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UbiquiTel and Lucent launch CDMA2000 trial network for business
customers
November 20, 2002
UbiquiTel, a PCS Affiliate of Sprint, and Lucent Technologies announced
that they have launched a data-optimized CDMA2000, or 1xEV-DO, trial
network in Boise, Idaho. The trial network is providing select enterprises
and government entities with secure mobile access to corporate and
high-speed data applications such as e-mail and intranets. This
technology enables data transmission speeds of up to 2.4 Mbps. Companies
participating in the trial include Hewlett-Packard, Boise-Cascade,
the Washington Group and the City of Boise.
This trial network uses CDMA2000 1xEV-DO equipment supplied by
Lucent, which provides the capability for the introduction of even
faster data speeds than currently available on UbiquiTel's existing
third-generation (3G) network.
"This trial is promising in that it will offer our business customers
the ability to work from any location outside of their office, on
a system that is secure and incredibly fast," said Donald A. Harris,
chairman and CEO of UbiquiTel. "We chose Boise, Idaho for our 1xEV-DO
trial because of its characteristics as a mid-sized, yet technologically
sophisticated market, as well as the demand for high-speed data
applications among UbiquiTel's business customers."
By providing secure mobile Internet Protocolvirtual private network
connections on the 1xEV-DO platform, business customers can access
their corporate LAN or intranet through the UbiquiTel network, allowing
them to work from any location as if they were in the office.
Laptop computers equipped with PCMCIA cards from Sierra Wireless
are being used to test the 1xEV-DO network.
To support the trial, Lucent has upgraded its commercial Flexent
CDMA base stations with channel cards and software. In addition,
Lucent has supplied its Flexent Mobility Server, which provides
an open IP interface to the data network.
"As part of this trial, Lucent and UbiquiTel are working together
to validate the pent-up demand among businesses for high-speed mobile
access to applications behind the corporate firewall," said Jim
Brewington, president of Lucent's Mobility Solutions Group. "We
are committed to helping mobile operators like UbiquiTel deliver
these high-speed mobile data capabilities to their business customers."
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