Alcatel-Lucent Delivers First IP-based NGN to India's MTNL

Alcatel-Lucent and India's Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) have announced the commercial launch of the operator's first IP-based mobile next generation network (NGN) in Mumbai. The mobile NGN solution, provided by Alcatel-Lucent, is 3G and IMS ready.

Mr. R S P Sinha, CMD MTNL, while launching the 3G services in Mumbai, said, "MTNL's endeavours are focused on offering the latest technology and services to its customers. MTNL has been instrumental in providing the most competitive quality services to its customers and also keeping the market prices at affordable levels even for the common man. 3G services are going to revolutionalize the way we communicate and entertain ourselves."

The mobile NGN solution deployment is a part of a multi year agreement under which Alcatel-Lucent is providing an end-to-end GSM/EDGE solution to MTNL. Services offered under the agreement include project management, consulting and design, installation and deployment, network operations, maintenance and integration and testing. Alcatel-Lucent has supplied more than 50 percent of MTNL's TDM switches and more than 2 million GSM lines to MTNL previously.

Posted to the site on 15th May 2009