Shandong Unicom, a provincial subsidiary of China Unicom, selected Lucent Technologies' IMS (IP Multimedia Sub-system)-based solution to offer VoIP to residential users and VoIP and IP Centrex services to enterprises in Jinan City, the provincial capital, and surrounding areas. The Accelerate solution for Shandong Unicom includes the IMS-ready Lucent Network Controller (a media gateway controller) and Lucent feature servers to deliver next generation IP services, as well as installation and deployment by Lucent Worldwide services. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.lucent.com