Sprint and Lucent Technologies today announced a three-year deal worth up to $1 billion for Lucent to supply equipment and services for the next phase of Sprint's nationwide wireless network development and expansion.

Under the agreement, Sprint will deploy Lucent base stations, mobile switching centers, and wireless intelligent network software that enables the development and deployment of new value-added services. The agreement also calls for Lucent Worldwide Services to perform equipment engineering, installation, cell site optimization and project management for the network deployment. This agreement is congruent with Sprint's planned enhancements to its wireless network infrastructure and a key part of its migration to 3G services.

The deployment of the Lucent 3G wireless solution is intended to help Sprint provide its customers with faster data speeds and enhancements for existing applications and services. These higher speeds are expected to enable consumers to download music and data to portable wireless devices such as phones, laptops and PDAs directly from the Internet. Business customers are expected to be able to open e-mail attachments using wireless modems in their laptops without seeking a payphone or using expensive hotel connections.

"We are excited to continue to support Sprint PCS. This upgrade will enable Sprint to expand its offerings to businesses and consumers with new applications and features enhancing its already rich portfolio of services," said Vince Molinaro, Lucent Technologies senior vice president for North America. "We helped build Sprint's PCS network from its very beginning, and Lucent looks forward to our continued collaboration on the next phase, including the introduction of high-speed 3G mobile Internet applications."

Later this year, Lucent, the global market leader in commercial Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks, is scheduled to begin the 3G upgrade to its base stations in Sprint's existing network. Lucent will install a 3G solution centered on CDMA2000 technology. CDMA2000 1x is based on an internationally adopted standard (CDMA2000) of the International Telecommunications Union, an arm of the United Nations, and enables today's CDMA to support more users and improve data performance.

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