Qualcomm and Teleepoch Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October 6, 2007

MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6, 2007

Brazilian government to publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007

KTF 3G service suffers from technical problems, October 6, 2007

Argentina’s Personal lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007

Russia has it's first 3G network, October 6, 2007

AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007

Enea Extends License Agreement with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007

LG to unveil premium handsets in Brazil, October 2, 2007

KTF 3G subscribers doubled in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007

3G policy in India will be non-uniform, October 2, 2007

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Sprint and Lucent sign 3G network agreement

December 7, 2004

Lucent Technologies and Sprint announced a contract renewal agreement - expected to exceed $1.5 billion over three years - to enhance Sprint's nationwide PCS wireless network and support the deployment of 3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DO technology. This deal enables Sprint to increase the capacity and coverage of its PCS voice and data network as needed and includes future broadband data upgrade options to 1xEV-DO Release A or 1xEV-DV Release D technologies.

Included in the terms of the agreement is a Lucent upgrade of Sprint's existing Lucent-supplied base stations to support EV-DO service by simply adding an additional RF (radio frequency) carrier where needed. Lucent also will provide key elements of its IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) solution, a service delivery platform from its Accelerate Next-Generation Communications Solutions portfolio, that will enable Sprint to simply and cost-effectively introduce new voice over IP (VoIP) and multimedia services that can be delivered across mobile, wireline and converged networks.

"This infrastructure enhancement allows Sprint to expand and strengthen coverage, deploy new services and support continued customer growth," said Oliver Valente, Sprint vice president, technology development.

Lucent will provide several key elements of its IMS solution from its Accelerate portfolio including the Lucent Network Controller (softswitch technology), Lucent Network Gateway, and Lucent Super-Distributed Home Location Register (S-DHLR).

The Lucent Network Controller is a next-generation softswitch platform for both wireless and wireline networks that manages voice and multimedia communications on IP networks and supports a wide array of legacy networks and standards, easing the transition of existing networks to the new multimedia services model.

The Lucent S-DHLR is a customer information data server that enables the creation of a single subscriber profile for each customer and all of the services they use, in contrast to the traditional method of maintaining individual subscriber databases for each service. The S-DHLR, which provides support for a wide variety of voice and data services on mobile, wireline and converged networks, dramatically reduces the complexity of managing subscriber data, making it much easier for operators to offer their subscribers customized service bundles and a consistent look and feel for their services even when they're roaming onto another operator's network.

Sprint expects to initiate EV-DO service in many top metropolitan markets in the United States in 2005. As part of the EV-DO network deployment, Lucent also will provide its Radio Network Controllers (RNCs) and enhance Sprint's Tier 1 (T1) backhaul network with Juniper Networks M-series routing platforms to support reliable and secure mobile high-speed data services, including quality of service and high performance packet processing for premium services. Lucent Worldwide Services will provide installation, integration, optimization and Customer Technical Support services for Sprint's network upgrade.