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Alcatel-Lucent and SK Telecom, the leading provider of information and mobile services in Korea, have further strengthened their cooperation with the signature of a new contract to deploy a mobile backhaul network and assist SK Telecom’s Packet Transport System (PTS) business in its network evolution.

Today, end-users expect to run video, voice and Internet via their mobile, with applications such as video streaming, interactive gaming and high-speed Internet access. SK Telecom is facing a huge demand for new data-oriented services from all segments of the market. The deployment of Alcatel-Lucent’s hybrid mobile backhaul solution willenable SK Telecom to benefit from empowered flexibility and scalability and address its subscribers’ growing needs for advanced IP-based mobile applications on top of existing services. And the solution will also provide the high speed connectivity, network availability and backhaul capacity required by SK Telecom to enhance its customers’ experience.

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Eurotunnel has selected Alcatel-Lucent to modernize the communications infrastructure in the Channel Tunnel. The new system will raise the railway communications capacity in the Tunnel to the highest technological standard and will generate further improvements in the safety and reliability of the system. The new equipment will be operational in 2012 in time for the Olympic Games in London.

The introduction of digital technology, together with the addition of the latest information system innovations will help improve operations and will provide better service quality. Alcatel-Lucent will deploy its GSM-R solution across the entire Eurotunnel network, improving voice and data communications for operations staff and enabling better service for customers. Alcatel-Lucent will also provide a set of professional services including end-to-end integration, deployment, testing and maintenance. These solutions will facilitate the management of increasingly dense rail traffic and will further improve safety.

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AT&T has announced a contribution of US$10,000 (VN dong 178.7 million) to the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation (CNCF) to support the Social Centre for Disadvantaged Children in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Founded in 1991, CNCF is an international organization dedicated to helping children in need with education, medical care, social opportunities and job placement. Since its inception, CNCF has helped more than 400,000 children through a wide variety of projects in Vietnam and Mongolia. The Social Centre for Disadvantaged Children was established to provide healthcare to underprivileged children who cannot afford treatment and therapy services. The centre has enhanced the living standards of hundreds of children over the past 19 years, and helped thousands more to be rehabilitated and recover their health.

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AT&T today announced the availability of its third generation (3G) mobile broadband network at 28 cell sites in the Shenandoah Valley, opening the door to a new era of mobile services, devices, and feature-rich audio and video content for customers throughout the region. AT&T’s customers will experience improved voice and data quality along Route 66 from Marshall to Front Royal and from there traveling either northward on I-81 to Winchester, or southward to New Market.

Communities that will see enhanced wireless coverage include, Strasburg, Toms Brook, Woodstock, Edinburg, Rileyville, Mount Jackson, Luray, Flint Hill, Linden, Markham, Chester Gap, Huntly, Hume, Fishers Hill, Cross Junction, Middletown, Star Tannery, Quicksburg, Orkney Springs, Bentonville, and Basye.

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Smartphones are at the top of many shoppers’ holiday lists this season. And so are high definition TVs. For shoppers who want the best of both, AT&T is offering new AT&T U-verse SM customers up to $200 back in promotion cards that can be used on the latest smartphone… or a choice of virtually anything else.

New customers who bundle U-verse TV (U200 or higher), U-verse Internet (Pro or higher) with Wireless 450 (or higher) or U-verse Voice Unlimited will receive $200 back — which could be put toward one of this year’s most popular devices. Additional savings are available for customers who shop online at www.att.com/u-verse.

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