Alcatel-Lucent and G-Mobile launch new era of mobile communications in Mongolia with deployment of lightRadio™ small cells

Paris, October 28, 2013 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and  G-Mobile, one of Mongolia’s leading service providers, are to deploy small cell base stations to improve 3G mobile broadband coverage in densely populated areas such as shopping malls and stadiums in the capital city of Ulaanbaatar.

The city, which is home to approximately 45% of the country’s population, will be the location of an initial deployment to be followed by an expansion in 2014 covering the greater Ulaanbaatar area and other major Mongolian cities in 2014.

Small and compact, Alcatel-Lucent’s small cells can be placed inconspicuously in internal and external environments, offering a lower cost-per-bit solution for adding 3G mobile broadband coverage and capacity compared to traditional macro cells, repeaters, or distributed antenna systems (DAS).

Key facts:

• G-Mobile’s initial small cell deployment will provide better coverage and boost capacity for its wireless 3G network in densely populated locations such as malls and stadiums where quality coverage is often limited.
• Alcatel-Lucent will provide its lightRadio™ small cells portfolio including the 9362 Enterprise Small Cells and 9764 Metro Cells Outdoor solutions, together with integration and technical support for high quality and rapid deployment.
• Small cells improve the quality of mobile coverage – both for voice and high speed data access – by making more effective use of available wireless spectrum.
• Small cells are a key element in The Shift Plan, Alcatel-Lucent’s industrial strategy to reposition the company as a specialist vendor of IP Networking and Ultra-Broadband Access.

Quotes:

BasBish.D, CEO of G-Mobile, said: “G-Mobile is determined to be a national leader in mobile broadband communications and to offer our subscribers better coverage in areas where they want it while also reducing our operating costs for that increased coverage, we choose Alcatel-Lucent’s small cells. Small cells will enable us to sell many more smart devices and increase our market share among both households and enterprises.”

Daniel Rosie, Country Senior Officer of Mongolia for Alcatel-Lucent, said: “This small cell solution is the very first of its kind in the Mongolian telecom sector. By adding capacity and coverage exactly where it is needed Alcatel-Lucent’s lightRadio small cell technology has opened up the possibilities for expanding our business relationship with G-Mobile.”

Additional resources:

• Web site: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/solutions/small-cells

About G-Mobile LLC:

G-Mobile Corporation, a national mobile operator, was established in April of 2006 by winning the tender for “Delivery of Communication Services to Isolated Soums and Settled Areas”. The tender was announced by the Communication Regulatory Committee within the framework of the Mongolian Government.

In a short span of time, G-Mobile managed to establish an information and communication infrastructure covering the vast territory of Mongolia. G-Mobile successfully completed installation and launched its services on the 20th of April, 2007.

Presently, G-Mobile delivers communication services to Ulaanbaatar, 21 aimags, 280 soums, and nearly 500 thousand subscribers at the cheapest tariffs.

Industry leaders, GEM International and MT Group, are the joint investors for G-Mobile Corporation and is the first mobile industry in Mongolia that is 100% domestically funded.

http://g-mobile.mn/en/

G-Mobile press contacts:

UYANGA BAYANJAV             m.uyanga@gmobile.mn                               T: +97698101006

BASBISH DAMBA                 d.basbish@gmobile.mn                                 T : +97693110101