Alcatel-Lucent to set up LTE ecosystem with Taiwan makers

Alcatel-Lucent, in view of large market potential for LTE, will team up with Taiwan-based makers of networking/communication equipment to set up an LTE ecosystem, according to the company's North and South East Asia president Alain Biston.

Alcatel-Lucent has successfully cooperated with Taiwan-based makers to set up a WiMAX ecosystem, including a WiMAX IOT (interoperability testing) lab in Taiwan, Biston indicated. Alcatel-Lucent will follow the model to set up the LTE ecosystem, Biston said.

In addition, Alcatel-Lucent will extend the WiMAX IOT lab into a 4G IOT lab to cover LTE technology, with the extension to be completed at the end of 2010 or early 2011, Biston noted.