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Philippines,United States : ALCATEL-LUCENT, GLOBE TELECOM sign PHILIPPINE Network Infrastructure deal [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Alcatel-Lucent has inked LTE infrastructure deal with Globe Telecom for transforming telecom network infrastructure in the Philippine regions of Visayas and Mindanao by upgrading it from WiMax to LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD ultra-broadband access technologies. The companies initialed the deal during the Philippines official state visit to France, in the presence of President Benigno Simeon Aquino, III of the Philippines and President Francois Hollande of France. As per the deal, Globe will install Alcatel-Lucent s LTE Radio Access Network (RAN) which is aimed at bringing ultra-broadband Internet access to a geographically diverse area comprised of 7,107 islands. The LTE RAN technology equipment will turn on in approximately 1,200 sites, along with a converged Network Management System (NMS) to manage and control network equipment on an end-to-end basis from Access to the Core. The LTE infrastructure is part of Globe Telecom's continuing network expansion to enable advanced technologies for better broadband service experience. (c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |