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CDMA2000 Wireless Solution for 2.1 GHz

13th September, 2004

Europe : Lucent Technologies announced it is conducting a field trial of its CDMA2000(R) solution for the 2.1 GHz spectrum band with SKYLINK in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The trial networks in both cities will operate in conjunction with SKYLINK's commercial CDMA2000 network currently deployed in 450 MHz spectrum.

Using additional spectrum such as the 2.1 GHz frequency band, SKYLINK can increase network capacity to support additional high-quality voice and high-speed data services that seamlessly complement its existing commercial CDMA450 network. The trial system supports both CDMA2000 1X and CDMA2000 1xEV-DO.

For the trials, which are being conducted in specific zones of the two cities, Lucent has provided its Mobile Switching Centers (MSCs) and Flexent(R) CDMA2000 base stations. Lucent and SKYLINK will conduct compatibility tests between Lucent's network equipment operating in the two spectrum bands and complete live voice and high-speed data calls.

"Lucent is the first company to address SKYLINK's demand for a 2.1 GHz CDMA2000 solution, which can ensure a smooth and efficient path for the future development of its existing CDMA450 network," said Dmitry Kamensky, general director of Lucent Technologies in Russia and CIS. "Because of the success of SKYLINK's CDMA450 service, SKYLINK is interested in investigating how an additional frequency band can help support the growing demand for its services. We are proud to help SKYLINK work on this dual-band trial."

The SKYLINK CDMA450 network was launched in St. Petersburg in Dec. 2002 and in Nov. 2003 in Moscow. Coverage is now available in Novgorod, Petrozavodsk, Pskov, and in Moscow and St. Petersburg's surrounding regions. SKYLINK provides high-quality voice services and data services at speeds of up to 153 kilobits per second (kbps). With CDMA2000 devices connected to laptop PCs or personal digital assistants (PDAs), SKYLINK subscribers can securely access corporate Intranet resources such as e-mail, the Internet and other applications.

Lucent was one of the first vendors to complete successful tests of voice and high-speed data calls using CDMA2000 equipment for the 2.1 GHz spectrum band; Lucent has conducted tests of this equipment in North America and China. Lucent is currently conducting a trial of the technology for China Telecom in Guangzhou, China. 2.1 GHz is an IMT-2000 spectrum band approved for third-generation (3G) network deployments by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

A global leader in the development of commercial 3G spread-spectrum solutions, Lucent's Mobility Solutions Group has deployed CDMA2000, CDMA450, and W-CDMA/UMTS networks with more than 30 mobile operators on the continents of North and South America, Asia, Europe and in the Australia/New Zealand region. Lucent also is collaborating with major UMTS/W-CDMA operators in Asia, Europe and North America on the development of their 3G networks. Lucent has deployed more than 90,000 spread-spectrum base stations for mobile operators worldwide, of which 50,000 are already supporting 3G services.

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