China Telecom selects Alcatel-Lucent for Euro 100 million contract to build out fiber-to-the-home network to deliver high-speed Internet access, video streaming services and more in all 31 Chinese provinces
Paris, May 29, 2012 - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and
NYSE: ALU) today announced that it will significantly expand
China Telecom's broadband access network, bringing services
such as IPTV, video-on-demand and voice-over-IP (VoIP)
services to millions of homes in China.
The Euro 100 million contract - secured through
Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, Alcatel-Lucent's flagship
company in China - will lead to the deployment of
fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks across China's 31
provinces, enabling China Telecom to serve millions of
households with a wide range of high-speed services and
guaranteed quality of service.
The project is a key milestone in China Telecom's ambitious
'Broadband China, Fiber Cities' plan which was launched at
the beginning of 2011 to bring FTTH coverage to 100 million
households and 30 million subscribers by 2015. The project is
also closely aligned with China's National Broadband
Strategy.
Wei Leping, Director of China Telecom's Science & Technology
Committee, said: "Leveraging Alcatel-Lucent's leading
broadband access portfolio and its extensive experience with
large-scale deployments around the world, we are able to
provide subscribers with a premium broadband experience."
Rajeev Singh-Molares, President of Alcatel-Lucent
Asia-Pacific Region, said: "This project highlights the rapid
expansion of broadband in China. It also demonstrates our
strong and growing leadership position in the FTTH market as
we help accelerate the availability of superfast broadband
throughout China."
About the Alcatel-Lucent technology solution for China Telecom
Alcatel-Lucent will supply Chine Telecom with its
industry-leading 7360 Intelligent Services Access Manager
(ISAM) system, which supports GPON as well as EPON broadband
technologies. The ISAM family is a cornerstone of
Alcatel-Lucent's High Leverage
NetworkTM
architecture.
Alcatel-Lucent is a worldwide leader in fixed broadband
access. Today, one out of three fixed broadband subscribers
around the world is served through an access network provided
by Alcatel-Lucent. Alcatel-Lucent is involved in over 160
FTTH projects worldwide.
Alcatel-Lucent is playing a critical role in driving
innovation in fixed broadband access.On March 27th2012, the
GreenTouch™
consortium announced and demonstrated a new technology,
invented by the scientists of Bell Labs, the research arm of
Alcatel-Lucent, which will dramatically reduce energy
consumption in FTTH networks. The breakthrough
Bit-Interleaved Passive Optical Network (Bi-PON) technology
enables a power reduction of 30 times over current
technologies while improving performance and reducing cost.
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