China Unicom Selects Alcatel-Lucent to Deploy 3G W-CDMA Networks in 14 Provinces
Posted on: Monday, 23 March 2009, 08:46 CDT
Initial network deployments in the cities of
Under the terms of the contract, Alcatel-Lucent will provide its
end-to-end industry-leading and future proof 3G/W-CDMA solutions, including
about 11000 Node B (Base stations), Home Location Register (HLR) data base
system as well network maintenance and optimization in 14 provinces --
By achieving a strategic breakthrough in the four provinces of
All the equipments supplied are ready to sustain the rapid increase of voice and data traffic and to smoothly evolve towards 3G/HSPA+ and 4G/LTE. Thanks to Alcatel-Lucent's multi-standard radio access solutions China Unicom will be able to significantly reduce the total cost of ownership of its networks. Furthermore, Alcatel-Lucent's converged radio access solution will help China Unicom evolve rapidly from 2G to 3G networks and offer new generation services.
"China Unicom's selection of our solutions in 14 provinces further
highlights Alcatel-Lucent's leadership in the W-CDMA market", said
With 56 commercial networks worldwide in 37 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a leading player in the W-CDMA infrastructure market. Known for its excellent reliability and quality, Alcatel-Lucent serves one out of every four networks worldwide, covering all regions and deployed in a wide variety of markets. The company is also a world leader in the provision of sophisticated project management, consulting and design services, applications and software integration and the design, deployment and maintenance of next-generation networks.
About China Unicom
China United Telecommunication Corporation Ltd. (China Unicom) was
established in 1994 and became a listed company on
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted partner of
service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions
to 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
SOURCE Alcatel-Lucent
Source: PR Newswire
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