Lucent Technologies Announces Multiservice Core Switch Contract with Yunnan Telecom

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Lucent Technologies, a leader in providing next-generation converged network solutions, has announced that it will supply multiservice core switches for Yunnan Telecom's multiservice broadband network backbone. The multi-million dollar contract further demonstrates Lucent's leadership position in delivering voice, data, and video services in China and worldwide. Yunnan's new network, expected to become operational in April, will launch new services for enterprises and individual consumers, including E-commerce applications, commercial IP services, integrated network wholesale business, individual consumer IP services, Virtual Private Network (VPN), IP telephony voice over IP (VoIP), frame relay, and asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) services.

Key Takeaways:

  • Lucent will supply multiservice core switches for Yunnan Telecom's multiservice broadband network backbone, valued at multi-millions of dollars.
  • The new network will launch new services, including E-commerce applications, commercial IP services, and individual consumer IP services, and will be operational by April.
  • Yunnan's network will be part of China Telecom's multiservice national network and will have 1,000 ports with 14 locations, including Kunming, Yuxi, Honghe, Dali, Xishuangbanna, Dehong, and Lijiang.
  • Lucent will deploy its market-leading GX 550 smart core ATM switches, which will provide end-to-end quality of service (QoS) and the necessary capacity and performance capabilities for simultaneously transporting multiple carrier services.
  • Lucent will also supply its multiservice WAN switches, the CBX 500 and B-STDX 9000, and IP Navigator MPLS, which integrates connectionless IP (Layer 3) and connection-oriented (Layer 2) frame relay and ATM technologies.
  • Lucent's NavisCore network management system will provide integrated end-to-end network management for Yunnan's network, delivering sophisticated, standards-based management and control of Lucent multiservice frame relay and ATM switch networks.
  • Lucent's full array of multiservice core switches deliver networking solutions that offer end-to-end QoS and support multiservices on a single platform, including commercial IP, integrated VPN, E-commerce applications, IP telephony, CDMA/GSM wireless mobile voice and data services, leased lines, and high-quality radio and television program transmission.
  • Lucent's multiservice core switching products have already been widely deployed by service provider customers in China, including China Telecom's nationwide ATM and frame relay multiservice backbone network and its multimedia backbone network, China Post's integrated computer service network, and provincial/municipal multiservice backbone networks in Zhejiang, Fujian, Gansu, Chongqing, and Hainan.
  • According to recent market research reports, Lucent is the number one provider of multiservice WAN solutions to service providers worldwide.

Statistics:

  • Lucent will supply multiservice core switches valued at multi-millions of dollars.
  • Yunnan's network will have 1,000 ports with 14 locations.
  • Lucent will deploy its market-leading GX 550 smart core ATM switches.
  • Lucent's multiservice WAN switches, the CBX 500 and B-STDX 9000, will also be supplied.
  • IP Navigator MPLS will be integrated into Yunnan's network.
  • Lucent's NavisCore network management system will provide integrated end-to-end network management.
  • Lucent's multiservice core switching products have been widely deployed by 15 service provider customers in China.
  • Lucent has established 7 regional offices, 8 joint ventures, and 3 wholly owned companies in China.
  • Lucent has more than 3,500 employees in China.

Sources:

  • Lucent Technologies
  • Business Wire
  • Cahners In-Stat Group
  • Dell 'Oro Group
  • Synergy Research Group
  • Vertical Systems Group