Alcatel-Lucent lightRadio™ Metro Cells to provide high-quality mobile data capacity for tens of thousands during the high-profile, four-day racing carnival
Monday, November 5, 2012 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and
NYSE: ALU) and the Australian mobile operator Telstra are
working to provide race-goers at the week-long Melbourne Cup
horse racing event in Melbourne fast mobile broadband
coverage - thanks to the integration of Alcatel-Lucent's
lightRadio™ technology into Telstra's Next G® track-side
network.
With as many as 100,000 people expected on peak days of the
Melbourne Cup Carnival, demand created by 3G-enabled devices
will be extremely high as race-goers make use of their
smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices to access the
Internet, send videos and pictures, and access other data
services.
Telstra will augment the network with Alcatel-Lucent's 3G
lightRadio Metro Cells throughout the 'Birdcage' hospitality
area of the Flemington racecourse in Melbourne. Metro Cells
are mini base stations that can easily be deployed in busy
public areas to extend coverage and capacity. This deployment
of lightRadio Metro Cells will effectively double the
available wireless network capacity throughout the Birdcage
area, complementing the broader 3G and 4G enabled Next G®
network across the racecourse venue.
Max Jennings, Telstra Director of Wireless Network
Engineering, said: "With the eyes of the world on the
carnival, we want to provide racegoers with the same level of
connectivity and access to stats, data and video that viewers
can get at home watching the event on television. With
Alcatel-Lucent's lightRadio, we aim to provide customers with
a truly integrated mobile broadband and racing
experience."
Sean O'Halloran, President and Managing Director
Alcatel-Lucent Australia said: "Ensuring optimum coverage and
customer experience in busy locations is a high priority for
many service providers. Our innovative, high-capacity,
low-power lightRadio Metro Cells give us a unique ability to
augment coverage for Telstra in heavily-utilised,
high-traffic areas without having to build intrusive
infrastructure."
Alcatel-Lucent's lightRadio
technology can support the full range of wireless
technologies, including 3G HSPA and 4G LTE standards.
This provides mobile operators with the capability to grow
their network capacity to meet exploding demand for data
services with higher-speeds and in a smaller physical space.
lightRadio Metro Cells also addresses many other operator
challenges, including reducing power consumption for a
greener footprint and providing a deployment solution that
helps operators bridge the digital divide for people without
Internet access.
About Alcatel-Lucent's lightRadio Metro Cell pilot for Telstra
Alcatel-Lucent will provide Telstra with its
9764 lightRadio W-CDMA Metro Cell Outdoor small cells in
the 2100 MHz band, mounted on light poles throughout the
Birdcage hospitality area. Alcatel-Lucent will also provide
its leading professional services expertise to assist
Telstra's network engineering team to deploy and optimize
coverage across the pilot network. Visit our website to
find out more about Alcatel-Lucent's small
cells.
Alcatel-Lucent's lightRadio Metro Cell Express solution combines Alcatel-Lucent's small cells and professional services expertise to offer operators a Build-Operate-transfer approach to optimize metro cell deployments in terms of capacity and coverage.
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