TORONTO and PARIS – Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded a multi-million dollar, three-year contract to help build Globalive Wireless’ new nationwide 3G mobile network in Canada.
As one of the largest manufacturers in the communications industry, Alcatel-Lucent will provide “an end-to-end solution and comprehensive network integration support to ensure the rapid rollout of Globalive’s commercial voice, mobile broadband and multimedia service offerings”, the announcement detailed.
This will include a LTE-ready 3G radio access network offering – based on its multi-standard radio access solution – including radio network controllers, node Bs (base stations) and a flexible wireless network management system.
