T-Mobile USA Awards Wireless Contract Extension to Nortel Networks




DALLAS and BELLEVUE, Wash. -/August 26, 2004 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- T-Mobile USA Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of T-Mobile International, the mobile arm of Deutsche Telekom AG [NYSE: DT], has awarded a wireless contract extension to Nortel Networks* [NYSE/TSX: NT] to provide GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) and packet core wireless data network upgrades and associated professional services.

The extension calls for Nortel Networks to deploy wireless network core and radio access products in strategic T-Mobile USA markets including New York, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Phoenix and Milwaukee. GSM/GPRS/EDGE-ready infrastructure will enhance T-Mobile USA?s network quality and capacity in strategic markets; and will enhance its ability to provide a common user experience across a portfolio of advanced mobile services like visual communications, two-way text messaging, instant messaging, Web browsing and gaming.


?The wireless network deployments will enable T-Mobile USA to leverage Nortel Networks presence across our national network to provide greater capacity and quality in a very cost-effective manner,? said Sue Swenson, chief operating officer, T-Mobile USA. ?In addition to positioning us to support our growing subscriber base, Nortel Networks is helping us deliver on our Get More? promise to our customers and helping us ensure those customers have a consistent, reliable, quality experience.?



?We are excited to support T-Mobile USA in meeting the needs of its growing network and are pleased they continue to rely on Nortel Networks to deliver their Get More? promise to subscribers,? said Pascal Debon, president, Wireless Networks, Nortel Networks. ?Our wireless solutions deliver carriergrade reliability, enabling T-Mobile USA to reduce its capital and operating costs while empowering it to deliver a quality experience overall.?


Nortel Networks has supported GSM network planning and deployment for T-Mobile USA since the company?s inception as VoiceStream Wireless in 1995. Wireless data network infrastructure available for deployment by T-Mobile USA under the extended agreement will include products from Nortel Networks GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio access portfolio, Base Station Controllers (BSC) and circuit/packet core equipment including Mobile Switching Center/Call Server (MSC/CS) and Nortel Networks Alteon* Switched Firewalls and Application Switches. Nortel Networks is also the primary provider of Home Location Register (HLR) infrastructure for T-Mobile USA?s national wireless network.


Nortel Networks has designed, installed and launched more than 300 wireless networks in over 50 countries. Nortel Networks was the industry?s first supplier with wireless networks operating in all advanced radio technologies (GSM/GPRS/EDGE, CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO, UMTS and WLAN), and is the only end-to-end provider of all next generation wireless solutions.


About T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Based in Bellevue, Wash., T-Mobile USA, Inc. is a member of the T-Mobile International group, the mobile telecommunications subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG (NYSE: DT). T-Mobile operates the largest GSM/GPRS 1900 voice and data network in the country, reaching over 253 million people including roaming and other agreements. In addition, T-Mobile operates the largest carrier owned Wi-Fi wireless broadband network in the country, available in more than 4,700 public access locations including Starbucks coffeehouses, Borders Books and Music, FedEx Kinko?s Office and Print Centers, Hyatt Hotels and Resorts, airports and selected American Airlines Admirals Clubs, Delta Air Lines Crown Rooms, United Airlines Red Carpet Clubs and US Airways Clubs. Through its Get More? promise, T-Mobile provides customers with more minutes, more features and more service. For more information, visit the company web site at http://www.t-mobile.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 http://www.nortelnetworks.com.