3 Invests in Cisco IP Network to Fuel Mobile Broadband Growth

Cisco® announced today that Scandinavian 3G mobile services provider, 3 Scandinavia, is building a new mobile core network based on Cisco Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) technology. The network, which is being implemented by Atea, a Cisco Gold Certified Partner, will support the strong growth in mobile broadband traffic over the 3 network that has resulted from the successful launch of 3's Turbo 3G service. In the second quarter of 2007, 3 had 44 percent market share in the Swedish mobile broadband market.

3's Turbo 3G is a High-Speed Downstream Packet Access (HSDPA) service which offers speeds up to 7.2 megabits per second, making it possible for mobile users to enjoy the same Internet access bandwidths as fixed-line broadband users. The Cisco mobile core IP network connects users of the Turbo 3G service to the Internet and 3's broadband data services. With significant increases in the number of subscribers using 3's Turbo 3G services, the network upgrade will provide the optimum network performance and capacity to maintain a continuously high quality of service for current mobile broadband users and meet the increasing demand from new customers.

"The number of users of mobile broadband is continuing to increase rapidly" said Peder Ramel, group chief executive officer of 3. "We are keeping a step ahead by expanding the mobile core IP capacity to satisfy this demand and provide room for future growth and innovation. By investing in an IP Next-Generation Network from Cisco, we can continue to offer world-class Turbo 3G services with the capacity to support multimedia applications such as music downloads and video streaming"

"We are seeing the emergence of mobile operators like 3 take the lead in developing the next generation of mobile broadband services" said Sverker Hannervall, general manager of Cisco Sweden. "The popularity of services from 3 shows that mobile broadband has progressed from being a supplement to fixed broadband services to being a potential replacement. This poses completely new network design and service control challenges to mobile network operators. With the demands for HSDPA broadband mobile traffic booming, the Cisco solution is designed to help operators keep control of capital and operational expenditure in the mobile network"

"This important project is the result of our successful long-term collaboration with 3" said Lars Pettersson, managing director of Atea Sverige AB. "We have proven our ability to deliver the expertise on Cisco technology that is laying the foundation for Turbo 3G"

The solution is based on Cisco 7600 Series Routers in a fully redundant architecture, with functions duplicated to help ensure high availability. Cisco 7600 Series Routers support throughputs of up to 10 gigabits per second with integrated high-density Carrier Ethernet switching and IP/Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) routing, making it possible for operators to deliver both consumer and business services over the same network.

Source: Cisco

Delphi Corporation and certain of its affiliates (collectively, "Delphi") have completed the sale of the company's original equipment and aftermarket catalyst business to Umicore for approximately $66 million, subject to post-closing adjustments, Delphi officials announced today.

Delphi selected Umicore as the lead bidder, and received bankruptcy court approval on June 26, 2007, to proceed with the competitive bidding process for the sale of the catalyst business. On August 8, 2007, in accordance with bidding procedures approved by the bankruptcy court, Delphi conducted an auction and selected Umicore as the successful bidder. On August 16, 2007, Delphi received approval from the bankruptcy court to proceed with the sale of assets related to the catalyst business to Umicore.

Although the company has sold its catalyst business, it will continue to provide full engine management systems (EMS), including air and fuel management, combustion and valvetrain technology, and exhaust systems technology through its gas EMS product business unit.

Source: Delphi