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(NT.TO) Cable & Wireless Jamaica Offers Advanced Voice, Data Services Using Next Generation Wireless Network from Nortel Networks

Posted on: Monday, 21 July 2003, 06:00 CDT

KINGSTON, Jamaica--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2003--

Cayman Islands, Barbados, Other Islands to Follow

with Web, Multimedia, Other Services

Cable & Wireless Jamaica is now offering new advanced mobile data services to business and residential customers island-wide using a next generation wireless network from Nortel Networks (NYSE:NT)(TSX:NT).

These services include mobile Web browsing, e-mail, and other wireless multimedia applications. Cable & Wireless is offering these services over a network based on GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) and EDGE (Enhanced Data rate for Global Evolution)-ready technology provided by Nortel Networks.

The network was designed to provide high-speed mobile Web browsing, e-mail, and other wireless multimedia services. It has also increased voice service capacity and enhanced regional and international roaming.

Nortel Networks built this network under an agreement announced in November 2002 with Cable & Wireless West Indies, the Caribbean's leading telecom operator and an affiliate of Cable & Wireless Jamaica. The agreement includes networks for a total of 12 countries in the Caribbean. Cable & Wireless West Indies intends to launch similar wireless data services in the Cayman Islands, Barbados and other islands by the end of third quarter 2003.

"Cable & Wireless is keeping its promise to provide the latest in advanced mobile services for its customers in Jamaica," said Gary Barrow, president, Cable & Wireless Jamaica. "Through their global expertise in deploying GSM and GPRS networks, Nortel Networks has delivered a high-quality infrastructure that is already prepared to provide the next level of EDGE services, enabling Cable & Wireless to easily meet future subscriber demands."

Nortel Networks has been providing wireless, wireline, optical and enterprise telecommunications solutions for Cable & Wireless in the Caribbean for more than 30 years.

"We continue to work closely with Cable & Wireless in Jamaica and the other islands to facilitate a seamless migration to their next generation networks," said Norberto Milan, managing director for Nortel Networks in the Caribbean. "For the past three decades, we've worked closely with Cable & Wireless and other innovative customers in the Caribbean. Our goal is to continue building advanced networks that help position innovative customers like Cable & Wireless to offer new services, drive new revenues, and lower operational costs."

Nortel Networks is a leading worldwide provider of advanced wireless networks. It has deployed approximately 80 GSM/GPRS networks in 50 countries. Nortel Networks is the industry's only supplier with Wireless Data Networks operating in all three advanced technologies - GPRS, CDMA2000 (code division multiple access), and UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System).

Cable & Wireless is one of the world's leading international communications companies. It provides voice, data and IP (Internet Protocol) services to business and residential customers, as well as services to other telecoms carriers, mobile operators and providers of content, applications and internet services. Cable & Wireless' principal operations are in the United Kingdom, continental Europe, the United States, Japan, the Caribbean, Panama, the Middle East and Macau. For more information about Cable & Wireless, go to www.cw.com.

Nortel Networks is an industry leader and innovator focused on transforming how the world communicates and exchanges information. The Company is supplying its service provider and enterprise customers with communications technology and infrastructure to enable value-added IP data, voice and multimedia services spanning Wireless Networks, Wireline Networks, Enterprise Networks, and Optical Networks. As a global company, Nortel Networks does business in more than 150 countries. More information about Nortel Networks can be found on the Web at www.nortelnetworks.com.

Certain information included in this press release is forward-looking and is subject to important risks and uncertainties. The results or events predicted in these statements may differ materially from actual results or events. Factors which could cause results or events to differ from current expectations include, among other things: the severity and duration of the industry adjustment; the sufficiency of our restructuring activities, including the potential for higher actual costs to be incurred in connection with restructuring actions compared to the estimated costs of such actions; fluctuations in operating results and general industry, economic and market conditions and growth rates; the ability to recruit and retain qualified employees; fluctuations in cash flow, the level of outstanding debt and debt ratings; the ability to meet financial covenants contained in our credit agreements; the ability to make acquisitions and/or integrate the operations and technologies of acquired businesses in an effective manner; the impact of rapid technological and market change; the impact of price and product competition; international growth and global economic conditions, particularly in emerging markets and including interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of rationalization in the telecommunications industry; the dependence on new product development; the uncertainties of the Internet; the impact of the credit risks of our customers and the impact of customer financing and commitments; stock market volatility; the entrance into an increased number of supply and outsourcing contracts which contain delivery and installation provisions, which, if not met, could result in the payment of substantial penalties or liquidated damages; the ability to obtain timely, adequate and reasonably priced component parts from suppliers and internal manufacturing capacity; the future success of our strategic alliances; and the adverse resolution of litigation. For additional information with respect to certain of these and other factors, see the reports filed by Nortel Networks with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, Nortel Networks disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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