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Alcatel-Lucent will deliver the largest share of China Mobile's new
TD-LTE trial rollout across three major Chinese cities
Shanghai, October 17, 2012 – Alcatel-Lucent’s (Euronext Paris and NYSE:
ALU) Chinese flagship company, Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, has won a major
contract to deploy the largest share of China Mobile’s new TD-LTE trial network
rollout as it extends services to 10 cities. Following the new rollout as well
as upgrades to three existing networks, China Mobile's trial TD-LTE network
will cover a total of 13 cities.
Under the terms of the contract, Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell will deliver
approximately 3,000 base stations in the cities of Shanghai, Nanjing and
Qingdao, three major economic hubs of China. Using Alcatel-Lucent’s innovative
TD-LTE technology, China Mobile will extend its large scale trial to launch new
services in the cities early next year.
China Mobile, the world’s largest wireless operator, withcurrently over 700
million subscribers, is fast-tracking its TD-LTE deployment to match smartphone
demand in China. The country is now the world’s largest market for smartphones;
in the first quarter of 2012, 22 percent of global smartphone shipments were
destined for China.
Soaring demand for mobile broadband access in China is being fuelled by
consumers accessing video, gaming and other high-bandwidth applications. China
is now the world’s largest market for mobile data services at an increasing
rate of over 50% each year. To meet this demand in the dynamic economic centers
of Shanghai, Nanjing and Qingdao, the new TD-LTE network deployed by
Alcatel-Lucent will increase the speeds, capacity and quality of China Mobile’s
network. It will also give China Mobile the ability to operate with a smaller
footprint, lower power-consumption and even greater efficiency.
Ben Verwaayen, CEO of Alcatel-Lucent said: “It is our honour to be selected
by China Mobile for the world’s largest TD-LTE network.With our industry
leading LTE solutions and expertise in deploying LTE networks worldwide, we
will help China Mobile dramatically reduce technical complexity, power
consumption and operating costs in the face of sharp traffic growth.”
The rollout follows a
comprehensive trial of TD-LTE technology and the signing of a co-creation
agreement between Alcatel-Lucent and China Mobile in Shanghai. Since
February 2012, Alcatel-Lucent and China Mobile have been developing and testing
a series of lightRadioTM breakthrough technology elements. In
August 2012, the companies extended this agreement by signing a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to conduct joint nanocell research in China. Nanocells are
a type of radio access technology that integrates wireless small cells with
carrier grade Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access points.
About Alcatel-Lucent’s solution for China Mobile
Alcatel-Lucent is supplying China Mobile with a complete end-to-end TD-LTE
solution including radio access products – the
Alcatel Lucent 9926 Digital 2U eNodeB, TD-LTE Remote Radio Unit (RRU) for
the multiple spectrum bands being used by CMCC as well as
core networking equipment and the
Alcatel-Lucent’s 5620 Service Aware Manager (SAM) network management
tool.
With more than 25 LTE contracts for commercial deployments including two of
the largest LTE network roll-outs, and engagement in more than 70 LTE trials
worldwide, Alcatel-Lucent has established a strong global leadership position
in 4G LTE. Please visit our website to learn more about our 4G LTE solution.
Editorial note:
Via this link you can find a  video
interview with Rajeev Singh-Molares, President, Alcatel-Lucent Asia
Pacific.
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