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Alcatel (News - Alert)-Lucent has been picked by T-Mobile (the mobile business arm of Deutsche Telekom) to enhance its GSM network with GSM/EDGE technology in order to increase its speed. EDGE technology reportedly enables data rates of up to 220 kbit/s. The move will enable the mobile operator to offer its German subscribers with more advanced multimedia services and expand the availability of its "Web'n'Walk" mobile Internet service.
Alcatel-Lucent expects the GSM/EDGE network to be upgraded and operational by the end of this year. Alcatel-Lucent has agreed to replace thousands of existing GSM base stations in T-Mobile's (News - Alert) network with its latest 9100 Multi-standard Base Station product line. Under the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will manage the project overall, including the integration of the network, the old equipment removal and the installation of the new equipment, as well as the management of all subcontractors.
"This contract is the result of many years of faithful cooperation with T-Mobile, and we are proud to have been selected as the supplier," commented Philippe Keryer, president of Alcatel-Lucent's GSM/W-CDMA/WiMAX activities in a statement released on Thursday. "We will devote all our efforts to delivering the best-in-class turnkey solution to T-Mobile to help it enhance the high quality of service it insists on providing its subscribers. This new contract shows that the flexibility and scalability of our latest line of GSM/EDGE equipment is a key asset for optimizing large network deployments while enabling operators to minimize capital expenditures and reduce operating expenses."
Alcatel-Lucent has been making strides in the wireless communications arena with the development of new deals with key industry players. Indeed, just yesterday, the company announced that it agreed to strengthen its ongoing collaboration with NXP Semiconductors within the framework of its Unlimited Mobile TV system. The move will allow the delivery of broadcast mobile TV in the S-band (2.2GHz)—based on the DVB-SH standard.
The new agreement calls for NXP's suite of reception modules for UHF and L-Band to be extended to the S-Band. This will enable users to upgrade their existing portable devices such as media players, smartphones in order to support digital Mobile TV reception in the S-Band.
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