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Czech Railways Selects Kapsch CarrierCom, Nortel for GSM-R Solution
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - GSM-R Contract for International Railway Corridor IVVIENNA, AUSTRIA--(Marketwire - July 13, 2009) - Czech Railways hasselected Nortel(1) (OTCBB: NRTLQ) GSM-R technology to providewireless communications to the 207 km Czech section of theInternational Railway Corridor IV between Austria and Poland. Nortelpartner Kapsch CarrierCom will supply and deploy the network. Theproject began in June 2009 and is scheduled for completion by end of2009.The new GSM-R network extension will be installed on the corridorline connecting Austria to Poland from Breclav to Prerov in the CzechRepublic to Petrovice u Karvine on the Polish border.This latest GSM-R contract follows announcements from 2007 awardingKapsch CarrierCom and Nortel the Czech Railways GSM-R technologycontracts for railway lines from the Czech Republic through Slovakiaand Hungary to destinations in Greece, Turkey and Romania."Kapsch was traditionally an expert in the analog sector and today,thanks to the quality of our work and our ongoing relationship withNortel, we have a leading position in GSM-R, the next generationdigital wireless train communication system," explains ThomasSchoepf, Kapsch CarrierCom Board of Directors. "We are pleased withthe success of our joint GSM-R projects in the Czech Republic,Slovakia and Austria and we also believe that we have goodopportunities to secure upcoming projects in other South-EasternEuropean countries.""Railway technology is developing at a fast pace. Higher train speedsand more demanding security regulations make it necessary toimplement reliable and trusted new communication systems acrossrailway networks," adds Cyrill Busslinger, country manager Austria,Nortel. "GSM-R is an important component of these new communicationsystems and Nortel leads technology development in the GSM-R sector.Nortel's proven GSM-R technology and Kapsch CarrierCom's longstandingexpertise in implementing GSM-R networks, provide a strong foundationfor the modernization of the Czech Railway network. The win of thisproject also shows the continued commitment of our clients to Norteland its GSM-R solutions."Nortel's GSM-R solution enables Czech Railways to improve safety,reduce operational costs and increase average train speeds, which inturn will cut travel times. Nortel's technology will also helpincrease network interoperability and support new voice applicationsrunning over the GSM-R network such as railway emergency and groupconference calls. These features are of key importance for track totrain communications along the railway corridor.The solution for the Czech Railways corridor IV includes Nortel BaseTransceiver Station (BTS) 9000 and 6000 products, Nortel's BaseStation Controller (BSC) 3000 and Nortel Trans Coding Unit (TCU)3000. The new contract includes an extension to the Czech Railway'sswitching subsystem and an upgrade to Nortel's intelligent networkand GPRS packet core solution. Three additional repeater stationswill be created to ensure network coverage in locations that wouldotherwise be difficult to reach. The Kapsch CarrierCom RailwayProvisioning Manager is used for subscriber and configurationmanagement of the network and provides user and administration toolswith a web-based graphical user interface. This agreement will enableCzech Railways to extend the benefits of GSM-R communications to thisstrategic international corridor.GSM-R helps increase the efficiency and safety of the railway bysupporting reliable and secure communications among railwayoperational staff, including drivers, dispatchers, train engineersand station controllers. GSM-R is part of the new European RailTraffic Management System (ERTMS) standard and carries the signalinginformation directly to the train driver, enables faster train speedsand increases traffic density while maintaining a high level ofsafety. GSM-R is specified for train speeds up to 500 km/h, so it isideally suited for the planned speed increases in conventional railnetworks as well as for new high-speed routes.Nortel has more than 15 years experience with GSM-R mobilecommunications technology and is currently providing GSM-R on threecontinents. With a market share close to 60 percent of the 117,500 Kmof rail tracks installed using the GSM-R system, Nortel is the numberone GSM-R provider globally. Nortel has been awarded national GSM-Rcontracts in Czech Republic, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany,Lithuania, and the UK as well as large GSM-R deployments in Algeria,China, Italy, India, Slovakia, Spain and in Turkey.About Kapsch CarrierComKapsch CarrierCom is one of European leaders in telecommunicationsolutions for fixed and mobile network operators. Kapsch CarrierComcovers all fields: from analysis, consulting, design, productdevelopment, integration, installation and training to maintenanceand operation of complete networks.For more information please visit www.kapsch.net(2)About NortelNortel delivers communications capabilities that make the promise ofBusiness Made Simple a reality for our customers. Our next-generationtechnologies, for both service provider and enterprise networks,support multimedia and business-critical applications. Nortel'stechnologies are designed to help eliminate today's barriers toefficiency, speed and performance by simplifying networks andconnecting people to the information they need, when they need it.For more information, visit Nortel on the Web at www.nortel.com. Forthe latest Nortel news, visit www.nortel.com/news.Certain statements in this press release may contain words such as"could", "expects", "may", "anticipates", "believes", "intends","estimates", "targets", "envisions", "seeks" and other similarlanguage and are considered forward-looking statements or informationunder applicable securities legislation. These statements are basedon Nortel's current expectations, estimates, forecasts andprojections about the operating environment, economies and markets inwhich Nortel operates. These statements are subject to importantassumptions, risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predictand the actual outcome may be materially different from thosecontemplated in forward-looking statements. For additionalinformation with respect to certain of these and other factors, seeNortel's Annual Report on Form10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Qand other securities filings with the SEC. Unless otherwise requiredby applicable securities laws, Nortel disclaims any intention orobligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.(1)Nortel, the Nortel logo and the Globemark are trademarks of NortelNetworks.(2)This is a 3rd party link as described in our Web linkingpractices.Use of the terms "partner" and "partnership" does not imply a legalpartnership between Nortel and any other party.Contacts:NortelSabine Werb+49 (0)89-38 01 79-12sabine.werb(at)nortel.comNortelGreta Brown+44 1628432968gretab(at)nortel.comwww.nortel.comKapsch CarrierComHans-Georg Mayer+43 (0)50 811 3664hans-georg.mayer(at)kapsch.netThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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