.

Simultaneously supporting multiple generations of mobile radio access and transport technologies, the Alcatel solution will enable XIT Wireless to reduce the operating costs of its mobile GSM core network while optimizing its costs for 3G/UMTS introduction, ensuring long-term investment protection in preparing for the introduction of IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS).

“The Alcatel Mobile NGN solution offers the most advanced technology available, enabling us to expand and grow our business with, significant CAPEX and OPEX savings,” said Jeff Harlow, Assistant Manager Outside Operations, XIT Wireless. “The ability to add 3G/UMTS and evolve to economical voice over WIFI services without having to forklift hardware is a significant advantage to our business operations and cost structure as well as a competitive advantage.”

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