Nortel and India's Chhattisgarh State enhance state-wide communications with WiMAX Fixed And Wireless network

Telecomworldwire, Nov 25, 2008

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-25 November 2008-Nortel and India's Chhattisgarh State enhance state-wide communications with WiMAX Fixed And Wireless network(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Nortel (NYSE:NT) (TSX:NT), a telecomms infrastructure company, announced on 25 November that it is teaming with the Indian Chhattisgarh State Government to modernise its communications infrastructure through a new, high-bandwidth State Wide Area Network (SWAN) which will, for the first time, connect all the departments of the state.

The company said that the Chhattisgarh SWAN (CG SWAN) is a hybrid network with a mix of wireless and wireline access supporting voice, data and video traffic. It will be one of the largest fixed WiMAX deployments in the country for e-government, providing access to 3,000 locations in the State. The CGSWAN will also serve as the backbone for various state departments to deploy IT-related applications for the public.

The SWAN will provide intra-department as well as inter-department connectivity and access to all departments under the State Government. For example, not only will the Regional Transport Offices (RTO) be connected across the State, but they can also be connected to the Police department. If there is a vehicle used in a crime, the police department can instantly access the details, kept by the RTO, of the owner of the vehicle, resulting in swift action against the offender.

No financial details were disclosed.

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