Alcatel-Lucent is expanding its Site Certification Program with the addition of new member companies to help operators rapidly deploy small cells outdoors and in-building and meet the coverage needs of subscribers. New program members include Argent Associates, Colt Technology Services, DecisionOne Corporation, Eiffage Energie, Mastec, Inc., Md7 and Syscom Telecom, said Alcatel-Lucent.
According to Alcatel-Lucent, the Site Certification Program will increase support for outdoor small cell deployment while adding expertise to solve the challenges related to indoor deployment - often in the workplace. The specialized market knowledge of these companies in a range of areas enables Operators to manage the complexities involved in the deployment of small cells, namely access to indoor sites, access to hard to reach locations especially to meet power and backhaul requirements and lease negotiations for installation locations.
Jim Cocito, Senior Vice President, Wireless Services, Alcatel-Lucent
The in-building market is a large and untapped opportunity for mobile operators. With people increasingly using their own devices at work and more acceptance of BYOD, enterprises have the opportunity to move to the ‘Mobile Office’, using their IT infrastructure for mobile communications and removing legacy land lines. With the Site Certification Program we can help service providers get small cells into the places to meet their customers’ needs more rapidly and efficiently.
Nick Marshall, Research Director at ABI Research
Since 2013 when it was first announced, Alcatel-Lucent’s Site Certification program has been solving complex and time consuming small cell deployment challenges for outdoor and venue locations. Now with this announcement the company and its Site Certification partners are applying their specialist know-how to the challenges of deploying small cells indoors.
