Lucent Technologies Awarded $50 Million Contract to Build Converged Telecommunications Network

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A consortium of Independent Telephone Companies in the Pacific Northwest, known as WIN Switching, has partnered with Lucent Technologies to build a converged telecommunications network. The five-year contract, worth $50 million, aims to bring advanced data and voice services to customers in rural and semi-rural areas of the Pacific Northwest. The network will utilize Lucent's broadband access solutions, including the PathStar Access Server and the 5ESS Switch, to provide high-capacity infrastructure and enable the delivery of services such as telemedicine, distance learning, and high-speed Internet access.

Key Takeaways:

  • The $50 million contract is a five-year agreement between WIN Switching and Lucent Technologies to build a converged telecommunications network.
  • The network will utilize Lucent's broadband access solutions, including the PathStar Access Server and the 5ESS Switch.
  • The network will provide high-capacity infrastructure and enable the delivery of services such as telemedicine, distance learning, and high-speed Internet access.
  • The project aims to bring advanced data and voice services to customers in rural and semi-rural areas of the Pacific Northwest.
  • Lucent's PathStar Access Server will serve as a migration path to the company's 7 R/E solutions, enabling a cost-effective transition to packet switching.
  • The 7 R/E Packet Driver will connect the public switched telephone network with various data networks, such as IP or ATM networks, allowing for the delivery of services such as Internet access and Internet telephony.
  • WIN Switching will employ Lucent's broadband access solutions as part of a core ATM network, enabling the delivery of high-bandwidth services to customers.
  • The project will also enable WIN Switching to deploy new technology as demand warrants, with Lucent's flexible migration path from circuit to packet switching providing a cost-effective means of doing so.

Statistics:

  • The $50 million contract is a five-year agreement between WIN Switching and Lucent Technologies.
  • The network will provide high-capacity infrastructure to enable the delivery of services such as telemedicine, distance learning, and high-speed Internet access.
  • The PathStar Access Server will serve as a migration path to the 7 R/E solutions, enabling a cost-effective transition to packet switching.
  • The 7 R/E Packet Driver will connect the public switched telephone network with various data networks, such as IP or ATM networks, allowing for the delivery of services such as Internet access and Internet telephony.
  • WIN Switching will employ Lucent's broadband access solutions as part of a core ATM network, enabling the delivery of high-bandwidth services to customers.

Sources:

  • WIN Switching, PRNewswire, "Lucent Technologies Awarded Contract to Build Converged Telecommunications Network"
  • Lucent Technologies, PRNewswire, "Lucent Technologies Awarded Contract to Build Converged Telecommunications Network"
  • Lucent Technologies, www.lucent.com, "About Lucent Technologies"