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Far EasTone Telecom selects
Alcatel-Lucent to deploy a WiMAX network to support the delivery of
mobile broadband services along a major freeway in Taiwan
Other topics: Mobile WiMAX System,
MIMO RF Signal Generators,
Mobile Broadband Services
WEBWIRE
October 15, 2007
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it
has been selected by Far EasTone, one of Taiwan’s leading mobile service
providers, to deploy a Universal WiMAX network – based on the IEEE
802.16e-2005 (or Rev-e) standard -- along a major freeway linking Taipai
city with Taoyuan International Airport. The new network will enable
users in vehicles to access the Internet and take advantage of
multimedia applications such as video streaming and voice over IP (VoIP).
This contract follows a successful field trial conducted in July 2007
and represents a major step toward the introduction of mobile WiMAX
services in Taiwan. |
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Under the terms of the
contracts, Alcatel-Lucent will provide Far EasTone with its end-to-end
WiMAX Rev-e solution includingbase stations, access controllers, core
network and operation and maintenance center. Alcatel-Lucent also will
provide network design, installation, commissioning and optimization
services for the project. The network is expected to be in operation in
early 2008.
WiMAX is a flexible wireless technology that enables people to access
high-speed, high-quality broadband wireless services wherever they go,
providing truly “universal” wireless broadband access in fixed, nomadic
and mobile environments.
“The Mobile-Freeway project is a critical part of the larger Mobile
Taiwan (M-Taiwan) program and the ability of Alcatel-Lucent’s WiMAX
solution to support high-speed transmission in a mobile environment will
enhance the value of this important initiative to the people of Taiwan,”
said Jeffey Gee, executive vice president of Far EasTone Telecom. “We
selected Alcatel-Lucent because of the company’s track record as the
industry leader in providing mobile WiMAX solutions to service providers
around the world, as well as the excellent performance of their mobile
WiMAX system during our trial during the summer. This gave us the
confidence that the solution would meet our customers’ expectations.”
The Mobile Freeway project is the world’s first WiMAX deployment with
support for high-speed mobility. This achievement builds on
Alcatel-Lucent’s leading role in the introduction of Mobile WiMAX;
Alcatel-Lucent was first to release a WiMAX product providing full
mobility (March 2007).
“Our selection for this important project – following a successful field
trial in the summer of 2007, highlights the maturity of our WiMAX Rev-e
solution, the strength of our Open CPE Program and our compelling
end-to-end offer,” said Frederic Rose, head of Alcatel-Lucent’s
activities in the Asia-Pacific region. “This contract also expands our
No. 1 position in the market for commercial mobile WiMAX solutions and
solidifies our position as a leading wireless network supplier in
Taiwan.”
Alcatel-Lucent’s Universal WiMAX solution integrates the latest
technological innovations, such as “beam forming”* and MIMO**. Beam
forming enables a service provider to dramatically reduce the number of
radio sites needed to provide coverage – in some instances by as much as
40 percent – while reducing interferences and ensuring better indoor
penetration of the radio signal. MIMO helps make radio links more
robust, nearly doubling the capacity delivered in dense urban
environments.
Alcatel-Lucent’s solution also supports a broad range of terminals from
various customer premises equipment (CPE) partners. This is part of
Alcatel-Lucent’s Open CPE Program, which is designed to promote an open
device ecosystem and ensure customers have the widest possible range of
interoperable end-user devices. For this project Alcatel-Lucent will
work closely with local manufacturers to introduce requisite customer
premise equipment (CPE), and will establish a WiMAX Application R&D
Centre to support end-to-end interoperability testing with local
suppliers, helping enhance Taiwan’s WiMAX ecosystem and increasing the
competitiveness of Taiwan’s CPE industry.
With more than 70 pilots and deployments across the world and 15
commercial contracts signed since the beginning of 2007, Alcatel-Lucent
is No. 1 in the worldwide WiMAX market. |
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