TELCEL BELLSOUTH/LUCENT BUILD 3G WIRELESS NETWORK IN VENEZUELA.Telcel BellSouth and Lucent Technologies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LU) have signed a three-year agreement to continue building a third-generation (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 wireless network in Venezuela. The initial deployment of this network began in Caracas and will expand to other areas of the country. The 3G network, based on CDMA2000 1X technology, can double voice capacity and will enable Telcel BellSouth to offer new high-speed data services such as wireless e-mail and Web access 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). , a nearly 10-fold increase from what is currently available. In addition, Lucent may supply CDMA2000 1xEV-DO equipment in the future, enabling Telcel BellSouth to then provide data speeds of up to 2.4 Megabits per second (unit) megabits per second - (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps. . CDMA2000 will deliver these improvements in Telcel's existing radio frequency spectrum. "We are looking forward to providing our customers with new high-speed 3G data services," said Enrique Garcia, president of Telcel. "Working with Lucent, we will soon be able to expand these new services, while also cost-effectively doubling our voice capacity." Lucent will upgrade Telcel's Lucent CDMA (code division multiple access) base stations with CDMA2000 1X channel cards and software and provide a packet data platform to prepare the Telcel BellSouth network for commercial 3G services. Lucent Flexent Modular Cell 3.0 base stations, a recently introduced CDMA product, and mobile switching centers will also be supplied to help Telcel BellSouth expand its network. Lucent Worldwide Services will provide installation and engineering services for Telcel's 3G network. Lucent is the primary provider of network infrastructure for Telcel's network, having built wireless networks based on CDMA in various regions and cities in Venezuela This is a list of the largest cities in Venezuela, in descending order. Population estimates do not include urban areas. All figures are 2005 estimates. Largest cities in Venezuela # City Population (Est. 2005) State 1. including the initial CDMA2000 1X system in Caracas. "Lucent is working closely with Telcel BellSouth to help them deliver new 3G services by taking advantage of their existing Lucent-built network because our equipment is designed to support future CDMA2000 technologies and wireless capabilities," said Victor Agnellini, Lucent Technologies regional vice president for Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . CDMA2000 is an advanced and efficient wireless technology being introduced worldwide and an international 3G standard established by 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. ). 3G CDMA2000 evolves existing CDMA networks, in existing spectrum, while it continues to serve existing subscribers. About Telcel BellSouth Telcel, created 10 years ago and a BellSouth International subsidiary, is a leader in the cellular telephony market in Venezuela with more than 3.5 million subscribers and covering 98% of the populated area of the country. Telcel BellSouth offers a broad range of telecommunications services including: fixed wireless telephony telephony without wires, usually employing electric waves of high frequency emitted from an oscillator or generator, as in wireless telegraphy. A telephone transmitter causes fluctuations in these waves, it being the fluctuations only which affect the receiver. See also: Wireless , domestic and international long distance, Internet access See how to access the Internet. , wireless data transmission, private networks, and vehicle localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. , among others. Telcel pioneered the pre-paid call system and the use of wireless local loop technology. Telcel BellSouth can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.telcel.net.ve/ . About Lucent Technologies Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs and delivers networks for the world's largest communications service providers. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent relies on its strengths in mobility, optical, data and voice networking technologies as well as software and services to develop next-generation networks. The company's systems, services and software are designed to help customers quickly deploy and better manage their networks and create new, revenue-generating services that help businesses and consumers. Lucent Technologies can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.lucent.com/ . For more information, call 305/569-3834. |
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