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Etisalat Sri Lanka has selected Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade its
GSM/EDGE system and build its 3G HPSA+ wireless all-IP broadband
network. Under the multi-million USD contract, Alcatel-Lucent is the
sole supplier of an end-to-end solution, including the converged radio
access, a new all-IP mobile packet core network supporting 2G, 3G and
LTE, an end-to-end IP transport solution and related professional
services. In total, the vendor will deploy 480 GSM/EDGE sites and 515
3G HPSA+ for Etisalat Sri Lanka.
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced a
multi-million USD contract with Etisalat Lanka, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the United Arab Emirates-based Etisalat, to
significantly boost its GSM/EDGE (2.5G) network capacity and coverage
and build its first 3G HPSA+ (3.75G) wireless all-IP broadband
network.
Alcatel-Lucent will be the sole supplier of an end-to-end
solution, including the converged radio access, a new all-IP mobile
packet core network capable of supporting 2G, 3G and LTE (including
next-generation subscriber data management and end-to-end policy
control), a full end-to-end IP transport solution and related
professional services. In total, 480 GSM/EDGE (2.5G) sites and 515 3G
HPSA+ (3.75G) sites will be deployed as part of the contract.
Alcatel-Lucent’s solution also includes a MiTV™ application that will
enable Etisalat Lanka to offer advanced mobile broadband and
multimedia services such as mobile interactive television and video
to over 3 million subscribers and businesses in Sri Lanka.
By transforming the network to IP, Etisalat Lanka is building a
network that can intelligently deliver new personalized multimedia
services to its business and consumer users. This network will also
leverage IP to offer scalable bandwidth to accommodate the anticipated
surge in mobile traffic and provide the foundation for the seamless
future introduction of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology.
“Alcatel-Lucent’s solution and support will help us expand our
network and introduce the innovative wireless services that our
subscribers are expecting,” said Mr. Sanath Pilapitiya, CTO of Etisalat
Lanka. “Our ongoing relationship with Alcatel-Lucent and their
experience in both wireless and IP along with an optimized total cost
of ownership were among the key reasons we selected them as our sole
supplier”.
Thanks to the company’s in-house IP and wireless capabilities, Alcatel-Lucent’s customers can build on its High Leverage NetworkTM (HLN) architecture which addresses the dual challenge of simultaneously scaling and managing network capacity to meet increasing bandwidth demands while delivering differentiated, revenue-generating services at a lower overall cost.
“Our expertise and our experience in deploying advanced
wireless networks both in the region and globally will help Etisalat
Lanka to deliver high-speed wireless services that will continue to
drive economic development in the country,” said Rajeev
Singh-Molares, president of Alcatel-Lucent’s activities in
Asia-Pacific.
Alcatel-Lucent is a leading player in the wireless
infrastructure market having deployed more than 350 commercial
wireless networks worldwide. The company is also a world leader in the
design, deployment, management and integration of networks.
About Alcatel-Lucent’s solution for Etisalat Sri Lanka
Alcatel-Lucent will provide a full end-to-end solution including its IP-based converged radio access network (2G/3G/4G RAN), mobile next-generation network (NGN)
and transport solution that will enable the operator to expand his
GSM/EDGE network and introduce W-CDMA. Alcatel-Lucent will also
provide a comprehensive set of professional services - including civil works, network planning, radio design and operation and maintenance optimization.
The solution includes the installation of Alcatel-Lucent’s Base Station Subsystem (BSS) together with Twin TRX
that doubles GSM/EDGE base-stations’ capacity to meet the
requirements of users in high-density urban environments, and offers a
wider coverage range making it well suited for less populated rural
environments. It is complemented by Alcatel-Lucent’s W-CDMA Radio Access
Network which is full IP with a distributed Radio Remote Head
solution that easily fits into existing base stations, providing a
high quality of service. The solution is field proven and has a large
track record in high-quality networks. Alcatel-Lucent’s state of the
art Packet Microwave technology will provide service differentiation
and a high quality of service, ready to carry next-generation mobile
traffic.
Alcatel-Lucent will also deploy its 7750 Service Router (SR), 7705 Service Aggregation Router (SAR), 5620 Service Aware Manager, as well as its 9500 Microwave Packet Radio
for mobile backhaul. The 5780 DSC provides the 3GPP policy charging
and rules function (PCRF) function that allows mobile operators to
create and deliver new, innovative, and personalized services to
their subscribers with scale and velocity. The Alcatel-Lucent portfolio of IP/MPLS products
delivers a strong foundation on which a family of packet solutions
for mobile networks is delivered. These solutions support reliable,
scalable, future-proof, cost-efficient and fully-managed transport
allowing mobile operators to take full control of their network and
quickly enable the delivery of advanced, revenue-generating new
services.
Alcatel-Lucent is also upgrading the current Home Location
Register (HLR) system to subscriber data management (SDM) which
caters to other types of future subscriber management applications such
as Mobile Number Portability, Home Subscriber Server (HSS) for IMS.
Alcatel-Lucent also provides MiTV,
an application which offers personalized content, live broadcast TV
and made for mobile TV channels that support a broad spectrum of
video and multimedia services such as on-demand content, broadcast TV
and multi-party video gaming.
About Etisalat Sri Lanka
100% owned subsidiary of Etisalat UAE, who is the world’s 13th
largest telco operator with subscribers exceeding 107 million
worldwide. Etisalat UAE is on a very sound financial footing with
S&P recently upgrading their rating to AA-/A-1+ and Fitch
reaffirming their rating to A+.
With the entry of Etisalat into Sri Lanka and re-branding of
the Sri Lankan operation as Etisalat in February 2010, the name
Etisalat has become a household name in the Sri Lankan market. The local
company, Etisalat Lanka with the support and guidance of the giant
parent telco of UAE is making in-roads into the telco market shares
in Sri Lanka. Locally one of the most efficient and dynamic
operators, Etisalat Lanka will continue to grow in strength whilst
contributing to the economic growth of the country too.
This current expansion will take the company’s network coverage
to be the best in the country including the North & east.
Further the company will also be launch a 3G network with superior
technology (HSPA+) and coverage to serve all Sri Lankans.
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About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted
transformation partner of service providers, enterprises, strategic
industries such as defense, energy, healthcare, transportation, and
governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and
video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile
and converged broadband networking, IP and optics technologies,
applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled
technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest
innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With
operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global
services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local
partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro
15.2 billion in 2009 and is incorporated in France, with executive
offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on
the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com, read the latest posts on the Alcatel-Lucent blog http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/blog and follow us on Twitter:  http://twitter.com/Alcatel_Lucent.
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