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To: Peter Sherman who wrote (107020)	10/15/2001 3:21:30 PM
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Lucent shines. Why is it that MOT seels to get the lions share of the contracts? Data Technology in China Demonstration Achieves Data Transmission Speeds of up to 153 kbps, Supporting A Variety of Mobile Devices and Applications Lucent Is the First Foreign Vendor to Complete CDMA 1X Data Call in China SHANGHAI, China, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- China Unicom subsidiary Shanghai Unicom and Lucent Technologies today completed CDMA 1X voice and data calls in China at a special demonstration held in Shanghai. Lucent is the first foreign vendor to accomplish this in China. Advanced mobile Internet services, including wireless Web browsing, e-mail and video streaming, were sent and received via laptop computers and personal digital assistants (PDAs) at speeds of up to 153 kilobits per second (kbps), about 10 times faster than what is available today. Shanghai Unicom and Lucent are demonstrating the new mobile Internet services for visitors at a temporary exhibit center at the Shanghai Sofitel Hyland Hotel in conjunction with the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference. Using China Unicom's Lucent-built network, attendees can visit Websites established for the conference using this advanced wireless technology. ``The CDMA 1X voice and data calls achieved through our efforts with China Unicom represent a significant milestone in the development of mobile communications in this country,'' said Jason Chi, chairman of Lucent Technologies China. ``This demonstration also gives people an idea of the types of exciting new services that China Unicom will be able to provide its customers over its existing CDMA network in the near future.'' CDMA 1X is an advanced and efficient wireless technology being introduced worldwide. Compatible with the CDMA (code division multiple access) network that China Unicom is currently deploying with Lucent, CDMA 1X nearly doubles the voice capacity of CDMA networks while also providing high-speed data capabilities, at speeds nearly 10 times greater than what is currently available. China Unicom will be able to provide new services dependent on such high-speed transmission capabilities using its existing radio frequency spectrum as well as its current CDMA infrastructure. In support of the APEC conference, taking place from Oct. 15 to 21, Lucent is working with China Unicom to provide participants with industry-leading CDMA 1X service. Using handsets supplied by Kyocera Wireless Corp., visitors to the demo are provided with high-speed mobile data connections -- supported by the Lucent-supplied China Unicom CDMA 1X mobile network -- giving them access to the Website dedicated to APEC and a full range of other applications including video on demand (VoD), Web browsing, e-mail, file downloads and video postcards. Fifty Kyocera model 2255 CDMA 1X handsets, effectively acting as wireless modems, are being used to connect laptop computers to the network at speeds of up to 153kbps. Sierra Wireless and GTRAN Wireless, Inc. are also supplying CDMA 1X wireless modem PC cards for both laptops and PDAs. China Unicom and Lucent will be demonstrating the CDMA 1X trial network throughout the week. About China Unicom China Unicom, founded in 1994, is the second largest telecommunications carrier in China. It is the only service provider licensed in China to offer full telecom service in fixed line, IP phone, domestic toll, international gateway, wireless networks, and data networks. On June 21, 2000, the company raised US$6.3 billion in funds through an IPO offering and became the largest publicly traded company outside of Japan in Asia. The China wireless market is one of the largest in the world with existing capacity of 85 million lines at the end of 2000 and is expected to grow 30 million lines or more annually. As of September 2001, China Unicom's GSM network has been expanded to approximately 35 million subscribers in more than 270 Chinese cities nationwide. The CDMA network represents China Unicom's strategic plan to establish itself as a major wireless service provider in China. About Lucent Technologies Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs and delivers networks for the world's largest communications service providers. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent relies on its strengths in mobility, optical, data and voice networking technologies as well as software and services to develop next-generation networks. The company's systems, services and software are designed to help customers quickly deploy and better manage their networks and create new, revenue-generating services that help businesses and consumers. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit its Web site at lucent.com. SOURCE: Lucent Technologies