Polish Network Upgrades CDMA Infrastucture

Lucent Technologies says that it has been selected by OSP Polpager, the operator of SFERIA network ('SFERIA'), for the expansion and upgrade of its existing wireless network in Warsaw and surrounding areas. The multi-million dollar framework agreement will increase SFERIA's ability to offer enhanced voice and data services more efficiently and cost-effectively to a wider range of business and residential customers over its CDMA network.

'We selected Lucent because it is qualified to expand and upgrade our network quickly. Lucent's cost-effective solution provided us with higher capacity for our network,'said Wladyslaw Bawiec, president and CEO, SFERIA. 'This agreement will enable us to offer our services to a greater number of business and residential customers, assuring high-quality voice calls, email and fast Internet access, all available from a single wireless terminal.'

Under the agreement Lucent will deliver and install its CDMA2000 1X Modular Cell base stations, operating in the 850 MHz band, as well as its 5ESS based Mobile Switching Center (MSC). The first phase of the network extension will be completed in early summer. The frame agreement also includes a significant services and maintenance component in which Lucent Worldwide Services (LWS) will provide spare part management, first line maintenance and remote technical support (RTS). SFERIA will join the Base Release Software (BRS) programme and will receive major releases, point releases and software updates as they become available - for both MSC and base stations. The BRS programme, in conjunction with Lucent Worldwide Services form a comprehensive system support package.

'We are pleased that Lucent's industry-leading CDMA technology is being implemented in Poland. We are extremely glad that SFERIA recognized our market experience and deep knowledge in this area,'said Stan Szuder, president and managing director for Lucent Technologies in Poland."

Posted to the site on 18th June 2003