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China Telecom Selects Alcatel-Lucent for USD 230 Million Upgrade for CDMA Mobile Network
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
PARIS, December 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext
Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has been selected by China
Telecom, China's leading telecom operator, to provide end-to-end
communication solution for China Telecom and increase the capacity and
coverage of its mobile voice and data network throughout the country. The
contract was secured through Alcatel Shanghai Bell, Alcatel-Lucent's Chinese
flagship company.
With this USD 230 million contract, Alcatel Shanghai Bell will provide
its unparalleled end-to-end CDMA wireless networking solutions for China
Telecom in 56 cities of 9 provinces in China. The deployment is currently
underway and the expanded network will begin providing commercial services by
the end of 2008. Alcatel Shanghai Bell also will provide IP service routers
and applications platforms and services for the deployment.
"China Telecom is making a bold investment in the country's
communications infrastructure to ensure that the people of China have access
to some of the most sophisticated and useful mobile services available, such
as mobile Web access." said Olivia Qiu, President of Alcatel Shanghai Bell.
"This agreement builds on our longstanding collaboration with China Telecom
and our commitment to ensure that they have a state-of-the-art network that
supports their business goals and strategy. The agreement with China Telecom
further confirms Alcatel-Lucent's leading position in the CDMA market in
China and worldwide."
For the deployment, Alcatel Shanghai Bell will provide a robust
infrastructure incorporating a range of base stations designed to fit a wide
variety of deployment scenarios, from those designed to serve usage-heavy
urban areas to those suited to providing coverage in more rural areas where
populations are more dispersed. These bases stations all use many common
hardware and software elements, allowing for easier maintenance and lower
operating costs, and can be readily upgraded to support 3G services in the
future.
Alcatel-Lucent is the world's leading CDMA/EV-DO vendor with global
market share of more than 46 percent in 2007, far exceeding that of the
company's closest competitor. Alcatel-Lucent also is a global leader in the
development and deployment of third-generation (3G) networks, having deployed
commercial 3G (UMTS/HSPA and CDMA/EV-DO) systems for more than 70 operators
worldwide.
Alcatel-Lucent is strongly committed to strengthening its position in the
mobile market.
About China Telecom
China Telecommunications Corporation (China Telecom) is an extra-large
state-owned telecom operator organized according to China's telecom industry
reform scheme. As a principal telecom enterprise and the greatest basic
telecom operator of China, China Telecom owns the global largest fixed-line
telephone network that covers the cities and towns as well as the rural areas
of China and penetrates to every corner of the world. Member units of China
Telecom include 31 provincial (municipal and autonomous regional) enterprises
which provide telecom services nationwide.
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted partner of
service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions
that deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A
leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies,
applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical
and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation
powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130
countries and the most experienced global services organization in the
industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach.
Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 and is
incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more
information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet:
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
SOURCE Alcatel-Lucent
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