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Lucent Technologies to Provide 3G Wireless Systems and Professional Services to MetroPCS
URL(s): Lucent MetroPCS
DALLAS and MURRAY HILL, N.J., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- MetroPCS and Lucent
Technologies (NYSE: LU) today announced a three-year, $161 million contract
for Lucent to provide third-generation (3G) wireless systems and related
professional services to MetroPCS, which plans to be a provider of wireless
services in major metropolitan areas of the U.S.
Under terms of the all-cash agreement, which does not include vendor
financing, Lucent will install an all-digital wireless network based on Code
Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology in MetroPCS' 14 wireless markets,
including Atlanta, San Francisco, Sacramento, Miami and Ft. Lauderdale.
The deployment of the network will include products from Lucent's 3G
Flexent(TM) family of mobile switching centers and base stations, which
support the CDMA2000 3G standard. Lucent also will provide installation,
enhanced program management and network design services through its Lucent
Worldwide Services organization.
"With Lucent's help, we plan to introduce our competitive wireless
services early next year," said Roger Linquist, president and chief executive
officer of MetroPCS. "We anticipate our services will be attractive to the
unserved and underserved portions of the wireless voice market."
Lucent will install equipment with CDMA2000 technology capabilities.
CDMA2000 1X is based on the internationally adopted CDMA2000 standard of the
International Telecommunications Union, an arm of the United Nations, and
enables today's CDMA to support more users and improve data performance.
"Our expertise in CDMA, our ability to quickly roll out greenfield
networks and our 3G equipment will promptly put MetroPCS in the position to
offer competitive voice services with an eye on high-speed 3G data services in
the future, without the need for new spectrum," said Bob Bellion, vice
president of sales for Lucent.
About MetroPCS
MetroPCS, Inc, headquartered in Dallas, TX, USA, holds 14 PCS licenses in
and around the metropolitan areas of Atlanta, Miami, San Francisco and
Sacramento. The company expects to be among the first wireless operators to
deploy an all digital network based on CDMA 2000 1XRTT using leading edge
third generation infrastructure and handsets. For more information on
MetroPCS, visit its Web site at http://www.metropcs.com.
About Lucent Technologies
Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs and
delivers the systems, software and services for next-generation communications
networks for service providers and enterprises. Backed by the research and
development of Bell Labs, Lucent focuses on high-growth areas such as
broadband and mobile Internet infrastructure; communications software; Web-
based enterprise solutions that link private and public networks; and
professional network design and consulting services. For more information on
Lucent Technologies, visit its Web site at http://www.lucent.com.
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