Alcatel-Lucent says it is providing Algerian operator Djezzy with its 9500 Microwave Packet Radio system, upgrading the operator\'s mobile backhaul architecture to meet demand created by expanding ownership of smartphones, reports Telecompaper.com on Oct 15, 2014. Djezzy, a division of Vimpelcom, is Algeria\'s mobile service provider, and Alcatel-Lucent\'s 9500 MPR long-haul system will provide it with more than eight times the capacity in a third of the footprint of traditional systems. The system will also provide a much more cost-effective system for providing access outside urban areas and in remote regions of Algeria. The network upgrade will support Djezzy\'s current need to provide 3G access as well as offer ultra-broadband 4G LTE services in the future, the operator said.