Telecommunications service provider Telenor has deployed ‘small cells’ technology from Alcatel-Lucent that enables Telenor’s customers to get improved 3G mobile broadband services.
The global frame agreement will enable Alcatel-Lucent to provide Telenor with small cell or ‘femtocell’ base stations to support its customers.
These small cells are used to improve mobile broadband coverage in homes, offices and public locations.
Alcatel-Lucent will also provide its Femto-technology based 9360 Small Cell application, including the 9361 Home Cell, the 9362 Enterprise Cell and the 9366 Small Cell Gateway to Telenor.
The Femto-technology based 9360 Small Cell application includes a network management system which combines Alcatel-Lucent’s Wireless Management System, Wireless Provisioning System and the Home Device Manager from its Motive Product Division.
Alcatel-Lucent small cell base stations are installed with ‘plug-and-play’ simplicity, and can be set-up for residential or small company use.
The range also includes Alcatel-Lucent’s Enterprise Cell, designed for companies of all sizes.
Alcatel-Lucent Nordics and Baltics managing director Robert Malm said Alcatel-Lucent’s Femtocells and lightRadio product portfolio help service providers as they evolve their networks to meet the growing demand from their customers for mobile data services.
"Our work with Telenor under this agreement also will allow us to jointly explore how our lightRadio Metrocell product can help meet the company’s evolving needs," said Malm.
