[February 18, 2009] Alcatel-Lucent launches 4G initiative Tweet Feb 18, 2009 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Alcatel-Lucent has launched a multi-industry initiative to promote infrastructure, devices, and applications for mobile and fixed broadband networks. It said the ng Connect Program's goals include accelerating deployment of 4G, long-term evolution, and gigabit-capable passive optical services and devices. The program will initially focus on consumer media and entertainment, enterprise collaboration and e-healthcare, automotive connectivity, and digital signage. Other members of the initiative include HP, Samsung, Buzznet, chumby, Connect2Media, dimedis, FISHLABS, QNX, SIGNEXX, Total Immersion, TuneWiki, and Words & Numbers. Tim Krause, chief marketing officer at Alcatel-Lucent, said: "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." http://www.datamonitor.com Republication or redistribution, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without prior written consent. Datamonitor shall not be liable for errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]