Iskratel in Consortium With Telsima Selected By Telekom Slovenia for Its Nationwide WiMAX(TM) Network
— Telekom Slovenia has 42 MHz license in the 3.5 GHz band; covering a potential customer base of 2 million people — Iskratel integrated Telsima’s WiMAX solutions into its SI3000 Access Plane product family — Solution is migration-ready for 802.16e-2005 & NWG ASN
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ — Telsima Corporation, a global leader in WiMAX systems, in consortium with Iskratel, announced today that its technologies, integrated into Iskratel’s SI3000 platform, have been chosen by Telekom Slovenia as the infrastructure solution for its nationwide WiMAX network.
Telekom Slovenia is the country’s leading national and international telecommunications provider of fixed and mobile services for residential, enterprise and service provider customers. Slovenia’s broadband access market leader provides digital telephony, Internet access and video services to its Slovenia OnLine (SiOL) customers. Telekom Slovenia is expanding its broadband offering by adding a nationwide WiMAX network using its 42 MHz license in the 3.5 GHz band. Network integration services will be provided by Iskratel.
Matjaz Pogacnik, Head of Network planning in Telekom Slovenia, comments, “We are pleased to partner with Telsima and Iskratel to create our WiMAX network throughout Slovenia. In order to maintain our market leadership we eagerly embrace the worldwide WiMAX standard and the end-to-end solutions enabled by Telsima and Iskratel technologies. Having a commercially proven WiMAX system that encompasses RF planning, deployment services, customer provisioning, network management, base station and subscriber station solutions enables Telekom Slovenia to confidently deploy this wireless broadband service. Of ultimate importance to Telekom Slovenia is Iskratel – Telsima’s ability to provide WiMAX networks able to optimize Quality of Service delivery of telephony, Internet and support a competitive business model.”
Telsima’s WiMAX Forum Certified(TM) mobile product portfolio allows operators to offer mobile services, MIMO antenna diversity and ASN network control today while smoothly migrating to 802.16e-2005 and NWG ASN solutions once commercially available. Iskratel provides complete solutions for the communications requirements of the information society. A leading supplier in Eastern Europe & Russia, Iskratel integrates Telsima’s award-winning WiMAX technology into its SI3000 Multi Service Access Plane (MSAP) product family in these markets and is Telsima’s OEM and system integration partner.
“Iskratel has frequently cooperated with Telekom Slovenia to introduce new technologies and services to its customers in Slovenia and its affiliates in other countries. We are delighted that Telekom Slovenia has chosen us, together with Telsima, our American partner, to help it deliver wireless access to its customers. There is no doubt that Telsima’s WiMAX technology integrated into the Iskratel SI3000 WiMAX Access product will open up new opportunities for both providers and users. However, it is the users who will benefit the most, as this technology provides Internet access in places where this has not yet been possible. The SI3000 WiMAX solution allows rapid network integration and consumer provisioning, which enables service providers to quickly increase their customer base. In addition to providing WiMAX access, the SI3000 Access Plane product family, also offers ADSL2+, VDSL2, Fiber and Ethernet access options for specific deployment needs,” said Mitja Jelnikar Iskratel’s Sales & Marketing Director.
“Telsima’s market leading success in deploying end-to-end WiMAX solutions into Tier 1 service providers underscores the Company’s competency,” explained Uros Pivk, Telsima’s Director of Sales for EMEA. “Slovenia, a member of the European Union, is a technically advanced market demanding mobile broadband networks delivering converged services in a cost effective deployment. Telsima is pleased to have provided the platform upon which Telekom Slovenia will achieve their next generation network goals.”
Telsima’s market leading position was recently acknowledged by winning the WiMAX World USA 2007 Digital Cities Deployment award for its large-scale deployments with Tier 1 service providers in India.
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About Telsima
Telsima Corporation is a leading provider of Mobile WiMAX and WiMAX Certified Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) solutions. Telsima’s award-winning, innovative technologies offer service providers economic advantages, new business models and more capital efficient network investment profiles. The Company has supplied the largest WiMAX Certified deployments in the world, with over 10,000 base station sectors and 100,000 modems sold to Tier 1 operators in India, Eastern Europe, Russia and Africa in 2007. Telsima has been an active Principle Member of the WiMAX Forum since 2004. The Company is backed by leading Silicon Valley investors including NewPath Ventures, CMEA Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, JAFCO Asia, Intel Capital and other strategic investors. Telsima is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with development, sales and customer support offices in Bangalore, New Delhi, Mumbai and Ljubljana, Slovenia. For full details on the Company’s Mobile WiMAX product portfolio, please visit http://www.telsima.com/ .
About Iskratel
With 60 years of experience in telecommunications, Iskratel is among the leading high-tech companies in the world, and develops integrated telecommunications solutions for the future information society. The company provides integrated telecommunications solutions for fixed and mobile telephony, for next generation networks, and for telecommunications network management. Linking experience and intellectual capital with creativity and innovation is demonstrated in Iskratel’s ability to successfully build telecommunications and next generation networks, and implement advanced products, applications and solutions that are based on the emerging IMS/Tispan technology. The company has over 1100 employees, with 300 more working in affiliated companies in 20 countries. The direct presence of Iskratel’s employees in foreign countries ensures full harmonization of network solutions that we provide with the national telecommunications requirements as well as our partners’ needs. http://www.iskratel.com/ .
About Telekom Slovenia
The Telekom Slovenia Group is Slovenia’s leading national and international telecommunications provider for fixed lines, mobile and broadband services, offering also construction and maintenance of Telecommunication networks. The Group offers integrated business system solutions as well as the publication of telephone directories and managing of databases. The Telekom Slovenia subsidiaries, located in Slovenia are Mobitel, d.d., leading and most advanced mobile operator, GVO, d.o.o., construction and maintenance of telecommunication networks, Teledat, d.o.o. publishing and databases management, Avtenta.si, d.o.o., established System integrator and business solution provider. International subsidiaries in majority ownership of Telekom Slovenia Group are Ipko in Kosovo, Blicnet and Aneks in Bosnia & Herzegovinam, AOL in Albania and On.net in Macedonia, internet service providers. Telekom Slovenia owns 50% share of Gibtelecom, licensed for fix, mobile and internet services. Telekom Slovenia is listed at the Ljubljana Stock Exchange http://www.ljse.si/ , trading code TLSG. http://www.telekom.si/ .
Media Contacts USA: Wolfgang Mack Liz Haas Telsima Corporation Atomic PR Tel: +1-408-480-8630 Tel: +1-415-402-0230 Email: wolfgang.mack@telsima.com Email: liz@atomicpr.com Asia: Sangeeta Iyer Telsima Communications Pvt Ltd Tel: +91-981-828-8376 Email: sangeeta.iyer@telsima.com Public Relations Manager Barbara Jurman Iskratel Tel: +386-4-207-2691 Mobile: +386-4-027-2691 Email: b.jurman@iskratel.si
Telsima Corporation
CONTACT: Wolfgang Mack of Telsima Corp., +1-408-480-8630,wolfgang.mack@telsima.com; Sangeeta Iyer of Telsima Communications Pvt Ltd,+91-98-1828-8376, sangeeta.iyer@telsima.com; Liz Haas of Atomic PR,+1-415-402-0230, liz@atomicpr.com; Barbara Jurman of Iskratel, tel:+386-4-207-2691, mobile: +386-4-027-2691, b.jurman@iskratel.si
Web site: http://www.telsima.com/http://www.iskratel.com/http://www.telekom.si/http://www.ljse.si/