Alcatel-Lucent has signed a deal with China Unicom to increase the efficiency and reach of the latter’s 3G network in over ten provinces to meet the increasing demand for mobile broadband coverage in China.
Under the deal, Alcatel-Lucent will expand the deployment of its GSM/W-CDMA offering to deliver China Unicom with efficient mobile broadband network.
Alcatel-Lucent will also provide optimisation activities in more than ten provinces, which will allow China Unicom to monitor, troubleshoot and optimise network efficiency as subscribers increase.
The deal will enable China Unicom to enhance the mobile broadband experience for its subscribers in provinces including Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Fujian provinces, using a range of reporting capabilities, to ensure consistent quality for subscribers.
Alcatel-Lucent notes that its service will also enable China Unicom to deliver mobile broadband to support the future introduction of 4G LTE mobile broadband speeds and services.
China Unicom mainly operates fixed and mobile communications service, domestic and international communications facilities, satellite IPLC service, data communications service, network access service, value-added telecom services and system integration service related to information and communications services.
