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Nortel Powers go Mobile's New Broadband Wireless Services in Malta

Malta (ots/PRNewswire)

- First Operator to Provide a Broadband Wireless Network in Malta
go mobile, a wireless operator in Malta, is providing new
broadband  mobile  services such as video, TV and gaming powered by
EDGE technology from  Nortel(x) (NYSE: NT , TSX: NT).
"By upgrading our nationwide GPRS network with Nortel's EDGE
technology , go mobile becomes the first mobile operator in Malta to
offer high  bandwidth applications like streaming video on a mobile
phone," explains  Martin Zammit, senior executive engineering at go
mobile. "The upgrade of  our network is part of go mobile's
high-speed broadband network evolution  leading to the launch of 3G
services next year. Our investment in EDGE  technology ensures that
go mobile delivers the fastest nationwide mobile  network in Malta."
Nortel's EDGE technology allows go mobile subscribers to access
content  on their mobile phones at speeds up to four times faster
than previous  network capabilities.
"Nortel's technology is helping go mobile bring a new era of
wireless  broadband services to Malta," said Jean-Luc Jezouin, GSM
and UMTS vice  president for Nortel. "Our EDGE solution is designed
to help operators  increase network capacity, lower operational costs
and offer the kind of  innovative wireless broadband services that
drive new sources of revenue."
The current go mobile EDGE deployment is the company's latest
collaboration with Nortel. It was completed using installation and
commissioning services from the Nortel Global Services portfolio.
Nortel is  also providing support and maintenance services for all
network elements  through 2011. Over the past five years, Nortel has
provided GPRS and GSM  technologies for go mobile's network.
Nortel EDGE technology helps GSM operators offer high-speed data
services to end users, serve more mobile customers, and increase GSM
network capacity to accommodate additional voice traffic. Nortel's
EDGE  offering includes a power amplifier solution that is designed
to improve  performance and allows an upgrade to EDGE to be
accomplished without  network redesign. The Nortel EDGE technology
also provides a larger  coverage area with the same quality of
service compared to other industry  products.
Nortel has designed, installed and launched more than 300 wireless
networks in over 70 countries. Nortel was the industry's first
supplier  with wireless networks operating in all advanced radio
technologies, and is  the only end-to-end provider of all next
generation wireless solutions, as  well as edge and core network
solutions for IP, ATM and optical transport.
Nortel's Global Services portfolio offers a full range of
integrated  professional services to provide end-to-end, multi-vendor
network solutions  that deliver significant business value. Nortel
provides the necessary  services to design, deploy, manage and
maintain today's multi-vendor  networks and to facilitate transition
to next generation technologies.
About go mobile
go mobile is the trade name of MobIsle Communications Ltd., a
wholly  owned subsidiary of Maltacom plc. The Company obtained its
operating  licence in September 2000 to provide mobile cellular
services in Malta. The  company started offering its services on 1
December 2000 and employs over  220 people. Our call centre
facilities are set up to offer 24-hour customer  service, seven days
a week. go mobile has eight Customer Contact Centres  strategically
located in Malta and Gozo, an indirect sales network that  covers
both islands and a corporate sales force that caters to the needs of
the business community. For more information, visit www.go.com.mt or
call  (+356)-21-246-200.
About Nortel
Nortel is a recognized leader in delivering communications
capabilities  that enhance the human experience, ignite and power
global commerce, and  secure and protect the world's most critical
information. Our next- generation technologies, for both service
providers and enterprises, span  access and core networks, support
multimedia and business-critical  applications, and help eliminate
today's barriers to efficiency, speed and  performance by simplifying
networks and connecting people with information.  Nortel does
business in more than 150 countries. For more information,  visit
Nortel on the Web at www.nortel.com. For the latest Nortel news,
visit www.nortel.com/news.
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 outcome of regulatory and  criminal investigations
and civil litigation actions related to Nortel's  restatements and
the impact any resulting legal judgments, settlements,  penalties and
expenses could have on Nortel's results of operations,  financial
condition and liquidity, and any related potential dilution of
Nortel's common shares; the findings of Nortel's independent review
and  implementation of recommended remedial measures; the outcome of
the ongoing  independent review with respect to revenues for specific
identified  transactions, which review will have a particular
emphasis on the  underlying conduct that led to the initial
recognition of these revenues;  the restatement or revisions of
Nortel's previously announced or filed  financial results and
resulting negative publicity; the existence of  material weaknesses
in Nortel's internal control over financial reporting  and the
conclusion of Nortel's management and independent auditor that
Nortel's internal control over financial reporting is ineffective,
which  could continue to impact Nortel's ability to report its
results of  operations and financial condition accurately and in a
timely manner; the  impact of Nortel's and NNL's failure to timely
file their financial  statements and related periodic reports,
including Nortel's inability to  access its shelf registration
statement filed with the United States  Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC); the impact of management changes,  including the
termination for cause of Nortel's former CEO, CFO and  Controller in
April 2004; the sufficiency of Nortel's restructuring  activities,
including the work plan announced on August 19, 2004 as updated  on
September 30, 2004 and December 14, 2004, including the potential for
higher actual costs to be incurred in connection with restructuring
actions  compared to the estimated costs of such actions; cautious or
reduced  spending by Nortel's customers; increased consolidation
among Nortel's  customers and the loss of customers in certain
markets; fluctuations in  Nortel's operating results and general
industry, economic and market  conditions and growth rates;
fluctuations in Nortel's cash flow, level of  outstanding debt and
current debt ratings; Nortel's monitoring of the  capital markets for
opportunities to improve its capital structure and  financial
flexibility; Nortel's ability to recruit and retain qualified
employees; the use of cash collateral to support Nortel's normal
course  business activities; the dependence on Nortel's subsidiaries
for funding;  the impact of Nortel's defined benefit plans and
deferred tax assets on  results of operations and Nortel's cash flow;
the adverse resolution of  class actions, litigation in the ordinary
course of business, intellectual  property disputes and similar
matters; Nortel's dependence on new product  development and its
ability to predict market demand for particular  products; Nortel's
ability to 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;
barriers to international growth and global economic  conditions,
particularly in emerging markets and including interest rate  and
currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of rationalization
and  consolidation in the telecommunications industry; changes in
regulation of  the Internet; the impact of the credit risks of
Nortel's customers and the  impact of customer financing and
commitments; general stock market  volatility; negative developments
associated with Nortel's supply contracts  and contract manufacturing
agreements, including as a result of using a  sole supplier for a key
component of certain optical networks solutions;  the impact of
Nortel's supply and outsourcing contracts that contain  delivery and
installation provisions, which, if not met, could result in  the
payment of substantial penalties or liquidated damages; any
undetected  product defects, errors or failures; the future success
of Nortel's  strategic alliances; and certain restrictions on how
Nortel and its  president and chief executive officer conduct
business. For additional  information with respect to certain of
these and other factors, see the  most recent Annual Report on Form
10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q  filed by Nortel with the SEC.
Unless otherwise required by applicable  securities laws, Nortel
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or  revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
(x) Nortel, the Nortel logo and the Globemark are trademarks of
Nortel
Networks.

Contact:

For further information: Sophie Biscaras, Nortel, +33-1-69-555-884,
sophbis@nortel.com; Franco Aloisio, go mobile, (+356)-21-246-200,
franco.aloisio@go.com.mt/

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