Mexico’s Grupo Iusacell selected Lucent Technologies to expand its CDMA2000 1X network nationwide. Under the contract, Lucent will supply equipment, software and services for the network expansion, and will deploy new capabilities for Iusacell’s Intelligent Network platform, enabling the introduction of prepaid voice and data services. Iusacell will continue to offer data services at up to 153 Kbps. Lucent Worldwide Services will provide network installation and maintenance. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.lucent.com
- Earlier this month, Nortel Networks announced that Grupo Iusacell had migrated its circuit switches to a packet infrastructure using the Nortel Networks Succession Communication Server (CS) 2000 Superclass softswitch. Iusacell has also deployed Nortel Networks Passport 15000 and Passport Packet Voice Gateways in Mexico’s main cities as the basis for its new IP-based core data infrastructure. The core VoIP network support the operator’s long-distance traffic, and positions the carrier to expand and deploy 3G services. Financial terms were not disclosed.