Antel presents quad-play

Uruguay's state-owned telco Antel presented a suite of new quad-play services offered over next generation network (NGN) infrastructure that incorporates fixed, mobile, Internet/data and video/multimedia applications.

At a presentation at the company’s headquarters, Antel said the NGN platform offered opportunities for the development of Uruguayan industry through value-added applications tailored to local needs, while the deployment of the new network also formed part of its strategy to deliver new services to households and small enterprises, TeleGeography CommsUpdate reported.

Video calls were demonstrated between two landlines and from a fixed to a mobile handset. Additional services showcased included virtual fax, which allows users to receive faxes anywhere in the world without the need for a fax machine, and a converged application to access and manage voicemail received on mobile and fixed networks via the web.