
Telecoms.com talks to Valerie Layan, VP Wireless Soltuions and Marketing, EMEA, Alcatel-Lucent at Broadband World Forum 2011.

JohnDillon, Vice President – Marketing, Alcatel Lucent talks to telecoms.com at Broadband World Forum 2011.
The LTE North America Awards 2011 are designed to celebrate the innovation and excellence in LTE that has taken place over the past 12 months, taking in 60 nominees across 10 categories. In the lead up to the awards, which will take place on November 8 2011 at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, Texas, USA, we are today taking a look at Category 2 – the Best Contribution to LTE Standards.
As the clock ticks down to the Broadband InfoVision Awards ceremony, to be held in Paris in two months’ time, we continue our series of previews of the different awards categories and their shortlisted entries. This month is the turn of Category Two – Broadband Access Network Technologies and Services (Fixed).
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China Telecom, the largest fixed line broadband provider in China, has selected Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade its network with 100Gbps capability.
While the signs are that the next iPhone will not feature LTE, Apple has “reached consensus” with China Mobile on the use of the carrier’s forthcoming TDD-LTE network for a future iPhone.
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The 2011 Informa LTE Awards winners were announced on Tuesday night at a gala event that was part of the LTE World Summit in Amsterdam, where the winners were finally announced to the industry. The ceremony, held at the spectacular De Duif in Amsterdam and compered by BBC television sports journalist Rob Bonnet, saw eight companies recognised for their achievements across ten categories. There were 49 nominations.
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Alcatel-Lucent, the French network equipment supplier, has announced that it has successfully completed the first call over a trial TD-LTE network it has constructed for China Mobile.
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The LTE Award for Best Contribution to LTE Standards is the only honour in the LTE World Summit Awards that is awarded to an individual. It recognises vital contribution at the most fundamental level of the technology and this year three veterans of the industry are competing for this prestigious accolade.
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Tunisiana, a Tunisia-based subsidiary of Quatar Telecom, has chosen Alcatel Lucent to transform its network entirely to IP, as it looks to roll-out LTE to accommodate high bandwidth applications such as video, multimedia, and mobile banking.