Ukraine’s International Telecommunication Company chooses Alcatel-Lucent’s Ethernet wireless backhaul solution

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a contract with International Telecommunication Company (ITC), Ukraine’s largest CDMA operator - operating under the brand “CDMA Ukraine”, to provide an end-to-end solution based on next-generation wireless transmission technology. The Alcatel-Lucent microwave solution will help ITC optimize the delivery of existing services and quickly enable advanced mobile multimedia applications to more than 100,000 subscribers in 17 Ukrainian regions.

Providing a cost-effective network evolution path protecting ITC’s current investments, Alcatel-Lucent’s microwave solution will deliver enhanced Ethernet backhaul capabilities for maximized network efficiency. Scheduled for completion by the end of 2008, this project will help ITC increase its backhaul capacity over its CDMA network.

“Our subscribers’ increasing demand for content applications require enhanced backhaul capabilities. Alcatel-Lucent solution will help us deliver new services more efficiently with the highest quality at minimized operational expenditures,” said Dmitry Buschik, Marketing Director at ITC. “It will also enable us to cost effectively tailor our network according to the bandwidth needs driven by innovative applications.”

“Service reliability, scalable bandwidth and lower cost of network ownership are critical factors for mobile operators as their infrastructures need to migrate and support new, advanced services,” said Frederic Rose, President of Alcatel-Lucent’s activities in Europe, Africa and Asia. “This new contract further confirms our ability to support mobile operators in their backhaul network strategy, by offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and solutions that fit any territorial environment.”

Under the terms of this contract, Alcatel-Lucent will supply its 9400 AWY digital microwave system for microwave edge link with Ethernet interface. The Alcatel-Lucent 1350 management suite will supervise the entire solution.