Alcatel provides end-to-end communications solutions, enabling carriers, service providers and enterprises to deliver content to any type of user, anywhere in the world. Leveraging its long-term leadership in telecommunications network equipment as well as its expertise in applications and network services, Alcatel enables its customers to focus on optimizing their service offerings and revenue streams.  With sales of EURO 16.5 billion in 2002, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries.  The Alcatel portfolio features leading-edge products and services in virtually every sector of the telecommunications industry. From broadband access to metro and core optical networking, from 3G mobile infrastructure to revenue-generating applications, from carrier networking to enterprise solutions, Alcatel enables carriers, service providers and enterprises to profitably deliver services to their customers.

UTStarcom, a U.S. corporation, designs, manufactures, and sells telecommunications network solutions that include broadband access networks, wireless access networks, softswitching, and 3G solutions. UTStarcom's integrated, future-ready suite of network solutions support seamless migration from wireline to wireless, from narrowband to broadband, and from circuit-switched to packet-based networks. UTStarcom's products empower wireless and wireline operators in fast-growth markets worldwide to offer voice, data, and Internet access services rapidly and cost-effectively by utilizing existing infrastructure.

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Ericsson CMS have helped over 300 carriers worldwide reduce operating expenses by stopping revenue leakage, eliminating faulty service provisional tasks, significantly reducing the operational risk of migrating existing network infrastructure and back office systems, and by reducing backhaul costs. Ericsson CMS Product portfolio contains market leading product and solutions for mediation, activation, rating, analysis, fraud, and services.

Ericsson is the world's leading supplier in telecommunications with the largest customer base, including the world's top 10 operators. Ericsson provides total solutions covering everything from systems and applications to mobile phones and other communications tools. Since 1876, Ericsson has been active worldwide and today operates in more than 140 countries. Annual investments in technical development average 15 percent of sales. These investments contribute to Ericsson's leadership in mobile infrastructure and mobile Internet, with nearly twice the size of the closest competitor. Four out of every 10 mobile calls are handled by Ericsson equipment.

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