Alcatel-Lucent was named by China Telecom as one of its top three suppliers for the rollout of mobile broadband services across China. China Telecom is preparing to expand LTE services in both new and existing regions of China, following the award of full FDD-LTE licences by the Chinese government, an expansion that will address exploding demand for high-performance data and video content.
Alcatel-Lucent will roll out its LTE mobile broadband access technology in 40 cities across 12 provinces, including Shanghai, Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi, Fujian, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia and Liaoning. This agreement follows an initial trial deployment contract awarded in December 2013.
Under the contract supporting China Telecom’s FDD-LTE network expansion, Alcatel-Lucent will supply its 9926 eNodeB radio access network (RAN) portfolio and services during the first half. The deployment will help China Telecom extend LTE service coverage and capacity, and follows an initial trial contract award announced in December 2013.
