Alcatel-Lucent Scores Three First-Place Wins in the CTIA E-Tech Awards Presented at International CTIA Wireless 2010(R)
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Posted on March 25, 2010 at 11:14:01 AM
Alcatel-Lucent Scores Three First-Place Wins in the CTIA E-Tech Awards Presented at International CTIA Wireless 2010(R)
PARIS, March 25 -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) received three first-place CTIA Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards at CTIA WIRELESS 2010® held this week in Las Vegas. CTIA's fifth annual E-Tech Awards program recognizes products in 15 categories in the areas of mobile consumer electronics, luxury mobile, applications, enterprise, green solutions and network technology.
More than 80 prominent media and industry analysts judged the 300-plus entries submitted for the E-Tech Awards program this year. Products and services were judged on innovation, functionality, technological importance, implementation and the overall "wow" factor.
Alcatel-Lucent received first-place awards in the Network Infrastructure -- In-Building/Local Area Network Solution category; and Network Infrastructure -- Wide Area Network category. In addition, ng Connect, spearheaded by Alcatel-Lucent, received a first-place award in the Enterprise & Vertical Market Solution -- Mobile Marketing or Advertising category.
Winning entries are:
LTE Small Cells In-Building Solution (Network Infrastructure -- In Building/Local Network Solutions) - The world's first LTE Pico Cell in-building solution will enable service providers to deliver higher indoor capacity and a range of wireless applications that ensure a consistent, high quality mobile data experience. As a member of the Alcatel-Lucent Small Cells family, The LTE Pico moves the base station closer to the mobile device, promoting faster, more reliable data connectivity. Additionally, it reduces strain on the macro-cellular network by offloading data traffic, providing a more efficient, cost-effective option for wireless network growth. For more information on Small Cells, please visit Alcatel-Lucent's new website: http://www.wilson-street.com
7750 SR Mobile Packet Core Gateways (Network Infrastructure - Wide Area Network)
The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR delivers breakthrough scalability and performance for 3G and LTE wireless networks, addressing the explosion of mobile data traffic caused by smartphones and netbooks. It forms the cornerstone of Alcatel-Lucent's "Ultimate Wireless Packet Core" solution which was unveiled at CTIA 2010.
In addition, the ng Connect Program, spearheaded by Alcatel-Lucent, received a first-place award for the LTE-enabled HumanKiosk(TM). ng Connect Program members MediaTile, a leading provider of cellular provisioned digital signage, and Alcatel-Lucent collaborated to create an innovative interactive digital signage prototype called the LTE-enabled HumanKiosk. The kiosk can run digital promotions and includes video technology that can only operate over a high-bandwidth wireless IP connection enabled by LTE. A live in-store LTE video session allows consumers to ask immediate questions that can be answered by an off-site expert.
About CTIA Shows
Celebrating 25 years as the premier global mobile marketplace, International CTIA WIRELESS 2010® brings together all industries advanced by wireless technology for three days of intense business, learning and networking in Las Vegas, March 23-25. International CTIA WIRELESS IT&E 2010 takes place in San Francisco, October 6-8. Visit http://www.ctiashow.com.
CTIA-The Wireless Association® is an international organization representing the wireless communications industry. Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products. CTIA advocates on behalf of its members at all levels of government. The association also coordinates the industry's voluntary best practices and initiatives, and produces the industry's leading tradeshows. CTIA was founded in 1984 and is based in Washington, D.C. Visit http://www.ctia.org.
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 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/
Source: Alcatel-Lucent
CONTACT: For Alcatel-Lucent Press: Peter Benedict, +33(0)1-40-76-50-84,
peter.benedict@alcatel-lucent.com; or Denise Panyik-Dale, +1-908-582-4897,
Denise.Panyik-Dale@alcatel-lucent.com; or Alcatel-Lucent Investor Relations:
Remi Thomas, +33(0)1-40-76-50-61, remi.thomas@alcatel-lucent.com, or Don
Sweeney, +1-908-582-6153, dsweeney@alcatel-lucent.com, or Tom Bevilacqua, +
1-908-582-7998, tom.bevilacqua@alcatel-lucent.com, or Tony Lucido,
+1-908-582-5722, alucido@alcatel-lucent.com
Web Site: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/
PARIS, March 25 -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) received three first-place CTIA Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards at CTIA WIRELESS 2010® held this week in Las Vegas. CTIA's fifth annual E-Tech Awards program recognizes products in 15 categories in the areas of mobile consumer electronics, luxury mobile, applications, enterprise, green solutions and network technology.
More than 80 prominent media and industry analysts judged the 300-plus entries submitted for the E-Tech Awards program this year. Products and services were judged on innovation, functionality, technological importance, implementation and the overall "wow" factor.
Alcatel-Lucent received first-place awards in the Network Infrastructure -- In-Building/Local Area Network Solution category; and Network Infrastructure -- Wide Area Network category. In addition, ng Connect, spearheaded by Alcatel-Lucent, received a first-place award in the Enterprise & Vertical Market Solution -- Mobile Marketing or Advertising category.
Winning entries are:
LTE Small Cells In-Building Solution (Network Infrastructure -- In Building/Local Network Solutions) - The world's first LTE Pico Cell in-building solution will enable service providers to deliver higher indoor capacity and a range of wireless applications that ensure a consistent, high quality mobile data experience. As a member of the Alcatel-Lucent Small Cells family, The LTE Pico moves the base station closer to the mobile device, promoting faster, more reliable data connectivity. Additionally, it reduces strain on the macro-cellular network by offloading data traffic, providing a more efficient, cost-effective option for wireless network growth. For more information on Small Cells, please visit Alcatel-Lucent's new website: http://www.wilson-street.com
7750 SR Mobile Packet Core Gateways (Network Infrastructure - Wide Area Network)
The Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR delivers breakthrough scalability and performance for 3G and LTE wireless networks, addressing the explosion of mobile data traffic caused by smartphones and netbooks. It forms the cornerstone of Alcatel-Lucent's "Ultimate Wireless Packet Core" solution which was unveiled at CTIA 2010.
In addition, the ng Connect Program, spearheaded by Alcatel-Lucent, received a first-place award for the LTE-enabled HumanKiosk(TM). ng Connect Program members MediaTile, a leading provider of cellular provisioned digital signage, and Alcatel-Lucent collaborated to create an innovative interactive digital signage prototype called the LTE-enabled HumanKiosk. The kiosk can run digital promotions and includes video technology that can only operate over a high-bandwidth wireless IP connection enabled by LTE. A live in-store LTE video session allows consumers to ask immediate questions that can be answered by an off-site expert.
About CTIA Shows
Celebrating 25 years as the premier global mobile marketplace, International CTIA WIRELESS 2010® brings together all industries advanced by wireless technology for three days of intense business, learning and networking in Las Vegas, March 23-25. International CTIA WIRELESS IT&E 2010 takes place in San Francisco, October 6-8. Visit http://www.ctiashow.com.
CTIA-The Wireless Association® is an international organization representing the wireless communications industry. Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products. CTIA advocates on behalf of its members at all levels of government. The association also coordinates the industry's voluntary best practices and initiatives, and produces the industry's leading tradeshows. CTIA was founded in 1984 and is based in Washington, D.C. Visit http://www.ctia.org.
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 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/
Source: Alcatel-Lucent
CONTACT: For Alcatel-Lucent Press: Peter Benedict, +33(0)1-40-76-50-84,
peter.benedict@alcatel-lucent.com; or Denise Panyik-Dale, +1-908-582-4897,
Denise.Panyik-Dale@alcatel-lucent.com; or Alcatel-Lucent Investor Relations:
Remi Thomas, +33(0)1-40-76-50-61, remi.thomas@alcatel-lucent.com, or Don
Sweeney, +1-908-582-6153, dsweeney@alcatel-lucent.com, or Tom Bevilacqua, +
1-908-582-7998, tom.bevilacqua@alcatel-lucent.com, or Tony Lucido,
+1-908-582-5722, alucido@alcatel-lucent.com
Web Site: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/