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Initial members in the multi-industry ng Connect Program, founded by
Alcatel-Lucent, include industry leaders HP, Samsung, 4DK, Buzznet, chumby,
Connect2Media, dimedis, FISHLABS, QNX, SIGNEXX, Total Immersion, TuneWiki and
Words & Numbers
Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, February 16, 2009 - Alcatel-Lucent
(Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced the launch of a multi-industry
initiative - the ng Connect Program – that is dedicated to establishing a rich
and diverse ecosystem of infrastructure, devices, content and applications for
both mobile and fixed broadband networks including 4G, Long Term Evolution
(LTE), GPON and other ultra high bandwidth technologies. The ng Connect Program
will bring the benefits of a seamless broadband experience to mobile phones,
computers, cars, gaming systems and more, enabling consumers to stream more
content, run more sophisticated applications on-the-go, and communicate in the
most popular formats of today, and tomorrow.
One example of the possible applications resulting from this ecosystem is in
the automotive sector – connecting automobiles to new services through
tomorrow’s broadband networks. "QNX is excited about what LTE can bring to the
next-generation connected vehicle. A reliable high-speed connection transforms
the user experience: no more hard drive in the car, no more out-of-date
navigation and mapping system, and no more visits to the dealer to update your
software,” said Dan Dodge, CEO of QNX Software Systems. “The car becomes an
Internet terminal, an edge device, providing users with real-time access to the
latest applications, data, and content. LTE complements our own vision of
enabling cars that dynamically connect to the Internet cloud, to consumer
devices, and to one another.”
The ng Connect Program is committed to bringing together companies, large
and small, that are developing cutting edge technologies and services which
will reshape the way people communicate, interact online and on-the-go,
including augmented reality, mobile games and compelling social
networking/entertainment experiences. By helping bring new applications and
services to market more quickly, the ng Connect Program will facilitate an
expansion of the revenue base for network operators and others. To accomplish
this, ng Connect Program will promote a variety of pre-integrated solutions
featuring the latest innovations in network, device and software
technologies.
"As we move into the next phase of the evolution of broadband networks with
the advent of ultra high bandwidth systems such as 4G and GPON, it is critical
that a broad spectrum of companies – including those from industries that are
not normally associated – come together in a strong ecosystem that can
effectively innovate, remove business and technical barriers and define new
business models to accelerate mass adoption of new services and devices,” said
Tim Krause, Chief Marketing Officer at Alcatel-Lucent, a founding member of the
ng Connect Program. “The establishment of the ng Connect program is an
important step in our strategy to create an open ecosystem so that the trusted
capabilities of service providers can be combined with the innovation of the
web to bring whole new classes of services to market, services that can
leverage the growing capabilities of service aware IP networks, IMS and more.
The ng Connect Program is dedicated to bringing this ecosystem to life.”
The ng Connect Program’s initial phase has three goals: accelerating
deployment of new services and devices through pre-integration and validation;
identifying and promoting new revenue streamsthrough innovative business
models; and broadening the wireless broadband device landscape to include
consumer electronics products, industrial and consumer equipment for
machine-to-machine communications, and automotive connectivity. The ng Connect
Program will showcase the next generation connected user experience through
proof-of-concept solutions.
The ng Connect Program will demonstrate end-to-end next generation broadband
applications at GSMA Mobile World Congress on the Alcatel-Lucent stand, located
in Hall 8 #A147. Demos will include a next generation augmented reality viral
advertising application in a multi-screen environment, a next generation music
experience and social networking service and a real-time next generation
healthcare application that allows patients to be monitored remotely using a
combination of mobile handsets and televisions.
About LTE
LTE is a new wireless broadband technology that delivers significantly faster
data speeds with the potential of 100 Mbps downstream and 30 Mbps upstream with
reduced latency, allowing end users to consume more complex content at faster
speeds, complementing the broadband capabilities of fixed networking
technologies such as GPON.
About The ng Connect Program
The ng Connect Program is an industry organization committed to the development
and rapid deployment of the next generation of broadband services based on Long
Term Evolution (LTE) and other ultra high bandwidth technologies. Founded in
2009, the ng Connect Program is supported by leading network, consumer
electronics, application and content providers including 4DK, Alcatel-Lucent,
Buzznet, chumby, Connect2Media, dimedis, FISHLABS, HP, QNX, Samsung, SIGNEXX,
Total Immersion, TuneWiki and Words & Numbers. For more information on the
ng Connect Program, please visit:  ngconnect.org.
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