MPLS
Washington Gas selects Alcatel-Lucent solution
Alcatel-Lucent has been selected to build Washington Gas’ new communications network linking the untility’s operations throughout Washington, D.C., and the surrounding region.
Alca-Lu informed that its Internet Protocol/Multiprotocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS) solution will support Washington Gas in making better use of its existing infrastructure and enabling efficient delivery of natural gas to the company’s residential, commercial [...]
AT&T selects Alcatel-Lucent as equipment supplier
AT&T has selected Alcatel-Lucent as one of the domain suppliers for IP/MPLS/Ethernet/Evolved Packet Core equipment. The domain award includes Alcatel-Lucent’s entire IP/MPLS/Ethernet/Evolved Packet Core family of products needed to support AT&T’s IP-based network.
As announced earlier this year, AT&T selected Alcatel-Lucent as one of two equipment suppliers for its planned deployment of LTE mobile broadband technology [...]
Pannon selects Alcatel-Lucent solution
Alcatel-Lucent has announced that Pannon, a Hungarian mobile operator and member of the Telenor Group, has selected an all-IP solution from Alcatel-Lucent to unify its mobile core network and its existing IP/MPLS-based mobile backhaul infrastructure.
By transforming the entire network to IP, Pannon is reportedly preparing for the anticipated surge in mobile traffic and laying the [...]
VTN selects Alcatel-Lucent’s IP and optical solutions
Alcatel-Lucent has signed two contracts with Vietnam Telecom National (VTN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vietnam Posts & Telecommunications Corporation Group (VNPT), to help the operator transform its network.
Alca-Lu said that it will provide its IP/MPLS solutions, including the 7750 Service Router(SR) and the 5620 Service Aware Manager (SAM). the company believes its flexible IP/MPLS infrastructure [...]
China Telecom selects Alca-Lu for IP backbone
Alcatel-Lucent has signed a centralised purchasing contract with China Telecom, a telecom operator in China, to provide and maintain an IP/MPLS backbone across ten provinces (Guangxi, Hubei, Jiangxi, Ningxia, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Guizhou, Gansu, Xinjiang and Shanghai).
Upon completion in October, China Telecom hopes to deliver advanced broadband services with improved quality. The contract, which is part [...]
Airtel, Alca-Lu form managed services joint venture
Bharti Airtel, an integrated telecom service provider headquartered in India, and Alcatel-Lucent, a communication solutions provider, have formed a joint venture to manage Bharti Airtel’s pan-India broadband and telephone services and help Airtel’s transition to next generation networks.
Under the joint venture, Alcatel-Lucent will design, plan, deploy, optimise and manage Bharti Airtel’s broadband and telephone network [...]
SK Broadband selects Alcatel-Lucent IP/MPLS solution
Alcatel-Lucent has been chosen by SK Broadband (formerly known as Hanaro Telecom), a service provider in Souh Korea, to supply and maintain its IP service routing solution to support the operator’s real time IPTV service.
Alcatel-Lucent said its IP/MPLS technology will enable SK Broadband to deliver advanced broadband services including real time IPTV services, high-definition television, [...]
Alca-Lu expands IP transformation of network for Delta Telecom
Alcatel-Lucent has been awarded an extension contract by Delta Telecom, a data, voice and backbone service provider in the Caucasus region, to extend its IP Multi-Protocol Label Switching (IP/MPLS) backbone network. The scope of the contract includes design, deployment and maintenance of the network.
Alcatel-Lucent believes its Carrier Ethernet and IP/MPLS solutions will enable Delta Telecom [...]
Ericsson to help BSNL roll out 3G services in India
Ericsson is using its WCDMA/HSPA technology to help BSNL, a telecom operator in India, to launch 3G services across 11 cities in the country. The commercial launch of the 3G services in India is expected to allow consumers to experience improved communications including rich voice, video and data services.
As part of its roll-out strategy, BSNL [...]
Huawei passes interoperability test on FMC Metro solution
Huawei Technologies, a provider of next-generation telecommunications network solutions, has announced that its Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC) oriented Metro Solution has successfully passed the multi-vendor interoperability test (IOT) administered by the European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC).
EANTC, a global independent test centre, evaluated Huawei’s Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Carrier Ethernet in the areas of service, [...]
