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Ericsson and United Arab Emirates-based operator du, have signed a three-year managed services agreement which will enable du to continue develop operational efficiency of nationwide GSM/WCDMA network operations.

The partnership provides du with a long-term sustainable operating model, reducing its operational expenses and enabling the operator to focus further on providing attractive new services to its subscribers. The network operations agreement also guarantees the performance and quality of du’s multi-vendor network.

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Indosat, Indonesia’s second-largest telecom operator, is bringing advanced location based services to its 29 million subscribers using Ericsson’s technology. Subscribers will get location tailored content, enabling real-time traffic information, seeing where a family member is or receiving public safety information.

Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world, with over 230 million people. The current total mobile subscriptions are at about 120 million, just above 50 percent penetration, and Indonesia is acquiring more than 17 million new subscribers every year.

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Alcatel-Lucent today announced the introduction of two new IP routers designed to give service providers an economically viable alternative for offering smaller communities the same advanced mobile, residential and business services currently delivered in larger metropolitan areas. The new products, which will expand the addressable market of Alcatel-Lucent’s industry-leading Service Router portfolio, will extend the benefits of service routing further out into the network and also enable mission-critical verticals such as utilities, transportation, healthcare, public safety, and financial institutions to confidently transform their networks to all-IP with a solution scaled to their needs.

Alcatel-Lucent is extending its 7750 Service Router (SR) family with the introduction of two new routers, the 7750 SR-c12 and 7750 SR-c4. Both products are fully featured multiservice routers offering the same rich suite of applications for which the Service Router is known, but in a smaller form-factor. The products are scaled to meet the requirements of smaller ‘points of presence’ in large service provider networks, and to address IP/MPLS network requirements for smaller-scale service providers and mission critical verticals. The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR-c12 and 7750 SR-c4 are powered by the FP2 chipset, Alcatel-Lucent’s break through silicon which delivers sophisticated and optimized network processing and traffic management at speeds up to 100Gb/s. Both also run under the same operating system as the entire Service Router family for seamless interworking, consistent service delivery and simplified operations.

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AT&T today announced the availability of its 3G mobile broadband network in the Valdosta area. More than 300 square miles of new 3G coverage across Valdosta now opens the door to a new era of mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content for area businesses, colleges and universities and local residents. With 3G speeds, you can surf the web, download files faster than ever, and enjoy the very latest interactive mobile applications.

“Demand for wireless bandwidth is growing, whether it’s for sharing videos and photos with friends, watching a movie, checking the latest sports score and listening to music on a phone, netbook and or other mobile device while on the go,” said Courtney Brinson, regional manager, AT&T external and legislative affairs. “With this expansion, our customers can continue to ride the leading edge of mobile broadband with emerging devices and thousands of mobile applications.”

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AT&T (NYSE: T) Government Solutions today announced a $12 million contract with the Department of Justice to manage and expand the technical capabilities of the Victim Notification System, which keeps crime victims informed of the status of cases in which they are involved.

The Victim Notification System is an online, web-based victim information tracking and notification management application for criminal cases that have been accepted for prosecution from federal investigative agencies. The system serves as the main source of crime victim contact and notification information for the Department of Justice through the U.S. Attorney’s offices and the Criminal Division, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

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