Verizon Wireless has selected Alcatel-Lucent as a supplier for mobile backhaul to support its 3G network and prepare for its LTE network. Verizon Wireless has previously selected Alcatel-Lucent as one of the providers of the LTE Radio Access Network (RAN) and Enhanced Packet Core (EPC) and parts of the IP Multi-Media Subsystem (IMS) network.
"Verizon Wireless was an early mover toward LTE by being the first service provider to announce plans to deploy a commercial network and clearly is setting the pace for the industry," said Robert Vrij, president of Alcatel-Lucent's Americas Region. "By choosing a comprehensive mobile backhaul solution early in the development process - from the IP backbone through to the cell tower - Verizon Wireless is positively positioning itself to handle the data explosion and growing need for high-bandwidth applications and content that LTE will enable."
"To meet the growing demand for high-bandwidth applications and content, service providers need a next-generation all-IP multiservice infrastructure that grows with them," said Vrij. "Converging both legacy and 3G services over a single flexible, resilient network enables Verizon Wireless the ability to support its growing needs today, and smoothly prepare for its further evolution to 4G LTE."
No financial or contract size details were provided.
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