“With 4G/WiMAX, Nortel is changing the economics of the game and positioning carriers to deliver true mobile broadband and a hyper-connected communication experience to businesses and consumers,” said Juan Chico, president, Nortel Brazil.

He continued: “Our trial agreement with TVA will allow us to demonstrate the technology’s ability to replicate the user’s fixed PC capabilities, such as blogging, video and VoIP, from any location.”

Testing will reportedly start in second quarter of 2007 in the city of São Paulo on the 2.5 GHz frequency band. An end-to-end solution will be provided by Nortel for the trial including consumer devices, base stations, ASN gateway and professional services. In addition to providing the equipment Nortel will also be responsible for the deployment, support and maintenance of the entire infrastructure for the trial network.

According to VirgC-lio Amaral, director Strategy and Technology, TVA their organization has been working to maximize use of the Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service spectrum.

“Through this trial with Nortel, we can reinforce our efforts to increase our service portfolio moving forward,” he added.

Compared to traditional broadband systems, WiMAX network provide many advantages. The flexibility of this network enables hybrid connectivity both for wireline and wireless services. Deploying a WiMAX network does not require fixed lines and therefore it involves one-third the investment of a wired network and improves operator profitability through reduced deployment time, operation and maintenance costs.

WiMAX delivers superior data throughput and mobility. This allows users to stay connected and experience true broadband, even while on the move.

TVA is a triple play operator in Brazil, offering home entertainment, information, culture and education to its subscribers through diversified Subscription TV (TVA), broadband Internet (Ajato) and VoIP (TVA Voz) services.

Nortel delivers communications capabilities that make the promise of Business Made Simple a reality for their customers.