Orlando International Airport Enhances Customer Service with Nortel

Voice Response System to Provide Airport and Travel Information Instantly

FEBRUARY 08, 2006, SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA), which operates the Orlando International Airport**, is deploying a new speech-enabled, self-service solution from Nortel* [NYSE/TSX: NT] to enhance its customer service for travelers. The solution provides instant telephone access to updated flight status on arrivals and departures as well as general information such as airport parking and driving directions.

Orlando Airport’s new solution coincides with ramp-up of Florida Department of Transportation’s new 511 service, a statewide, three-digit telephone number designed to provide current information about travel conditions throughout central Florida. GOAA may also use Nortel’s Integrated Voice Response (IVR) solution to support future speech-enabled applications for its customers within the airport.

“As the busiest airport in the state and one of the busiest in the country, handling nearly 1,000 flights each day, flexibility and ease-of-use were key components during the system selection process,” said Chris Schmidt, deputy executive director, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. “Airport users now have another means of receiving up to the minute information on flight activity, parking availability and traffic conditions. The technology provides an enhanced level of customer service to the traveling and general public from any telephone in Florida.”

“Nortel’s speech solution is designed to help make it possible for the Orlando International Airport to meet both its current and future customer information needs as technologies evolve,” said Roxann Swanson, vice president and general manager, Enterprise Multimedia Applications, Nortel. “The ability to provide instant access to updated information is critical for travel-oriented businesses such as Orlando Airport, where customer satisfaction is so dependent on having accurate, real-time trip planning information. We believe that this Nortel solution will help place Orlando International into a ’first-mover’ position for servicing their customers and running their operations.”

Orlando International Airport’s new Self Service solution for Florida’s 511 includes the Media Processing Server (MPS) 500 from Nortel to provide speech recognition capabilities that automate routine requests and free agents for more complex inquiries. An integral part of Nortel’s Applications Center, the standards-based, VoiceXML 2.0 certified MPS 500 also delivers a more personalized customer experience through robust, multi-language advanced speech capabilities.

Nortel is also providing technical support and application development services from the Nortel Global Services portfolio.

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