News Technology AT&T ropes in Alcatel-Lucent for LTE equipments | AT&T ropes in Alcatel-Lucent for LTE equipments |
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| Friday, 12 February 2010 | |
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AT&T selected Alcatel-Lucent as one of its two equipment suppliers for LTE mobile broadband technology deployment.
Also Read: 4G LTE gated by 3G success not WiMAX AT&T and Alcatel Lucent will conduct field trials of LTE technology later this year with commercial deployment scheduled to begin in 2011. Moreover, AT&T has also designated Alcatel-Lucent for its new radio access network domain. The multi-year agreement covers radio access network equipment needed to deliver LTE service. Financial terms are not being disclosed. John Stankey, president and CEO, AT&T Operations said in New Delhi on Thursday: As some competitors move away from their existing investment in niche 3G platforms, we are able to efficiently and quickly move toward LTE while enhancing our existing 3G performance and providing access to a strong ecosystem of customer devices." Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen, said: "This is a critical step forward in AT&T's ongoing mobile broadband strategy to deliver and support the next generation of mobile applications. We look forward to being a part of the journey and see this as a starting point for further collaboration with AT&T to deliver an end-to-end IP solution for mobile broadband."
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