SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has launched its 100G IPsolution in China, completing the first live demo of the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router’s 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100 GbE) interface for China Telecom. Alcatel-Lucent said the demo validated the service router’s ability to handle the broad range of capabilities needed to support the scaling of connections at 100-Gbps line-rate speeds. It also demonstrated the viability of 100 GbE interfaces for broad deployment throughout carrier networks, the company added.
The China Telecom Corp. Ltd. Beijing Research Institute also testified the readiness of Alcatel-Lucent’s 100G IPsolution for deployment at the service edge, the systems house asserted.
“This success with China Telecom further highlights Alcatel-Lucent’s leading position in the 100 GbE arena and confirms that we can help our customers in China and around the world efficiently scale their enterprise, mobile and residential activities,” said Romano Valussi, president of Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell. “Our solution also aligns with China’s national strategy to converge telecom, Internet, and TV & radio broadcasting networks, and the grand scale application of video services.”
To date, Alcatel-Lucent has shipped more than 70,000 IP/MPLS service router portfolio systems, deployed by over 350 service providers in 110 countries around the world. According to Dell’oro, Alcatel-Lucent holds the number two position in IP/MPLS service provider edge routing with 20 percent market share as of 1Q2010.
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