Nortel Supplies IMS-ready NGN in Morocco

Itissalat Al Maghrib (Maroc Telecom), the leading telecommunications service provider in Morocco, will deploy an IMS-ready, next-generation network based on Nortel technology in the cities of Rabat and Casablanca. This new network will allow IAM to offer businesses and consumers a full range of advanced multimedia services such as VoIP, mobile VoIP, video telephony, file exchange and integrated voice mail and messaging. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The carrier’s new network integrates the Nortel Communication Server 2000 superclass softswitch, Nortel Media Gateway 15000 carrier-grade and the existing digital switched telephone network to enable SIP-based multimedia services and expand capacity.

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• In August 2006, Morocco’s Maroc Telecom has selected Huawei as the exclusive supplier for the second phase of its IPTV project. In just 3 months since launching IPTV service, Maroc Telecom has registered more than 10,000 subscribers.