Alcatel-Lucent to Showcase Its Technology and Services Leadership at CTIA Wireless 2007
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ORLANDO, Florida, March 26 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced its plans to demonstrate its technology leadership at the upcoming Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) Wireless 2007 trade show, taking place in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center on March 27-29. The Alcatel-Lucent booth (#1562, hall A3) will feature a wide range of demonstrations and solutions that show customers how the company can help them compete and differentiate in the market place with its comprehensive portfolio of products and solutions and experienced global services team. Visitors to the Alcatel-Lucent booth will see that the newly created company is the operators' strategic partner of choice in their IP network transformation.
DEMONSTRATIONS
Alcatel-Lucent will showcase its innovative technology and leadership in transforming communications with an unmatched wireline and wireless portfolio - W-CDMA and HSPA (HSDPA/HSUPA), CDMA2000® and WiMAX technologies -, a unique offering of convergent applications and expertise in migrating to and building converged networks, and comprehensive network services which address the critical needs of all phases of network and business transformation.
Among a wide range of demonstrations, Alcatel-Lucent features:
o Converged multimedia experience with services such as Interactive
Mobile TV based on CDMA, Unlimited Mobile TV seamlessly combining
unicast and broadcast access, Mobile Advertising as well Multimedia
Content Management and Subscriber Data Management solutions that enable
service delivery.
o Advanced, third-generation (3G) and beyond broadband access
technologies such as WiMAX 802.16e-2005, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A
and Ultra Mobile Broadband (formerly called CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Revision C) for CDMA networks, HSUPA and 3G Long Term Evolution (LTE)
for W-CDMA networks, and advanced antenna systems such as Multiple
Input/Multiple Output (MIMO), which eases delivery of multimedia and
bandwidth-hungry services such as Video on Demand.
o New CDMA2000 solutions such as the Alcatel-Lucent CDMA Modular Cell 4.0
Compact (for 700 MHz deployments) - a base station that supports the
specific needs of public safety organizations of state and local
governments by providing secure, priority sensitive access to high-
quality voice and data services - and intelligent antenna solution for
CDMA2000 1X networks, which can increase voice and data capacity
without the need for additional spectrum.
o Full suite of IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) based services that blend
voice, data, video and multimedia capabilities and enable social
networking services, family services, and other community services that
enhance people's lives.
o Leading digital microwave, optical and IP/MPLS transport solutions for
mobile backhaul and backbone - featuring end-to-end IP migration,
bandwidth optimization and traffic aggregation across the entire
infrastructure - as well as unique microwave relocation solutions for
Advanced Wireless Services.
o A series of business, network and services transformation solutions
that will demonstrate Alcatel-Lucent's ability to offer end-to-end
solutions while managing risk and complexities inherent in large-scale
transformation projects, including managed services and network
outsourcing, multivendor maintenance and network support, wireless
transformation services and mobile advertising design studio- an
interactive video advertising application - in an IMS environment.
o A carrier-grade Service Delivery Environment that enables service
providers to substantially reduce the time-to-market for new
application and service roll-outs in addition to significantly reducing
the cost to provision those new applications; and Subscriber Data
Optimization, which will help service providers extract subscriber
information so they can deliver personalized and blended services to
their consumer and enterprise customers.
o There will also be a demonstration of Project Evros, a new innovation
from Alcatel-Lucent's Bell Labs researchers in New Jersey, currently
being incubated within Alcatel-Lucent Ventures. It provides enterprise
IT personnel with the ability to track, monitor, troubleshoot, and
remotely manage laptops even when they are powered off and/or offline.
Alcatel-Lucent Press and Industry analyst briefing
Alcatel-Lucent is hosting a press breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Eastern Time (US & Canada) on Tuesday, March 27th at the Peabody Hotel (Orlando III room). Cindy Christy, President of Alcatel-Lucent's North America activities will discuss Alcatel-Lucent's strategy and portfolio with a special focus on North America.
Keynote and Conference Panel Participation
Alcatel-Lucent will participate in numerous keynote sessions and panels organized by CTIA during the trade show. These include:
o Morgan Stern, Alcatel-Lucent's principal consultant of network
integration activities, will participate in a panel entitled "Mass
Mobile adoption" on Monday, March 26th 1:30-3:00 p.m.
o Jerry Power, Alcatel-Lucent's director of strategic marketing
activities, will participate in panel entitled "Quality Performance" on
Monday, March 26th at 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
o Paul Mankiewich, CTO of Alcatel-Lucent's North American region, will
participate in a roundtable session entitled "CTO Roundtable" on
Tuesday, March 27th at 1:00 p.m.
o Karim El Naggar, Alcatel-Lucent's vice president of WiMAX activities,
will participate in a session entitled "The State of the Technology" on
Tuesday, March 27th at 3:30-5:00 p.m.
o Jack Barnett, Alcatel-Lucent's director of professional services, will
participate in a session entitled "IMS Architecture: Putting it
Together" on Wednesday, March 28th at 1:00 p.m.
o Sandip Mukerjee, Alcatel-Lucent's vice president of wireless marketing
and communications, will participate in a session entitled
"Distributing Mobile Content: What is the role of DRM?" on Wednesday,
March 28th at 3:30-5:00 p.m.
As part of the Alcatel-Lucent Developer Exchange, a global applications partner program that fosters collaboration to create next-generation applications, Alcatel-Lucent will host an exclusive networking event for applications developers on Wednesday March 28th to share and discuss opportunities for collaboration in next generation applications and services. For more information please visit www.alcatel-lucent.com/developerexchange or email developers@alcatel-lucent.com.
For additional information on Alcatel-Lucent's presence at CTIA Wireless 2007 please visit http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/.
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications, and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved adjusted proforma revenues of Euro 18.3 billion in 2006 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. [All figures exclude impact of activities to be transferred to Thales]. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/
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Source: Alcatel-Lucent
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