ARTESIA, N.M. and PARIS, March 29,
2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Many people living in the
southwestern U.S. states of New
Mexico and Texas are for
the first time to be offered high-speed Internet access, thanks to
the launch of a new 4G LTE service by Penasco Valley
Telecommunications (PVT) and supported by Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext
Paris and NYSE: ALU). Operating under the Fuego Wireless brand, PVT
will bring blazingly fast 4G LTE Internet to the areas it serves;
including expansive diverse terrain, rural agricultural
communities, and metropolitan areas such as Santa Fe and Las
Cruces.
With the increasing number of streaming online services such as
sports coverage, movie rentals and Internet gaming requiring the
higher bandwidth and higher speeds that 4G LTE delivers, Fuego
Wireless will provide access to its customers in areas across
New Mexico and parts of
Texas. With a history of providing customers with the
latest innovations to help them in the home and business, PVT will
provide 4G fixed wireless access via LTE.
The LTE network provides new business opportunities such as the
possibility to offer business customers innovative services that
help to improve the efficiency of their operations. For
instance, 4G LTE is able to provide real-time video monitoring of
remote locations which can be of great benefit to many industries
operating in remote locations, such as the many oil and gas and
agriculture companies across New
Mexico.
Glenn Lovelace, Chief Executive
Officer of PVT said: "PVT is excited to bring the best technology
available to New Mexico. Our
residents often wait years for the best technology to finally
arrive. Now we are on the leading edge, enabling the most
advanced and fastest communications technology available anywhere.
Working hand-in-hand with Alcatel-Lucent, PVT will deliver 4G LTE
under our new brand Fuego Wireless, so that our customers in
New Mexico and Texas can benefit from the same high speeds
and quality services that customers enjoy in the largest cities in
the world."
Robert Vrij, President of the
Americas Region for Alcatel-Lucent said: "Alcatel-Lucent's strong
expertise in the global delivery of LTE technology, as well as a
real understanding of the specific needs of service providers
operating in every kind of terrain and population distribution
helps us to provide a solution that meets PVT's unique needs and
the needs of their customers. LTE technology and our innovative
lightRadio™ product portfolio provide customers
across the globe with a clear evolution path toward faster speeds
and lower power consumption and operating costs."
Under this agreement Alcatel-Lucent will provide a complete
end-to-end 4G LTE solution including LTE base stations (eNodeBs),
the Internet Protocol (IP)-based Evolved Packet Core (EPC) as well
as our market leading services capabilities including project
management, installation, integration and operations and
maintenance services.
Alcatel-Lucent has established a strong global leadership
position in 4G LTE, having been selected by more than 20
customers, including two of the world's largest service providers
for commercial deployments, and being involved in over 65+ trials
worldwide.
About Penasco Valley Telecommunications (PVT)
Headquartered in Artesia, New
Mexico, PVT has been providing high-quality
telecommunications services to customers across southeast
New Mexico for over 60 years. For
more information visit: http://www.pvt.com/
PVT is managing partner of Fuego Wireless LLC, a consortium of
telephone companies.
About Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU)
The long-trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and
governments around the world, Alcatel-Lucent is a leading innovator
in the field of networking and communications technology, products
and services. The company is home to Bell
Labs, one of the world's foremost research centers,
responsible for breakthroughs that have shaped the networking and
communications industry. Alcatel-Lucent was named one of MIT
Technology Review's 2012 Top 50 list of the "World's
Most Innovative Companies" for breakthroughs such as lightRadio™,
which cuts power consumption and operating costs on wireless
networks while delivering lightning fast Internet access. Through
such innovations, Alcatel-Lucent is making communications more
sustainable, more affordable and more accessible as we pursue our
mission - Realizing the Potential of a Connected World.
With operations in more than 130 countries and one of the most
experienced global services organizations in the industry,
Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The Company
achieved revenues of Euro 15.3
billion in 2011 and is incorporated in France and headquartered in Paris.
For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on:
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com, read the latest posts on the
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