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Lucent Technologies and Hanaro Telecom Partner to Bring High-Speed Internet Access to Korea

Strategic Insights

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Lucent Technologies, a leading provider of telecommunications network and communications equipment, has partnered with Hanaro Telecom Inc., a local telecommunications service provider in Korea, to bring high-speed Internet access to several cities in the country. The partnership involves the deployment of Lucent's AnyMedia(R) Access System, an integrated narrowband and broadband access platform that provides asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL), ADSL Lite, ISDN, and basic telephone services. The AnyMedia Access System will have a capacity of up to 350,000 lines and will enable Hanaro to deliver voice, data, and video services to customers' premises.

Key Takeaways:

  • Lucent's AnyMedia Access System is being deployed to provide high-speed Internet access and basic telephone services to customers in several cities in Korea.
  • The system has a capacity of up to 350,000 lines and will enable Hanaro to deliver voice, data, and video services to customers' premises.
  • The AnyMedia Access System uses "plug-and-play" application packs, allowing Hanaro to easily add or remove services to match customer demand.
  • The system will support international standard interfaces and can interoperate with any digital switch.

*Deployment of the AnyMedia Access System is expected to be completed by June of next year.

  • Hanaro will begin providing commercial ADSL service using the system next month.
  • Lucent has been working closely with Hanaro since 1997 and has provided its WaveStar(TM) ADM 16/1 optical multiplexer and transport systems, and DACS(R) II digital access cross-connect systems.
  • The partnership marks a major milestone for Lucent in the Asia/Pacific region and increases its presence as an access equipment provider.

Statistics:

  • 350,000: The maximum number of lines that the AnyMedia Access System can support.
  • 45: The number of days since Lucent and Hanaro announced their partnership (as of November 23, 1999).
  • 1997: The year Lucent was selected by Hanaro to supply its WaveStar(TM) ADM 16/1 optical multiplexer and transport systems, and DACS(R) II digital access cross-connect systems.
  • 20: The number of years Lucent Technologies Korea has been serving the Korean communications market.

Sources:

  • Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU), News Release, November 23, 1999.
  • Hanaro Telecom Inc. Press Release, November 23, 1999.
  • Lucent Technologies Website, http://www.lucent.com (visited on November 24, 1999).

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