Alcatel-Lucent has signed a $1 billion agreement with China Mobile to provide mobile communication equipment and services.

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a $1 billion agreement with China Mobile to provide mobile communication equipment and services.

According to the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will provide China Mobile with mobile core network solutions, wireless network solutions and equipment, including those for China’s 3G mobile service standard TD-SCDMA. According to sources, China Mobile started commercial trials of the TD-SCDMA standard in eight cities in April 2008.