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Paris, March 23, 2009 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU)
today announced that it has been selected by China Unicom, a leading fixed and
mobile service provider in China, to deploy 3G W-CDMA networks in 14 Chinese
provinces. This major contract, secured through Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell
(ASB), Alcatel-Lucent’s flagship company in China, will enable the operator to
provide its end users with new, advanced 3G mobile services including media
streaming, ring back tones, video sharing and high-speed internet access.
Initial network deployments in the cities of Tianjin, Baoding, Wenzhou,
Taizhou, Guiyang and Guilin are expected to be completed in May, 2009.
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 -- Hebei, Fujian Guangxi,
Tianjin, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Inner Mongolia, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Heilongjiang,
Guangdong, Hunan, Shandong and Xinjiang.
By achieving a strategic breakthrough in the four provinces of Fujian,
Jiangxi, Heilongjiang, and Jiangsu, Alcatel-Lucent has substantially expanded
its position with China Unicom, adding 4 new 3G markets in addition to its
existing 2G GSM base.
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 Olivia Qiu,
head of Alcatel-Lucent in East Asia and President of Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai
Bell. “Alcatel-Lucent is committed to partner with China Unicom and worldwide
operators to deploy leading-edge next generation networks enabling advanced
multimedia and Web services.”
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 Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (“the Company”) was incorporated in Hong Kong
in February 2000 and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong on 21 June 2000 and 22 June 2000 respectively. On 1 June
2001, the Company was included as a constituent stock of the Hang Seng Index.
On 15 October 2008, the Company merged with China Netcom Group corporation
(Hong Kong) Limited. At present, the Company is engaged in GSM cellular
business in 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China, the
provision of international and domestic long distance calls, data and mobile
Internet services, and other related telecommunication value-added businesses.
The Company is also a leading broadband and fixed-line telecommunications
operator in the PRC and provides services in Beijing Municipality, Tianjin
Municipality, Hebei Province, Henan Province, Shandong Province, Liaoning
Province, Heilongjiang Province, Jilin Province, Neimenggu Autonomous Region
and Shanxi Province. The Company provides fixed-line voice and value-added
services, broadband and other Internet-related services, information and
communications technology services, business and data communications services
as well as advertising media services.
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