According to foreign media reports, Qualcomm will invest in Alcatel-Lucent (hereinafter referred to as "Alang"), and the two companies will jointly develop small cell base stations to enhance 3G, 4G and WiFi networks.

　　The two companies said in a statement that these next-generation small cell will combine Alang’s expertise and innovation with Qualcomm’s mobile and network technologies to realize ultra-wideband wireless communication. This will help to improve wireless connectivity in residential and corporate environments, especially in urban environments, shopping malls and other corporate venues.

　　In order to accelerate this work, the two companies plan to jointly invest in a strategic research and development project to develop Alang LightRadio Small Cell products equipped with Qualcomm FSM9900 product series Small Cell chips. The investment will be shared by Alang and Qualcomm.

　　The two companies intend to improve wireless reception by creating base stations that are easy for consumers to deploy rather than large telecom operators.

　　Financial details were not disclosed.

　　Paul Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm, said: "Small Cell will greatly increase the network capacity by bringing users closer to the network, thus enabling operators to cope with the 1000-fold increase in mobile data traffic and greatly improving the wireless user experience. By cooperating with industry leaders like Alang, we can accelerate the intensive deployment of Small Cell on a global scale, thus driving another significant leap in the field of advanced wireless broadband technologies and services. "

　　Michel Combes, CEO of Alang, said: "This move is fully in line with the" transformation strategy "we announced last month. In this transformation plan, Alang will focus on growth technologies, including those that promote ultra-broadband access. We also said that we will actively seek cooperation with key manufacturers in the industry. "

　　Mobile operators may regard Small Cell base stations as a cost-effective way to reduce infrastructure expansion expenses. However, both Qualcomm and Alang said that when their research cooperation is mass-produced in the future, mobile operators can not only bundle their services, but also sell them to consumers separately, thus improving their wireless coverage.