Pannon selects Alac-Lu for IP upgrade (Hungary)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Alcatel-Lucent’s all-IP solution has been selected by Hungarian mobile operator Pannon, part of the Telenor Group, to unify its mobile core network and its existing IP/MPLS-based mobile backhaul infrastructure.

Pannon will lay the foundation for the future introduction of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology, besides catering to the anticipated surge in demand in mobile traffic after this IP upgrade. Currently, 3.6 million customers are served and 33% of the domestic mobile market is controlled by Pannon.

According to Kenneth Fredriksen, general manager for ZTE’s Telenor Global Business Unit, LTE will enable mobile users to experience high speed mobile broadband and exciting new services and with this commercial trial, ZTE aims to demonstrate the superior performance of the LTE solutions to Pannon and the Telenor group.