Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Brasil Telecom to deploy the latter’s commercial Wi-Max networks using the 802.16e-2005 standard in Sao Paulo, Curitiba and Porto Alegre.

Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Brasil Telecom to deploy the latter’s commercial Wi-Max networks using the 802.16e-2005 standard in Sao Paulo, Curitiba and Porto Alegre. Under the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will provide its end-to-end Wi-Max solution, including base stations, wireless access controllers, backbone links, Ethernet MXC 9500 links, IP aggregation equipment, software and application platforms to Brasil Telecom. It will also provide design and planning for end-to-end integration of the network, and provisioning services for Brasil Telecom’s network.