Nortel Ethernet Access Enables UNET to Unleash Next-Gen Broadband in The Netherlands New Ethernet Access Solution Beats Bandwidth Crunch, Delivers Ultra High-Speed Internet Services for Businesses and Homes.

M2 PRESSWIRE-30 September 2008-Nortel: Nortel Ethernet Access Enables UNET to Unleash Next-Gen Broadband in The Netherlands New Ethernet Access Solution Beats Bandwidth Crunch, Delivers Ultra High-Speed Internet Services for Businesses and Homes(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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ALMERE, THE NETHERLANDS - UNET plans to deliver ultra high-speed Internet for homes and businesses across the Netherlands using a new Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT ] Ethernet Access solution . The Netherlands-based broadband service provider is a key player in next-generation IP networking and broadband services concentrating on business-to-business and wholesale market segments in The Netherlands.

A constant challenge for service providers like UNET lies in overcoming the first-mile bandwidth bottleneck and increasing Average Revenue Per User. Nortel's Ethernet Access solution, using Wave Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Network (WDM-PON) architecture, solves this by using the existing optical backbone and enabling multiple wavelengths to be carried over the existing optical fiber. This approach delivers ultra high-speed Internet services in the critical first mile by enabling service providers to offer dedicated bandwidths straight to homes and businesses. The approach hugely simplifies the implementation and turn-up of the network to enable delivery of value-added services and next-generation bandwidth hungry multimedia services.

"Multi-user, multi-device small to medium sized enterprises and homes are very much a part of the communications landscape in The Netherlands," said Ger Bakker, director of technology, UNET. "We see the optimization of UNET's fiber-optics backbone network using Nortel's Ethernet Access solution as essential to the future of broadband for these homes and businesses. Our plans include using UNET's optical network to provide entire communities outside of major city centers with fiber-to-the-business infrastructures."

Seeking service triple plays including richer multimedia content to drive user growth and reduce customer churn is key for service providers deploying fiber access. IPTV and VoD are drivers of this trend in Europe - particularly HDTV - as well as emerging applications such as multimedia conferencing, multiplayer online gaming, online content and media and applications. However delivering these services with their associated bandwidth demands has severely tested the network capabilities of the providers.

With its Nortel solution, UNET plans to deliver advanced Ethernet services for triple or multi play business customers and services for broadcast media and security such as camera and sound recording. UNET plans a phased rollout of these services beginning in 2008.

"In The Netherlands, where there is already significant broadband penetration, UNET is now able to create opportunities to capitalize on its technology for growth by delivering high-bandwidth services to business and residential customers while reducing operational costs," said Tim Watkins, president Northern Region, Nortel.

The Nortel Ethernet Access solution for UNET uses WDM-PON to accelerate the deployment of fiber-to-the-home and fiber-to-the-building with a simple engineering and deployment model. This solution combines the best attributes of an Ethernet Point to Point system (bi-directional high bandwidth performance, deployment flexibility per user for business and/or residential customers) with the fiber efficiency and OPEX simplicity of a passive optical system.

About UNET

UNET is a telecommunication multi-services provider and one of the leading providers of innovative broadband services in The Netherlands. UNET started in the early days already with fiber technology and therefore a pioneer on this broadband technology in The Netherlands. The company was founded in 2003 and is part of the BBIS group. In March 2004, it started offering its fiber based Internet, VoIP telephony and IPTV services in Almere. UNET has now a strong footprint in the fiber network areas in the Netherlands; this includes over 40 business-parks in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Almere, Lelystad, and a dozen smaller cities in the Netherlands. For more information visit UNET on the Web at www.unet.nl .**

About Nortel

Nortel is a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities that make the promise of Business Made Simple a reality for our customers. Our next-generation technologies, for both service provider and enterprise networks, support multimedia and business-critical applications. Nortel's technologies are designed to help eliminate today's barriers to efficiency, speed and performance by simplifying networks and connecting people to the information they need, when they need it. Nortel does business in more than 150 countries around the world.

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