Alcatel-Lucent wins US Cellular deal

BANGALORE, INDIA: Alcatel-Lucent has grabbed a five-year deal from US Cellular to supply network equipment, software and services for the latter’s network expansion.

Under the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will provide a range of base stations designed to fit a wide variety of deployment scenarios to enable U.S. Cellular to address the needs of its customers.

“U.S. Cellular has repeatedly been recognized for providing our customers with the greatest wireless experience, so it’s critical that we partner with a vendor that can help us create and maintain the best wireless network possible,” said Michael S. Irizarry, executive vice president and chief technology officer, U.S. Cellular.

“By once again choosing Alcatel-Lucent to expand and grow its network, U.S. Cellular is demonstrating its confidence not only in CDMA technology but also the CDMA market in general,” said Cindy Christy, president of Alcatel-Lucent’s Americas region.

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