Philippines operator Globe Telecom has selected Alcatel-Lucent to transform its wireless network infrastructure in the Philippine regions of Visayas and Mindanao, upgrading it from WiMax to LTE-TDD and LTE-FDD ultra-broadband access technologies, Telecompaper.com reported on Sept 17, 2014. Globe will deploy Alcatel-Lucent\'s LTE Radio Access Network (RAN), designed eventually to bring ultra-broadband internet access to a geographically diverse country comprised of 7,107 islands. The LTE RAN technology equipment will be activated in approximately 1,200 sites, along with a converged Network Management System (NMS) to manage and control network equipment. Alcatel-Lucent is also providing Globe Telecom with engineering, installation, integration, and project management services.