Lucent Expands in Ontario, Tellabs Develops Next-Generation Echo Cancellation Technology

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Lucent Technologies Inc. is expanding its operations in Ontario, with plans to increase its workforce to 850 employees. This comes as the company has tripled its employee base in Canada over the past two years, investing 170 million Canadian dollars in products and services in Canada over the same period. Meanwhile, Tellabs' Coherent division has secured a $3 million-plus contract with Nortel Networks to develop a new-generation echo canceller that will improve voice quality, performance, and reliability. In other news, Boise Cascade Office Products Corporation has announced the election of Kenneth Cupp to senior vice president, a position he will assume while continuing to manage the company's high potential product and channel initiatives.

Key Takeaways:

  • Lucent Technologies Inc. is expanding its operations in Ontario, increasing its workforce to 850 employees.
  • The company has tripled its employee base in Canada over the past two years, with a significant investment of 170 million Canadian dollars in products and services.
  • Tellabs' Coherent division has secured a $3 million-plus contract with Nortel Networks to develop a new-generation echo canceller that will improve voice quality, performance, and reliability.
  • The new echo canceller design is the highest-density product produced to date, delivering more channel capacity than any other integrated echo canceller currently available.
  • The new technology will enable Nortel to condense more processing into a smaller unit, providing leading-edge performance and reliability.
  • Kenneth Cupp, a 30-year veteran of Boise Cascade, has been elected to senior vice president, overseeing the company's high potential product and channel initiatives.

Statistics:

  • 850 employees: Lucent Technologies Inc.'s planned workforce in Ontario.
  • 170 million Canadian dollars: Lucent's investment in products and services in Canada over the past year.
  • Tripling of employees in Canada: Over the past two years, Lucent has tripled its employee base in Canada.
  • $3 million-plus: The value of Tellabs' contract with Nortel Networks for the development of a new-generation echo canceller.
  • Three-year duration: The global contract between Tellabs' Coherent division and Nortel Networks.
  • 30 years: Kenneth Cupp's tenure at Boise Cascade Office Products Corporation.

Sources:

  • "Lucent expands in Ontario"
  • "Tellabs works on voice quality"
  • "Boise Cascade executive named"

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