Alcatel-Lucent Signs Two New Agreements in China

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a USD 120 million agreement for CDMA and GSM solutions with China Unicom, and a USD 340 million agreement for China Mobile’s GSM network expansion.
The agreement between Alcatel-Lucent and China Unicom encompasses a range of network projects China Unicom has undertaken or plans to undertake in 2007.
The projects include a CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev.A high-speed data network upgrade to be implemented in China Unicom’s network in Macau, as well as a further expansion in the CDMA core network, radio solutions, and applications that will support China Unicom’s broader mobile network expansion. The agreement also provides for GSM/GPRS/EDGE core and radio network solutions and optical network components in support of China Unicom’s GSM service offerings.
The second agreement, valued at USD 340 million, enables China Mobile to expand into several new provincial markets in addition to growing its existing base. Alcatel-Lucent will provide China Mobile with GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio and core network equipment, customized solutions and related services that will support China Mobile’s GSM/GPRS/EDGE network expansion programs in 2007.
This agreement is the latest in a series of contracts that Alcatel-Lucent has concluded with China Mobile, the most recent being an agreement to provide TD-SCDMA solutions for China Mobile’s trial network expansion.