Alcatel-Lucent Routers Meet the Terabit Barrier
	Alcatel-Lucent introduced a new chipset into its networking portfolio, that can deliver one terabit of data on 10 slots. The existing 7750 Service Router has been updated with Alcatel's FP2 chipset, an in-house creation signed by the company's engineers. According to the company, the new chipset was developed in a three-year timeframe, and will deliver impressive network bandwidths up to a terabit. Lindsay Newell, vi ... [read more >>]
	28 March 2008, 16:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent to Deploy the First WiMAX 802.16e Network in Croatia
	Alcatel-Lucent has closed a deal with WiMAX Telecom to supply the first WiMAX 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) network in Croatia. Deployment will begin in the area of Split and Osijek and will be followed by other regions. Expected to become fully operational in 2008, th ... [read more >>]
	18 March 2008, 11:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

First Demonstration of DVB-SH in North America to Happen at CES
	ICO Global Communications and Alcatel-Lucent will demonstrate North America’s first video broadcast based on the DVB-SH (Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite services to Handhelds) mobile standard at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next month in Las Vegas, Nevada. The d ... [read more >>]
	20 December 2007, 09:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

First Trial of DVB-SH Mobile TV
	Alcatel-Lucent, in cooperation with mobile operator 3 Italia and Italian public broadcaster RAI are conducting the first trial of mobile TV based on the DVB-SH standard in Italy. DVB-SH is an evolution of DVB-H, which provides a higher spectrum efficiency and allows integration with hybrid satellite/terrestrial ... [read more >>]
	14 December 2007, 09:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

First Commercial Launch of a 3G UMTS/HSPA Service in the Caribbean
	Alcatel-Lucent and SETAR, the leading telecommunications service provider in Aruba, have activated the first 3G UMTS/HSDPA network in the Caribbean. The new network will increase SETAR’s network capacity and enable advanced services such as video-on-demand, video calling, mobile& ... [read more >>]
	13 December 2007, 08:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent Signs GSM Network Expansion Contract with Celcom
	Alcatel-Lucent announced it has signed a multi-million Euro contract with Celcom, a leading Malaysian telecommunications service provider, to expand the mobile operator's GSM network. The expanded network will enable Celcom to provide wireless coverage to more than 90 percent of ... [read more >>]
	10 December 2007, 10:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

First Commercial Mobile WiMAX Network in Germany
	The regional telecommunications service provider VSE NET has launched Germany’s first commercial WiMAX network at an inauguration ceremony held in Schloss (Castle) Dagstuhl in northern Saarland. For the first time, a broadband live video connection has been estab ... [read more >>]
	04 December 2007, 10:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent Deploys HSPA Network for Bouygues Telecom
	Alcatel-Lucent announced it is deploying a 3G/HSPA network for Bouygues Telecom in four of the mobile carrier's operational regions in France. The network will enable Bouygues Telecom to offer its customers high-speed wireless Internet access and advanced se ... [read more >>]
	29 November 2007, 10:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent and RIM Sign Agreement to Distribute BlackBerry in China
	Alcatel-Lucent and Research in Motion announced they have signed a strategic agreement for the distribution of BlackBerry devices in China. The first smartphone to be offered to Chinese enterprise customers as a result of the partnership is the BlackBerry 8700. "This stra ... [read more >>]
	26 October 2007, 09:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent Testing Wireless Communications Technologies in Germany
	Alcatel-Lucent announced that it is conducting field trials in Germany of several technologies to support next-generation broadband services. Part of an EASY-C (Enablers for Ambient Services and Systems Consortium) initiative, the testing involves wireless com ... [read more >>]
	09 October 2007, 10:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent and Sagem to Co-develop 3G Femto Cell Base Stations
	Alcatel-Lucent and Sagem Communications announced a collaboration on the development of a femto cell base station that will allow mobile operators to provide their users with 3G UMTS/HSPA network coverage in indoor locations. The Base Station Router (BSR) Femto can help mobile operato ... [read more >>]
	09 October 2007, 08:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent and RIM Launch the BlackBerry Solution in Ukraine
	Mobile operator MTS Ukraine, Alcatel-Lucent and Research In Motion announced the launch of the BlackBerry wireless solution in Ukraine. Under a distribution agreement with Research In Motion, Alcatel-Lucent will manage the implementation and integration of the solution, ... [read more >>]
	05 October 2007, 10:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent to Deploy First Commercial WiMAX Rev-e Networks in Brazil
	Alcatel-Lucent announced an agreement with Brasil Telecom, one of the biggest telephony operators in Brazil, to deploy the first commercial WiMAX networks using the 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) standard in the cities of São Paulo, Curitiba and Porto Alegre. "WiMAX will en ... [read more >>]
	04 October 2007, 09:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent Deploys HSUPA Network for mobilkom austria
	Alcatel-Lucent announced that it has successfully deployed its HSUPA solution in all Alcatel-Lucent NodeB base stations of mobilkom austria's network in Austria. The completed project now enables mobilkom austria to offer its customers mobile broadban ... [read more >>]
	08 August 2007, 09:08GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Microsoft Dodges $1.5 Billion Payment Over the Use of MP3 Technology
	In February 2007, Microsoft lost one stage of its legal battle with Alcatel-Lucent over the usage of MP3 technology patented by the Paris-based telecommunications company. At the time, the jury's verdict ordered Microsoft to pay Alcatel-Lucent no less than $1.52 billion for patent infringement. The ruling at the beginning of the year was the largest patent verdict in the history of the United States. Microsoft however failed to agree ... [read more >>]
	07 August 2007, 04:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Next-generation WiMAX Network Installed in France
	Alcatel-Lucent and Société du Haut Débit (SHD) officially announced the signing of a contract for two years, one that implies supplying and installing France's first next-generation WiMAX network using standard 802.16e-2005. SHD operates a WiMAX network in the Ile-de-France and Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur regions. The planned sites of the network will be equipped by ... [read more >>]
	13 July 2007, 08:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Innovative Software Platform from Alcatel-Lucent
	New possibilities are now available for mobile phone users with the release of the Alcatel-Lucent 5965 Mobile Content Platform. The delivery of handset entertainment experiences will take place from now on considerably easier with the release of this software platform. A ... [read more >>]
	13 June 2007, 09:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent to Supply Mobile TV Solution to SIC TV
	Alcatel-Lucent announced that it has been selected by SIC TV, a Portuguese television broadcaster, to supply a mobile TV solution. This will enable SIC TV to create mobile TV programs, allowing Portuguese consumers equipped with video-enabled handsets to enjoy more televisi ... [read more >>]
	27 April 2007, 05:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent to Build the First UMTS/HSPA Network in West Africa
	Alcatel-Lucent announced a contract with Globacom, Nigeria’s second national operator, to supply and install a wireless network based on UMTS/HSPA technology in selected Nigerian cities, including Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Benin and Ibadan. The UMTS/HSPA network, the first of its kind in West Africa, follows last summer's successful field trial of the ... [read more >>]
	26 April 2007, 04:51GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent Deploys Enhanced 3G Network in the Caribbean
	Alcatel-Lucent announced it has completed the deployment of an enhanced 3G network based on CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO technology covering the entire Caribbean island of Aruba. The new network will enable SETAR, the leading mobile operator in Aruba, to ex ... [read more >>]
	17 April 2007, 06:38GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent to Deploy GSM/EDGE Network for Indosat in Indonesia
	Alcatel-Lucent announced that it has been awarded a multi-year contract to deploy a GSM/EDGE network for Indosat, a leading mobile service provider in Indonesia. Under the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will provide Indosat with its Evolium Base Station Subsystem hardware and software, ... [read more >>]
	16 April 2007, 06:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent Releases New Intelligent Antenna Solution
	Alcatel-Lucent announced that its intelligent antenna (IA) solution is now available to help third-generation CDMA2000 operators upgrade their CDMA2000 1X networks to support greater volumes of voice traffic without the need for additional spectrum. The Alcatel-Luce ... [read more >>]
	02 April 2007, 05:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent and Mobitel to Deploy New Mobile Network in Georgia
	Alcatel-Lucent announced that it has completed the first phase of the project with Mobitel, a subsidiary of VimpelCom, to deploy a new mobile network in Georgia. The contract between Mobitel and Alcatel-Lucent was signed in September 2006. As par ... [read more >>]
	30 March 2007, 06:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent to Enhance Iusacell's Network in Mexico
	Alcatel-Lucent and Iusacell, the largest CDMA mobile telecommunications operator in Mexico, announced a one-year contract to expand and enhance Iusacell’s existing mobile network to support third-generation CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A ... [read more >>]
	29 March 2007, 05:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

New World Record in Transmission Achieved
	Not long after IBM announced a new optical chip capable of 160GB per second transfer rates, Alcatel-Lucent comes into the scene with a new world record of 25.6 Terabits per second (Tb/s), crushing the previous record of 14 Tb/s, established in September 2006. The data was transmitted over a single fiber strand, using 160 Wavelength-Division Multiplexed (WDM) channels. Romano Valussi, President of Alcatel-Lucent's Optics a ... [read more >>]
	28 March 2007, 08:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent and Verizon Wireless Sign Network Expansion Contract
	Verizon Wireless and Alcatel-Lucent announced a three-year agreement worth an expected $6 billion for Alcatel-Lucent to supply a wide variety of network equipment, software and services supporting Verizon Wireless' ongoing network ... [read more >>]
	27 March 2007, 05:42GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent to Build One of Europe's Largest Wi-Fi Networks in Italy
	Alcatel-Lucent announced that Tecnofin Immobiliare has selected Alcatel-Lucent and a consortium of sub-contracting companies that includes Essentia and Sensi to deploy the first urban Wi-Fi network in Trento, Italy. The network will enable Trentino province to provide municipalities, businesses and residential users with wireless ... [read more >>]
	17 March 2007, 08:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent to Enhance Mobiltel's Network in Bulgaria
	Alcatel-Lucent announced that it has been selected by Mobiltel, the greatest mobile operator in Bulgaria and a subsidiary of Telekom Austria Group, to upgrade and enhance its wireless network with the latest generation of Alcatel-Lucent’s GSM/ED ... [read more >>]
	17 March 2007, 06:26GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The First UMTS/HSDPA 900 MHz Network Deployment
	Alcatel-Lucent and Manx Telecom, a subsidiary of O2, announced the successful deployment of the first, third-generation UMTS and HSDPA network using the 900 MHz spectrum on the Isle of Man. The field trial followed a series of Alcatel-Lucent dem ... [read more >>]
	16 March 2007, 04:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent Completes Trial of EDGE Technology in Bangladesh
	Alcatel-Lucent announced that it has successfully completed the first live trials of EDGE technology in Bangladesh on TM International Bangladesh (TMIB) commercial GSM 900MHz and 1800 MHz network. Alcatel-Lucent has upgraded TMIB’s existing Alca ... [read more >>]
	09 March 2007, 04:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent Demonstrates 3G and Broadcast Mobile TV in Germany
	Alcatel-Lucent is performing for the first time in Germany a demonstration of the new DVB-SH mobile broadcast standard using the S-Band. Taking place in Alcatel-Lucent’s premises in Stuttgart, the demonstration shows how a single device can access a range of Mobile TV channels d ... [read more >>]
	08 March 2007, 07:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Alcatel-Lucent to Build the First Universal WiMAX Network in Taiwan
	Alcatel-Lucent announced that it has been selected by Taiwan’s largest telecommunications provider, Chunghwa Telecom, to deploy Taiwan’s first Universal WiMAX network. The new wireless broadband network will allow Chunghwa Telecom customers in the central commercial district of the densely ... [read more >>]
	02 March 2007, 08:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia