Saudi Arabia: Italtel is Cisco Authorized Technology Partner - Mobile Internet Technology (ATP-MIT)

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Italtel is a specialist in Cisco technology having over 200 people worldwide certified to the highest levels of Cisco specialization.

Italtel, leader in the integration of products and services for next-generation IP networks, announces that its Saudi Arabian subsidiary has earned the designation of Cisco Authorized Technology Partner - Mobile Internet Technology (ATP-MIT). Italtel Arabia is the first Cisco partner in Saudi Arabia to achieve this certification.

Cisco has acknowledged that Italtel Arabia has made the required investment for the ATP - Mobile Internet Technology in terms of technical equipment and staff training, demonstrating its capability to sell, install and support customers with Cisco products and solutions for Mobile Internet in Saudi Arabia and in the Middle Eastern countries.

"With ATP-MIT certification Italtel enhances its offer of Mobile Internet solutions for mobile operators, an area in constant growth thanks to the increasing diffusion of smartphones and other mobile IP devices that access and share multimedia contents on the mobile Internet - said Camillo Ascione, Head of Cisco & ICT Solutions Product Unit. Italtel is strongly committed to develop its presence and offer capability as a Cisco partner in EMEA and LATAM markets. Besides to Saudi Arabia, Italtel achieved ATP-MIT certifications also in Italy and Argentina. These are currently the three reference hubs and a further expansion is in the company's plans".

In the Middle East, Italtel deployed to several major service providers and enterprises network solutions based on Cisco products as well as on proprietary products thus allowing end-users to take advantage of the most innovative services based on Voice, Video and Collaboration.

Italtel operates in the Middle East through its subsidiaries based in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman.

The Italtel Group

Italtel designs, develops, implements solutions for NGN and NGS; Professional Services dedicated to the design and maintenance of networks; IT System Integration Services; Network Integration and migration activities. Italtel counts among its customers more than 40 of the world's top TLC Operators and SPs. In Italy Italtel is also reference partner of Enterprises and Public Sector for the deployment of IP Next-Generation Networks and for the development of multimedia convergent services for their customers. Italtel is present in 25 countries including France, UK, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Poland, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Argentina, Brazil. http://www.italtel.com.

SOURCE ITALTEL S.p.A.