2007年2月24日 星期六

Alcatel-Lucent Spews News

FEBRUARY 13, 2007

BARCELONA -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU - message board) today announced the signing of a major contract to become the strategic supplier of advanced wireless communications technology for the mobilkom austria group.

mobilkom austria group will deploy Alcatel-Lucent旧 GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA equipment throughout its network, enabling the service provider to offer its customers faster, more reliable mobile communications services. The Austrian service provider cited the synergy of the newly combined Alcatel-Lucent and its acquisition of Nortel旧 3G UMTS access business as a key reason for awarding this contract.

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SHANGHAI -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU - message board) today announced that Shanghai Telecom, a subsidiary of China Telecom, has selected Alcatel-Lucent for a full-scale, citywide network transformation in Shanghai. The contract was signed through Alcatel Shanghai Bell, Alcatel-Lucent旧 flagship Chinese company.

Upon completion of the project, scheduled for the end of June 2007, Shanghai Telecom旧 nine million subscribers in Shanghai will be able to enjoy a full range of multimedia services, such as color ring back tones, universal personal telecommunications, pre-paid telephony and IP bar (a combination of IP telephony, for long distance and Internet browsing). The intelligence behind the delivery of these services is enabled by products from Alcatel-Lucent旧 comprehensive next-generation (NGN) portfolio.

声lcatel-Lucent旧 unparalleled NGN solution will create a modern network capable of delivering new, blended services,� said G廨ard Dega, President of Alcatel Shanghai Bell. 潜everaging our industry-leading solution and rich deployment experience, we partner with operators to bring innovative high quality next generation services to their customers.�

In a separate release:

BARCELONA -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU - message board) today announced that it has successfully deployed a multi-service transport network for T-Mobile Czech Republic, a leading mobile operator in the Czech Republic. This deployment is part of the operator旧 IP network transformation plan to transport mobile broadband traffic over a single infrastructure and cost-effectively backhaul legacy and new data services.

The project significantly expands existing network capacity, improving bandwidth provisioning, and creates a future-proof environment to introduce business and entertainment mobile services to T-Mobile旧 5 million existing subscribers.

In a separate release:

BARCELONA -- At the 3GSM World Congress 2007, Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU - message board), in partnership with Iberbanda, will give visitors their first taste of universal WiMAX in the 3.5GHz band, at Alcatel-Lucent旧 hospitality suite.

Visitors will be able to experience nomadic WiMAX in real-life operating conditions using PCs equipped with PCMCIA cards, providing wireless broadband Internet connection and real-time access to various services, such as web browsing, video streaming and Voice over IP.

In a separate release:

BARCELONA -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU - message board) today announced that it has been selected by VimpelCom (NYSE: VIP - message board), a leading telecommunications service provider in Russia operating under the "Beeline" brand, to upgrade and enhance the operator旧 wireless network with the latest generation of Alcatel-Lucent旧 GSM/EDGE radio platform, which is based on the industry most advanced hardware architecture. With its compact new design and high performance, this platform will leverage VimpelCom旧 existing radio access network investments while reducing operating expenses.

Following intensive and successful testing carried out jointly with VimpelCom, the new platform is planned for commercial deployment for the first time throughout Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on the operator旧 existing network built on Alcatel-Lucent systems.

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