China’s Shandong Netcom awarded a $130 million contract to Lucent Technologies for deployment of its Personal Handyphone System in four cities in Shandong province. The equipment is expected to be operational in early July. The PHS solution from Lucent includes its 5E-XC high-capacity switches for global markets. Lucent Worldwide Services will provide design, engineering and installation support for the project.
Lucent noted that personal handyphone networks are widely deployed in China, where there is a need for low-cost, limited mobility wireless phone services. Since the initial deployment of Lucent’s PHS solutions in September 2001, by Shandong Netcom, the subscriber base of PHS networks in these cities has grown to 1.2 million. http://www.lucent.com
