Dubai

Converged Network, Mobility Improve Healthcare Quality and Service

MARCH 06, 2007 -- DUBAI, UAE - The Canadian Specialist Hospital in Dubai will improve patient care with mobile communications capabilities from Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT] that ensure medical personnel have the right information at the right time, regardless of where they are in the facility. The new high-performance IP network from Nortel will provide the Canadian Specialist Hospital with the maximum manageability, reliability, mobility and security in communications that are critical to its fast-paced environment.

The Canadian Specialist Hospital will deploy Nortel's WLAN 2300 system - a secure Wi-Fi platform that is revolutionizing the healthcare sector by providing staff with flexible communications access to critical information and resources as they move around a medical campus. Secure and reliable mobile communications enhances productivity through such applications as instant messaging and presence-aware tracking of colleagues for real-time communications.