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Preparing for network transformation projects throughout
Asia Pacific
Paris, November 18, 2009 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE:
ALU) today announced that it has been selected as one of the vendors by
Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) Group for its Long Term
Evolution (LTE) trial, which will begin in the first half of 2010. The trial
will jump-start deployment of 4G LTE networks for the SingTel Group, Asia’s
leading telecommunications operator with a regional mobile-user base of more
than 273 million.
The results of the regional and coordinated trials - to be conducted in
Singapore, Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines - will be shared among
SingTel's wholly owned subsidiary in Australia, Optus, and SingTel’s
associates, namely Telkomsel in Indonesia, AIS in Thailand, Globe in the
Philippines, Bharti Airtel in India, PBTL in Bangladesh, and Warid in
Pakistan.
Alcatel-Lucent will be leveraging its industry-leading LTE expertise to
provide an end-to-end solution including the radio access network (eUTRAN), the
Evolved Packet Core (EPC), IP service routing network elements as well as
operation, administration and maintenance (OAM) systems. Alcatel-Lucent will
also provide professional services including project management, planning,
installation & commissioning, integration and test plan execution.
This new trial is a further illustration of the leading role Alcatel-Lucent
is playing in the emerging LTE market.
“This technical trial is a strong endorsement of Alcatel-Lucent’s innovation
and forward-looking capabilities as we work closely with the SingTel Group to
support its network transformation and LTE strategy,” said Sean Dolan, head of
Alcatel-Lucent’s activities in Asia-Pacific. “Our solution is further proving
its readiness to meet the challenges of current and future network requirements
which enable users to consume more complex content at faster speeds.”
LTE is a new wireless broadband technology that delivers significantly
faster data speeds with the potential of several 100s Mbps downstream and
several 10s Mbps upstream with reduced latency, allowing end users to access
more complex content at faster speeds, global roaming, and improved
efficiencies.
Alcatel-Lucent is a worldwide leader in LTE and founder of the  ng Connect Program,
an industry program driving an open LTE ecosystem of devices, content and
application partners. With ng Connect, wireless broadband operators benefit
from open innovation, reduce time to market with LTE-enabled services, and the
ability to drive new and non-traditional business models.
For more information about Alcatel-Lucent’s LTE solution, please visit: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/lte
About SingTel
SingTel is Asia's leading communications group providing a portfolio of
services including voice and data solutions over fixed, wireless and Internet
platforms as well as infocomm technology and pay TV. It has a network of 37
offices in 20 countries and territories throughout Asia Pacific,Europe and the
United States. Together with its regional partners, SingTel is Asia’s largest
multi-market mobile operator, serving more than 273 million mobile customers in
eight markets.
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