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Lucent to Integrate Alvarion's WiMAX-Ready Platform
Lucent Technologies plans to integrate WiMAX technology, based on the
IEEE's 802.16 standard, through Alvarion's BreezeMAX product line into
its Accelerate Next Generation Communications Solutions portfolio, which
includes Lucent's IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) solution.
Lucent's IMS-based convergence solution, which will include support for
WiMAX, help service providers deliver seamless communications services
across a variety of wireless and wireline networks and enables the
introduction of new converged "lifestyle" service bundles.
Lucent will team with Alvarion to deliver a converged networking
solution to service providers that includes the seamless
interoperability of WiMAX, third-generation (3G) mobile (CDMA2000 and W-CDMA/UMTS),
WiFi and wireline networks. Additionally, as part of this initiative,
Lucent Worldwide Services (LWS) will provide deployment, maintenance,
and professional services to support WiMAX infrastructure and
applications, further extending LWS' multi-vendor services capabilities.
"WiMAX clearly complements existing and emerging 3G mobile and wireline
networks, and can play a significant role in helping our customers
deliver converged service offerings that can be accessed using a broad
range of devices on a wide variety of networks," said John Marinho, vice
president of strategic marketing for Lucent Technologies.
"Our Bell Labs expertise, industry-leading IMS portfolio, best-in-class
3G mobile and broadband wireline solutions, and end-to-end services
capabilities place Lucent in the best position to implement WiMAX
technology as part of a converged networking solution. We're very
excited to work with Alvarion because they are the front-runners and
thought leaders in the WiMAX arena and this relationship will enhance
our product portfolio."
BreezeMAX is Alvarion's 3G OFDM (orthogonal frequency division
multiplexing) platform with advanced Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS)
functionality and a WiMAX-ready platform.
"Alvarion is pleased to be selected by Lucent for our outstanding
WiMAX-ready product portfolio leveraged by our 10 plus years of
experience in the wireless field," said Zvi Slonimsky, CEO of Alvarion.
"No doubt this relationship will be a vehicle in the evolution of the
fixed broadband wireless market to widespread availability of mobile
broadband and reflects our commitment to the future of WiMAX."
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