Alcatel-Lucent confirmed that China Telecom has chosen it as one of the top three suppliers for its network infrastructure operating in both the LTE TDD and FDD modes.
Specifically, China Telecom has selected Alcatel-Lucent’s lightRadio LTE Radio Access Network (RAN) as a key piece of its new nationwide ultra-broadband mobile access network. Alcatel-Lucent will provide 9,892 base stations as one of the top three suppliers for China Telecom’s deployment of LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD technologies in 12 provinces in China. Financial terms were not disclosed.
