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Latest lightRadio innovation – co-developed with China Mobile - will help
meet rising mobile video and data traffic in three of the fastest growing
cities of the world
Barcelona, February 25, 2013 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and
NYSE: ALU) and China Mobile are to unveil an innovative new member of the
lightRadio™ family that will help accelerate deployment of 4G TD-LTE technology
across China, the largest mobile market in the world, as it continues to meet
fast rising customer demand for mobile video and data.
lightRadio Metro Radio – co-developed by Alcatel-Lucent and China Mobile -
will be launched on February 26that the Global TD-LTE Initiative’s (GTI) “TDD Night” during Mobile World Congress
2013 in Barcelona.
Available now for large-scale commercial deployment in China Mobile’s first
trial TD-LTE network, which spans 13 cities in China, lightRadio Metro Radio
will bring high-performance 4G services to residents in densely populated areas
of
Shanghai, Nanjing and Qingdao, three of the fastest growing cities in China
and indeed the world. This will help to meet the ever-increasing demand for
mobile Internet, video and data in the world’s largest smartphone market. China
Mobile itself has over 722 million subscribers - over half of the total mobile
subscriptions in the country.
As more and more people use mobile devices to access high-bandwidth services
such as streaming video and gaming, cellular networks are being stretched
beyond capacity. Small cells are critical to the future of wireless broadband
by enabling operators to continue to provide high-quality, consistent services
to customers without the need to build costly, and sometimes logistically
challenging, cell towers.
In China, lightRadio Metro Radio will be deployed in busy indoor and outdoor
locations, such as shopping malls and stadiums where coverage can suffer either
from the large number of consumers trying to access a network, or because the
density of buildings impedes the radio signal. In these locations it can be
traditionally either too difficult or costly to deploy a macro cell base
station. lightRadio Metro Radio will provide a cost-effective
alternative.
Alcatel-Lucent and China Mobile signed a
co-creation agreement in January 2012 to conduct joint development and test
activities on a series of lightRadio TD-LTE projects to speed the deployment of
LTE in China. TD-LTE is the 4G standard developed for use across China, and it
is now being adopted by operators across the globe. lightRadio Metro Radio
houses two lightRadio cubes, fully integrated with a directional antennae,
allowing it to provide the coverage normally associated with a much bulkier,
heavier remote radio unit linked to an external antenna via an RF coaxial
cable.
lightRadio Metro Radio has been short-listed for the GTI’s “Innovation
award”, which recognizes innovation in the LTE industry and encourages the
development of innovative products that address the challenges faced by GTI
operators.
Bill Huang, President of China Mobile Research Institute, said: “China
Mobile is committed to delivering the high-speed and performance mobile
broadband service that customers are asking for. 4G TD-LTE is undergoing the
final large-scale tests before commercial deployment and once completed the
active antennae like Alcatel-Lucent’s lightRadio Metro Radio will be key to
rolling out this service to meet our customers’ needs wherever they
are.”
Alcatel-Lucent’s lightRadio
portfolio of products, reduce the costs, power-consumption and size of LTE
network elements, and help operators meet growing global demand for mobile
video and data with increased speeds and performance.
Rajeev Singh-Molares, President of Alcatel-Lucent Asia Pacific Region said: “It
is very exciting to think about the transformation these cities are soon to
undergo and that Alcatel-Lucent will be at the heart of that transformation. As
consumption of mobile data and video escalates in China, our small lightRadio
Metro Radios will satisfy demand with the highest performance that China
Mobile’s customers’ have come to expect.”
Additional information on small cells:
Alcatel-Lucent at Mobile World Congress 2013
To find out more about lightRadio Mobile Radio and other members of the
lightRadio family, visit Alcatel-Lucent at Booth 3B 114 in the new Fira Grand
Via Hall 3 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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