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Alcatel-Lucent selected by South African operator |
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008 |
Alcatel-Lucent has reached agreement on a €22 million deal with Vodacom SA, the South African mobile operator equally owned by Telkom SA and Vodafone Group, to design, build and deploy an upgrade of its existing 3G network, building on a relationship of more than 15-years, between the two companies. Upon commercial launch, this network upgrade and modernization project will boost the capacity and coverage of Vodacom’s network and will enable the growing wireless carrier to offer its customers a wide range of advanced next-generation mobile broadband services in future. The enhanced 3G wireless network, based on Alcatel-Lucent UMTS and HSDPA/HSUPA technologies, will improve Vodacom’s network voice-quality and data-transmission speeds, while further strengthening indoor coverage in urban areas. Under the terms of the contract, Alcatel-Lucent will supply Vodacom with its UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN), based on an evolving multi-standard radio access solution, including radio network controllers, node B base stations and a flexible wireless network management system. Alcatel-Lucent will also provide a comprehensive suite of professional services in conjunction with this expansion contract, including installation, commissioning, program management, on-site training, network rollout and integration.
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