TeliaSonera International Carrier launches new service to enable mobile video calling for mobile operators
TeliaSonera International Carrier launches new service to enable mobile video calling for mobile operators Today TeliaSonera International Carrier is launching a new service for mobile operators, called TeliaSonera 64K Clear Channel. This service facilitates the high-quality delivery of international mobile video calls. Initially, the service can be delivered to 38 countries worldwide. TeliaSonera International Carrier is one of the first carriers in the world to launch a 64 Kbit/s clear channel service. The service allows mobile operators to offer their customers high quality face-to-face video calls. TeliaSonera 64k Clear Channel has been developed in cooperation with a number of the leading mobile operators in Europe, including TeliaSonera. TeliaSonera International Carrier delivers the service over its wholly- owned fibre network. As from today, the service can be delivered to 38 countries worldwide. The number of countries will increase in response to customer demand. "As a result of the 3G drive, we see an increasing demand for mobile operators to offer services like face-to-face video calling, sending video messages and similar services", says Eva Lindqvist, President of TeliaSonera International Carrier. "For the mobile operator it is crucial that these services are of first-rate quality. We are now able to support this requirement with the TeliaSonera 64K Clear Channel service." Facts about TeliaSonera 64K Clear Channel TeliaSonera 64K Clear Channel is delivered over TeliaSonera International Carrier's wholly- owned fibre network. The service provides a transparent 64 Kbit/s clear channel connection between mobile networks, meaning that no echo suppression or bit manipulation is performed. Facts about TeliaSonera International Carrier TeliaSonera International Carrier provides wholesale international IP, Capacity and Voice services to selected high volume destinations in Europe and across the Atlantic. Services are based on TeliaSonera International Carrier's fully-owned and controlled European and trans- Atlantic networks. As well as owning one of the largest network footprints in Europe, TeliaSonera International Carrier also has peering points in the US. TeliaSonera International Carrier is the leading carrier of IP and Voice traffic in the Nordic and Baltic Sea regions, and has extensive reach into Eastern Europe. TeliaSonera International Carrier is a company fully owned by the TeliaSonera Group. For further information journalists may contact: Brendan Ives, Product Manager, TeliaSonera International Carrier, +46- (0)70-335 04 06 Forward-Looking Statements Statements made in the press release relating to future status or circumstances, including future performance and other trend projections are forward-looking statements. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements due to many factors, many of which are outside the control of TeliaSonera. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/04/05/20040402BIT00810/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/04/05/20040402BIT00810/wkr0002.pdf