Alcatel Passes 100 Million DSL Lines Milestone and Sets the Pace for the Industry
09 Octubre 2006 - 10:03AM
PR Newswire (US)
PARIS, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alcatel (NYSE: ALA; Paris:
CGEP.PA) today announced another major milestone as it has now
surpassed 100 million DSL lines shipped. Alcatel, which continues
to have more than one third of the DSL market, has doubled its
total shipments since October 2004. Ten years after pioneering the
broadband access market, Alcatel continues to set the pace for the
industry with its ISAM product family, a purpose-built 100% triple
play IP access solution, which 100 new customers have selected in
the past two years. The ISAM family offers the optimal mix of
future proof technologies (ADSL2plus, VDSL2, PON) and network
topologies (central offices as well as remote or rural areas) that
meet each operator's network requirement. Alcatel has also been
spearheading innovation with developments on GPON*, VDSL2** and
voice capabilities, which further help operators evolve towards
future-proof broadband access networks. This expertise and
innovation is reflected in the large number of customers that are
partnering with Alcatel to transform their broadband access
network. Not only have more than 100 customers selected Alcatel's
ISAM platform in less than two years, but 16 of the top 20 DSL
operators in the world are utilizing Alcatel's broadband access
solutions. Moreover, 17 operators are also engaged with Alcatel in
GPON projects in all regions. Erik M. Keith, Senior Analyst for
Broadband Infrastructure at Current Analysis, commented: "Alcatel,
in surpassing the 100 million DSL line shipment milestone, has set
a new benchmark for DSL access vendors, a feat which is especially
impressive given the increasing competitive pressures in this
market. Moreover, Alcatel's continuing ability to retain its global
DSL market leadership, and set new quarterly and annual DSL port
shipment records in the process, is a testament to Alcatel's
corporate fortitude as well as its long-term commitment to the
global broadband access market. This achievement also highlights
Alcatel's success in the IP DSLAM sector, where the Company has
garnered more than 100 ISAM customers to date." Dirk Van den
Berghen, President of Alcatel's access network activities, said:
"Customers worldwide recognize the advantage of a vendor who can
integrate multiple access components into a finished solution, and
offer guaranteed end-to-end service quality, especially as networks
continuously increase in complexity. Alcatel is considered the
world's leading access supplier because it can partner with telecom
operators worldwide, and combines the widest range of broadband
access solutions, fast and high quality delivery with competitive
prices." Recently, the following new customers have selected
Alcatel's ISAM platform: Europe: Telefonica Spain, Datastream in
Malta, Eircom in Ireland, BH Telecom in Bosnia Herzegovina, and
Telecom Serbia. Middle East: Etisalat, Jordan Telecom and the Qatar
Public Telecommunications Corporation. Africa: Moroc Telecom,
Algeria Telecom, Telecom Malagasy (Madagascar), and Telma
(Madagascar) Asia-Pacific: Hanaro in Korea, MAXIS in Malaysia, and
TOT and TT&T in Thailand. North and South America: Cincinnati
Bell (US), Antel in Uruguay, Telsur in Chile and CANTV in
Venezuela. Since 1996, when it installed the first ADSL solution,
Alcatel has been leading the broadband access equipment market.
Over the decade, Alcatel has actively continued to pioneer this
field, constantly innovating, expanding its worldwide customer
base, and offering its customers the best technical and most
comprehensive end-to-end integrated solutions. *GPON: Gigabit
Passive Optical Network ** VDSL2: Very High Density Subscriber Line
About Alcatel Alcatel provides communications solutions to
telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and
enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to
their customers or employees. Alcatel brings its leading position
in fixed and mobile broadband networks, applications and services,
to help its partners and customers build a user-centric broadband
world. With sales of EURO 13.1 billion and 58,000 employees in
2005, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more
information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com/
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