June 8, 2009

China Telecom selects Alcatel-Lucent for GPON

Alcatel-Lucent announced that it has secured nearly 40% of China Telecom’s 2009 fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) trial projects. Building on Alcatel-Lucent’s gigabit passive optical networking (GPON) solution in 5 of its deployments, China Telecom will be able to cost-effectively deliver high-revenue, user-centric broadband services over distances of up to 20km, via an optical fiber. The contracts were secured through Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, Alcatel-Lucent’s flagship company in China.

“Alcatel-lucent has been a long-term partner for China Telecom in various areas, especially in DSL,” said Olivia Qiu, President of Alcatel-Lucent East Asia and Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell. “China Telecom’s selection of our GPON solution further confirms Alcatel-lucent’s leading position in the fixed broadband access market and consolidates Alcatel-Lucent’s GPON leadership,” she added.

Alcatel-Lucent will deploy its 7342 Intelligent Services Access Manager Fiber-to-the-User (ISAM FTTU) platform, the company’s flagship GPON solution for the delivery of ultra-high-speed services to residential and business users. The product was recently awarded the P&T Publishing Company’s “Jury Recommended Solution” by a group of chief engineers from China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and other Chinese operators. The GPON platform will be complemented by the Alcatel-Lucent 5520 Access Management System (AMS) – Alcatel-Lucent’s next-generation element management system that covers the entire ISAM product portfolio, encompassing DSL as well as fiber-based access.


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