Alcatel-Lucent Joins ng Connect Program to Launch LTE Connected Car Concept Vehicle

Alcatel-Lucent, a provider of fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services with a keen focus in the emerging market for LTE (News - Alert) mobile broadband networks, has reportedly joined the ng Connect Program for the launch of LTE Connected Car concept, an in-vehicle broadband connectivity showcase on wheels.

 

The ng Connect Program is a multi-industry collaboration among leading network, device, application and content suppliers who intend to contribute for the development of  pre-integrated examples of applications and services for 3G and 4G/LTE networks.

 

As part of its collaboration with other ng Connect member companies, Alcatel-Lucent (News - Alert) is said to have leveraged its expertise in the development of sophisticated mobile broadband, triple play and multimedia networks to create a powerful new category of mobile device, the LTE Connected Car. Within the LTE Connected Car, consumers can have access to network- and cloud-based applications and experience entertainment, infotainment, diagnostics, navigation and much more while on wheels.

 

According to the company official, this new system illustrates how 4G/Long Term Evolution, mobile broadband access technology is utilized to bring a host of new applications and services to the automobile.

 

“The LTE Connected Car concept vehicle highlights just one of the exciting new ways that mobile service providers can potentially expand the range of connected experiences available to their subscribers,” said Derek Kuhn, vice president for emerging technology and media with Alcatel-Lucent, in a statement. “As we move into the 4G era, where very high-bandwidth, IP-based wireless connections will be widely available, service providers and their customers will be looking for interesting and creative ways to take advantage of the new capabilities these networks offer. Alcatel-Lucent has the vision of what is truly possible, and is dedicated to harnessing the strengths of the most creative companies in every industry to help make this vision a reality in the future.”

 

Envisioned and produced in just a few short months, the LTE Connected Car showcase was developed through collaboration between Alcatel-Lucent, Atlantic Records, QNX Software Systems, Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc., chumby and Kabillion. These companies were brought together by Alcatel-Lucent, which had the pioneering role in the establishment of triple-play networks and services that was directly applied for developing the LTE Connected Car concept vehicle. 

 

This LTE Connected Car project, according to company officials, is a prime example of the potential for Application Enablement in action.