Canada's Allstream selects Alcatel IP service router for national Gigabit Ethernet network
01 Marzo 2004 - 8:38AM
PR Newswire (US)
Canada's Allstream selects Alcatel IP service router for national
Gigabit Ethernet network Network upgrade key part of Allstream's
investment strategy in next generation IP services PARIS,
France/TORONTO, Canada, March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alcatel
(Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) today announced it has been selected
by Allstream (TSX: ALR.A, ALR.B; NASDAQ: ALLSA, ALLSB), a leading
Canadian communications provider, to provide its next-generation
Internet protocol (IP) service router for Allstream's national
switched gigabit Ethernet network. By using the Alcatel Service
Router (SR), a product designed to deliver advanced Internet and
virtual private network services, Allstream can gain a critical
competitive edge by providing enhanced Ethernet-based services
nationwide with guaranteed quality of service (QoS) for each
customer. With the Alcatel SR, Allstream can quickly introduce
scalable, advanced IP-based services allowing Allstream to attract
and retain a wider customer base. In combination with the Alcatel
network manager portfolio, the Alcatel SR also provides tightly
integrated assurance, provisioning and a single point of
operational support system (OSS) integration for Allstream's
network, thus ensuring the smooth introduction and operation of new
services for its customers. "Advanced technology and a firm
commitment to support our specific business and technical
requirements were key factors in selecting Alcatel's equipment,"
said Henry Yip, Executive Vice President, NetworkServices. "This
network upgrade allows us to improve our capabilities to support
GigE and future 10 GigE requirements. Specifically, the Alcatel SR
helps us set new technical and commercial benchmarks for our
competition by allowing us to deliver a wider range of service
offerings, more accurate service level agreement enforcement and
scalable service provisioning, enabling faster time to revenue -
all crucial to our nationwide offering. This network upgrade
supports our ongoing investment in next generation IP services.
Allstream has been offering IP-based services since 2000 and we are
committed to investing the majority of our network capital to
continually enhance Allstream's IP capabilities." "To enable
profitable business-grade IP services, service providers such as
Allstream need more functionality than is available in today's
Internet routers," said Basil Alwan, president of Alcatel's IP
activities. "Because the Alcatel SR is all about flexibility to
deliver advanced IP-based services, Allstream can go further with
its existing core network and deliver high-value service level
agreement-based services to its customers." About Allstream
Allstream is a leading communication solutions provider with a
world- class portfolio of Connectivity, Infrastructure Management
and IT Services. Focused on the Business market, Allstream
collaborates with customers to create tailored solutions that meet
their unique needs and help them compete more effectively. Spanning
more than 18,800 kilometres, Allstream has an extensive broadband
fibre-optic network and the greatest reach of any competitive
communication solutions provider in Canada, and provides
international connections through strategic partnerships and
interconnection agreements with other international service
providers. Allstream is a public company with its stock traded on
the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols ALR.A and ALR.B and
the NASDAQ National Market system under the symbols ALLSA and
ALLSB. Visit Allstream's website, http://www.allstream.com/ for
more information about the company. Note to Allstream Investors
This news release includes statements about expected future events
and/or financial results that are forward-looking in nature and
subject to risks and uncertainties. For those statements, we claim
the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements
provisions contained in the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company cautions that actual
performance will be affected by a number of factors, many of which
are beyond the Company's control, and that future events and
results may vary substantially from what the Company currently
foresees. Discussion of the various factors that may affect future
results is contained on page 1 of the Company's Annual Information
Form dated May 2, 2003, which is filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission, and SEDAR.
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 to their employees. Alcatel leverages its
leading position in fixed and mobile broadband networks,
applications and services to bring value to its customers in the
framework of a broadband world. With sales of Euro 16.5 billion in
2002, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more
information, http://www.alcatel.com/ Alcatel Press Contacts Aurelie
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