Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced it has been selected by China Mobile to deploy its IMS Solution in Shanxi, Shandong and Gansu provinces to support the delivery of enhanced communication services to consumers and businesses. The contract was secured through Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, its Chinese flagship company.

By deploying Alcatel-Lucent’s IMS Solution, China Mobile is investing in a High Leverage Network™ architecture to address today’s rapid growth in VoIP, multimedia and video traffic. The IMS network, when it is completed, will help China Mobile to deliver services such as in-call sharing of images and video, presence-enhanced contact management and unified messaging across mobile and fixed devices.

As part of its IMS framework, China Mobile will deploy Alcatel-Lucent’s innovative IP Access Border Solution, which provides security at the network’s edge to enable network-independent access to offerings such as triple play services, as well as independent scaling of media and signaling elements to flexibly support today’s multimedia traffic mix.

- Leading Indian telecom infrastructure provider - Radius Infratel signs significant fiber-to-the-home contract with Ericsson

- Service providers, real estate developers and property management companies see potential profit of providing high-speed broadband via an Open Access Network

- More than half a million Indian subscribers to get connected through fixed broadband

India's leading fixed broadband infrastructure provider Radius Infratel Pvt. Ltd. started connecting Indian homes with high-speed fiber access in 2009. Recognizing how well the solution was received - by residents, real estate and property management companies as well as by service providers and operators - Radius has signed a new contract with Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) to meet the growing demand for broadband access across India. This means that 600,000 households and businesses will get the highest capacity on the market, thanks to Ericsson's EDA 1500 GPON (Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Networks) system and passive fiber portfolio.

Strengthening Alcatel-Lucent’s leadership in fixed broadband access market

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has been selected by both China Mobile and China Telecom to deploy its Passive Optical Networks (PON)-based solutions to cost-effectively deliver a wide range of next-generation broadband services such as HDTV and high-speed Internet throughout China.

Alcatel-Lucent’s fiber-based solutions will be deployed in 14 provinces for China Mobile, and in more than 18 provinces for China Telecom. The contracts were secured through Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, Alcatel-Lucent’s flagship company in China.

· Ericsson and Spanish IT company Indra in joint agreement with Telefónica
· Ericsson and Indra to take over Telefónica's pre-paid billing solution, related operation support systems and about 500 employees from Telefónica I+D
· 7 year agreement to deliver pre-paid services to more than 20 of the Telefónica Group operations
· Pre-paid billing solution today serving some 100 million customers

Telefónica, one of the world's largest telecom operators with operations in 25 countries and some 265 million customers, has entered an agreement with Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Indra, a leading Spanish IT multinational.

A Telecom Advisory Services (TAS) report, delivered in conjunction with the GSMA today, reveals how mobile sector-specific taxation is impacting on the development and deployment of Mobile Broadband in developing countries.  The study indicates how a reduction in special taxes applied to the telecommunications sectors in countries with different taxation approaches like Brazil, Mexico, Bangladesh and South Africa will translate into higher Mobile Broadband service adoption and more wealth creation reflected in additional GDP growth. 

Inconsistencies currently exist in many developing countries between the levels of taxation levied against the Mobile industry and the reliance each of these countries place on Mobile Broadband to achieve broadband penetration goals.  With a widespread absence of fixed infrastructure in these markets, Mobile Broadband will become a key social and economic development lever, driving internet connectivity and bridging the existing digital divide.  As today’s report reveals, every dollar reduced in taxes across Brazil, Mexico, Bangladesh and South Africa will generate additional GDP ranging between US$1.4 to US$12.6 through enhanced broadband uptake.  Despite this however, all four countries have implemented a taxation approach that actively reduces Mobile Broadband penetration by putting an economic burden on the purchase of handsets and services.