Lucent turns on HSDPA upgrade
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MURRAY HILL, NJ - Lucent Technologies has released a software upgrade for its wireless equipment that will allow operators to support high-speed data packet access (HSDPA) connections in 3G networks.
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Bows to OEM pressure to drop delayed soft AP feature
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The first generation of High Speed Packet Access mobile services increased download speeds to mobile phones. Now carriers are also launching HSPA services, also known as Turbo-3G, with faster upload speeds, making the mobile office even more of a reality.On Thursday, AT&amp;T Wireless unveiled two new LaptopConnected HSUPA (High-Speed Uplink Packet Access) data cards for its wireless broadband customers.Another carrier that has upgraded its network and recently launched a service is 3 Sweden.&quot;We are mainly talking to professional users. It&#39;s a really good service for people that need to send large files,&quot; said Camilla B&#252;low.It charges a flat monthly fee of 299 Swedish kronor ($46) for the service, aptly named Pro.AT&amp;T Wireless and 3 Sweden are not the only operators speeding up their networks. Around 50 carriers currently support HSUPA, according to the latest figures from GSM Association, a group representing network operators.&quot;Moving to HSUPA is a logical progression, and it doesn&#39;t take a substantial investment to upgrade,&quot; said David Pringle, spokesman for the GSM Association.Heavy e-mail users aren&#39;t the only ones who have a lot to gain from faster upload speeds. In a world where consumers create more of their own content and make phone calls from the PC, and where the move to delivering software as a service is gaining momentum, faster upload speeds are becoming increasingly important.&quot;We are doing a lot of work around virtual desktops, and faster network speeds in both directions would improve the mobile user experience,&quot; said Peter S&#246;derholm, field systems engineering manager at Citrix Systems Nordic.The first iteration of HSUPA supports theoretical data rates of up to 1.4Mbps. In the real world that means around 1Mbps -- three to four times faster than existing networks. Next year the speed will increase to up to 5.76Mbps, and carriers are getting ready for that too.&quot;Our network is ready for that speed, but we haven&#39;t said when we are going to upgrade,&quot; said B&#252;low.For the technology to become useful, users must have compatible modems and phones. Modems are becoming more common, but mobile phones are still scarce. HSUPA products launched at last week&#39;s Mobile World Congress included Sony Ericsson&#39;s Xperia X1 and Toshiba&#39;s Port&#233;g&#233; G810.&quot;The phones are a bit behind,&quot; B&#252;low concluded.
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Huawei Technologies has been selected by Dutch mobile operator Telfort to deliver and install a nationwide UMTS network in the Netherlands including R4 based core network and UTRAN solution.
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Cingular Wireless, the largest cellphone service provider in the United States, will upgrade its high-speed data network, allowing faster downloads than are now available
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PARIS, February 27  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and E-Plus announced today that the world's leading network integrator will be managing several network business divisions of Germany's third-largest mobile communications provider, E-Plus Mobilfunk.
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Lucent Technologies and Sprint announced a contract renewal agreement - expected to exceed $1.5 billion over three years - to enhance Sprint&#39;s nationwide PCS wireless network and support the deployment of 3G CDMA2000 1xEV-DO technology.
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Ericsson and Lucent among the winners
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Shareholders in French telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel and US group Lucent approved a merger of the two companies to create a giant valued at 21.5 billion euros (27 billion dollars).
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Sprint-Nextel and Alcatel-Lucent plan to introduce Wednesday a mobile data card that doubles as a laptop security mechanism.The SprintSecure Laptop Guardian has its own battery power, and if removed, turns a laptop into essentially a paperweight, said Jessica Haney, a product manager at Alcatel-Lucent.The card has a small operating system, CPU (central processing unit), memory, and SD slot. When inserted into a laptop, it hijacks the TCP/IP stack, so the card can enforce policies regarding what users can download, no matter what method the user employs to connect to the Internet. Although the card offers access to Sprint&#39;s data network, users can get online using any other standard method.It also includes GPS (global positioning system) so an IT administrator can locate it and the laptop.The card works in tandem with a gateway appliance that an enterprise installs. The gateway terminates the VPN (virtual private network) connection for the card and contains management software. An enterprise that has heavy security needs across all workers might use the new product to replace an existing VPN, Haney said. But many companies may use the Alcatel-Lucent product to support only a set of users that have sensitive data on their machines.An administrator can remotely lock and wipe the laptop, in case it&#39;s stolen or lost. IT managers can also change passwords remotely and prevent users from accessing specific applications, such as a certain type of browser or instant messaging program.The embedded battery allows IT managers to strategically push updates out to the card at night, for example, when the laptop is probably off and the wireless data network relatively free. Once the user starts up the laptop, the updates can automatically be applied to the computer from the card.The card handles authentication and encryption and stores the encryption key.Alcatel-Lucent makes the card and gateway but Sprint will sell them. Companies must sign up for unlimited data plans for each user plus pay an additional monthly service fee for the security support.The system interoperates with some existing encryption and update services like Microsoft System Management Server and Patchlink. Alcatel-Lucent plans to work with other vendors to share APIs in order to integrate with other existing technologies.
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BANGALORE, INDIA - Lucent TechnologiesÂ announced Wednesday that it is setting up a research and development (R&D) operation in Bangalore, India.
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Cingular Wireless, the nation&#39;s largest cellphone service provider, announced plans yesterday to upgrade its high-speed data network, allowing faster downloads than are now available on many home broadband connections.
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Tie-in with Vodafone Vodafone has added HP's Compaq nc6400 notebook to the list of laptops it offers with integrated HSDPA - 3G Broadband, as Vodafone calls it. HP's machine joins portable PCs from Acer, Dell and Lenovo.â¦
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Alcatel-Lucent starts helping BT customers who have begun migrating from the company's legacy telephone network
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InfoWorld - Alcatel-Lucent has invested in WiMax chip maker Sequans Communications, the latest show of support for the emerging long-range wireless networking technology.
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HP will offer a laptop with integrated UMTS/HSDPA capabilities, in conjunction with Cingular Wireless. The unit is compatible with both American and worldwide 3G GSM networks due to its tri-band capabilities.
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Cingular Wireless announced plans to upgrade its high-speed data network, allowing faster downloads on many home broadband connections.