Libya Telecom and Technology Awards Mobile WiMAX Contract to Alcatel-Lucent
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 – 6:57 pmAlcatel-Lucent announced that it has been awarded a contract by Libya Telecom and Technology (LTT), the national Internet Service Provider in Libya, to deploy the first commercial WIMAX network based on the 802.16e-2005 WiMAX standard in the Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. LTT plans to launch commercial network services this September.
The new network will support voice over IP (VoIP) and high-speed internet access, enabling the delivery of advanced broadband multimedia services, such as video streaming, through a variety of end-user devices including modems and WiMAX terminals. It will also accommodate stationary, nomadic and mobile applications and complement LTT’s existing fixed-based broadband services.
Additional information on the broadband opportunity in Libya and the Alcatel-Lucent win with LTT can be found at WiMax.com
