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Lucent Technologies and Ensemble Communications Announce OEM Agreement for Broadband Wireless Solutions

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Lucent Technologies and Ensemble Communications have announced an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement to provide complete broadband wireless solutions to Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) carriers and other broadband wireless spectrum license holders worldwide. Under the multi-year agreement, Lucent will resell Ensemble's Fiberless(TM) 16000 Base Station, Fiberless 300 Customer Premise Equipment (CPE), and the Fiberless Management System as part of a complete, point-to-multipoint broadband wireless network solution.

The agreement focuses on service providers that own 24, 28, 31, 38, and 42 GHz frequency licenses. Ensemble's patented Adaptix(TM) technology, consisting of Adaptive Time Division Duplexing, Adaptive Modulation, and Adaptive Time Division Multiple Access, delivers advanced point-to-multipoint features in a single, global platform. The Fiberless system allows competitive carriers to deliver fiber-like bandwidth and services at a fraction of the cost and time of wireline methods.

Key Takeaways:

  • The OEM agreement between Lucent Technologies and Ensemble Communications aims to provide complete broadband wireless solutions to LMDS carriers and other broadband wireless spectrum license holders worldwide.
  • The agreement focuses on service providers with frequency licenses ranging from 24 to 42 GHz.
  • Ensemble's Fiberless system features patented Adaptix technology, delivering advanced point-to-multipoint features in a single platform.
  • The Fiberless system enables competitive carriers to deliver fiber-like bandwidth and services at a lower cost and time compared to wireline methods.
  • Lucent will resell Ensemble's Fiberless 16000 Base Station, Fiberless 300 CPE, and the Fiberless Management System as part of the broadband wireless network solution.
  • The agreement broadens Lucent's OnDemand product portfolio and will allow Lucent to offer complete broadband wireless solutions to customers in new markets.
  • Ensemble's Fiberless system is designed to serve BWA carriers with frequency licenses ranging from 10 to 45 GHz and to seamlessly interconnect with IP, ATM, and traditional voice architectures.

Statistics:

  • The OEM agreement is a multi-year partnership between Lucent Technologies and Ensemble Communications.
  • The agreement focuses on service providers with frequency licenses ranging from 24 to 42 GHz.
  • Ensemble's Fiberless system features patented Adaptix technology, consisting of Adaptive Time Division Duplexing, Adaptive Modulation, and Adaptive Time Division Multiple Access.
  • The Fiberless system allows competitive carriers to deliver fiber-like bandwidth and services at a fraction of the cost and time of wireline methods.

Sources:

  • Business Wire
  • Lucent Technologies
  • Ensemble Communications
  • http://www.lucent.com
  • http://www.EnsembleCom.com

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