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Vivo Takes 3G Network Expansion

30th September, 2004

Europe : Lucent Technologies announced it was awarded a contract to expand and enhance VIVO's third-generation (3G) CDMA2000® network in Brazil. This contract is part of VIVO's nationwide network expansion efforts aimed at providing high-quality voice and mobile high-speed data services.

Under terms of the agreement, Lucent will supply new Flexent® Modular Cell 4.0 base stations and increase the capacity of VIVO's existing Lucent-supplied mobile switching centers (MSCs) and base stations in the São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo regions. Lucent Worldwide Services will provide network installation, deployment, maintenance, RF (radio frequency) optimization and consulting services.

"The purchase of Lucent's CDMA equipment provides us with the most modern technology in Brazil and will allow us to reach our forecasted growth with solutions that enable us to smoothly evolve our network, supporting voice and data services at speeds of up to 144 kilobits per second with the quality and capacity required by our current and future clients," said Javier Rodriguez, vice president of technology and networks for VIVO.

Lucent has a solid track record as an important partner for the service providers united under VIVO, a joint venture of Portugal Telecom and Telefônica Moviles. Telesp Celular and Telefônica Celular, two of these operators, deployed Lucent's CDMA2000 1X solutions in the regions of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. These two mobile operators' subscribers were the first in Latin America to have access to superior 3G voice and high-speed data services, such as sound and image downloads, instant messaging and Internet access.

"This new contract strengthens a long-lasting and valuable partnership between VIVO and Lucent, and reinforces the importance of the investments made in CDMA2000 technology in Brazil and worldwide," said José Roberto Campos, president of Lucent Technologies Brazil.

CDMA2000 is an advanced and efficient wireless technology being introduced worldwide and an international 3G standard established by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). CDMA2000 cost-effectively evolves a multitude of network technologies to support 3G services.

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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