Vodafone New Zealand has deployed Alatel-Lucent small cells to power its new Sure Signal service in the country. 

Vodafone Sure Signal is the companys 3G network solution to the increasingly demanding mobile voice and data requirements of residential and business users in New Zealand. 

“Some of our consumer and business customers have been frustrated in the past when they find they dont have indoor coverage and that the technical options available to improve their coverage were either too expensive or simply werent up to the task,” says Hamish Sansom, head of mobile data at Vodafone NZ. “The introduction of Vodafone Sure Signal using the Alcatel-Lucent femtocell solution means that we can now end the frustration for these customers. The installation and launch of the solution went very smoothly and we now have ecstatic customers with five bars of coverage where they once had none.”

The service launched on 14 February, 2011. 

Alcatel-Lucent provided a similar solution to Vodafone in the UK. The system includes the companys 9361 Home Cell, the 9362 Enterprise Cell, the 9366 Small Cell Gateway, and its network management solution. 

Alatel-Lucent is also providing a select range of professional services to Vodafone New Zealand. These include project management, consulting, architecture, design, and installation.