Articles tagged with: Alcatel Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent Demos LTE Running at 800Mhz in Europe

alcatel-lucent says that it has successfully completed the worldwide first LTE data call on the 800 MHz "European Digital Dividend" (EDD) spectrum band in a live network. The call was completed last month at alcatel-lucent's LTE end-to-end solutions center in Stuttgart, Germany, involved transmitting high-definition video streaming over the air using alcatel-lucent's commercial infrastructure platforms and prototype mobile devices. more

Related Tags: 800mhz, lte, digital-dividend, Germany

SingTel Announces Plans for LTE Trials in Four Countries

Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) has announced its plan to conduct a regional trial of LTE technology in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore in collaboration with Optus, Globe Telecom and Telkomsel. more

Alcatel-Lucent Debt Rating Cut on Operating Pressures; Outlook Negative

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered its ong-term corporate credit rating on alcatel-lucent to 'B' from 'B+'. A&P has also affirmed the 'B' short-term corporate credit rating. The outlook is negative. The recovery rating of '4' on Alcatel Lucent's senior unsecured debt is unchanged. more

Austria based WiMAX Telecom has reportedly filed for insolvency after it was unable to meet payment demands from alcatel-lucent for network infrastructure. more

Related Tags: wimax-telecom, wimax, Austria

Remote patient monitoring trial using mobile technology

Trials of remote health monitoring are underway in New Zealand based on hardware provided by alcatel-lucent. The three-month trial focuses on 20 heart disease patients selected by Auckland Hospital (ADHB), and is being carried out by Telecom New Zealand subsidiary, Gen-i. more

Related Tags: telecom-new-zealand, New Zealand

Korea Telecom activates fourth W-CDMA carrier

alcatel-lucent today announced that Korea Telecom (KT) has activated a fourth carrier in its W-CDMA network. more

Related Tags: korea-telecom, wcdma, Korea South

Standards Based Solution for Voice and SMS Services Over LTE Announced

A gang of telecoms companies have jointly defined the preferred way to ensure the smooth introduction and delivery of voice and SMS services on Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks worldwide. The companies involved are AT&T, Orange, Telefonica, TeliaSonera, Verizon, Vodafone, alcatel-lucent, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson. more

Alcatel-Lucent 3rd-Quarter Losses Widen

alcatel-lucent has reported a larger than expected third-quarter loss on lower sales. The company lost EUR182 million (US$270 million), compared to EUR40 million a year ago. That was worse than the EUR 174.4 million average loss from eight estimates compiled by Bloomberg. more

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Improving LTE Data Speeds at the Edges of Cells

The first live field tests of Coordinated Multipoint Transmission (CoMP) a new technology that will increase data transmission rates pn LTE networks have been carried out by the Bell Labs. The labs, now part of alcatel-lucent carried out the tests in partnership with Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, the Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz Institut, and antenna supplier Kathrein. more

Related Tags: lte, mimo, comp, bell, modem, radio, Germany

Alcatel-Lucent Deploys CDMA EV-DO Upgrade in Shanghai

alcatel-lucent says that China Telecom, through its subsidiary Shanghai Telecom, successfully tested and validated alcatel-lucent's multicarrier EV-DO solution, based on the Rev. B standard. The contract was signed through alcatel-lucent Shanghai Bell, alcatel-lucent's Chinese subsidiary. more

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