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Alcatel-Lucent bags LTT deal

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PARIS, FRANCE: Alcatel-Lucent has bagged a contract by LTT (Libya Telecom and Technology), the national Internet Service Provider in Libya, to deploy the first commercial WiMAX network.

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LTT plans to launch the commercial service on the network in September 2008, Alcatel-Lucent said in a release.

According to the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will provide a complete WiMAX infrastructure solution, including the radio access network, microwave backhaul and IP routers and will deploy around 120 sites in a first phase.

The new network will support voice over IP (VoIP) and high-speed internet access, enabling the delivery of advanced broadband multimedia services, such as video streaming, through a variety of end-user including modems and WiMAX terminals.

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