LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES THE FIRST VENDOR IN NORTH AMERICA TO DELIVER COMMERCIAL 3G CDMA2000 EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE.Lucent Technologies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : LU) has announced a significant milestone in the rollout of third-generation (3G) wireless networks by being the first vendor in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and one of the first worldwide to announce commercial availability of 3G CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. 2000 equipment and software. This solution will enable mobile operators to take advantage of the increased voice capacity and advanced features of CDMA2000 1X with data enhancements to follow this year. Mobile operators that upgrade their current-generation (cdmaOne) networks to CDMA2000 will have the capability to double their network's voice capacity and increase data-transmission speeds nearly 10 times. Lucent is installing and testing the equipment with customers worldwide. Once the CDMA2000 1X voice upgrades are successfully installed and tested, Lucent will begin to ready the networks to accommodate data traffic at speeds of up to 153 kilobits per second (unit) kilobits per second - (kbps, kb/s) A unit of data rate where 1 kb/s = 1000 bits per second. This contrasts with units of storage where 1 Kb = 1024 bits (note upper case K). for mobile Internet applications. "We are excited to help our mobile operator customers deploy 3G networks and look forward to helping them introduce a new generation of high-speed data services to their subscribers," said Mike Iandolo, vice president of product management for Lucent's Mobility Solutions Group. "This is the start of a new era in the wireless industry and Lucent has once again affirmed its global leadership position as the top equipment provider of CDMA-based networks by being one of the first-to-market with commercial CDMA2000 equipment and software." The CDMA2000 technology complies with the international 3G standards established by the International Telecommunications Union See ITU. (body, standard) International Telecommunications Union - (ITU) ITU-T, the telecommunication standardisation sector of ITU, is responsible for making technical recommendations about telephone and data (including fax) communications systems for PTTs and suppliers. (ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. ) and can be deployed using existing spectrum. Its compatibility with existing networks as well as technology being developed is a key advantage of CDMA2000. |
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