Lucent Technologies Forms Strategic Agreements with EMC, IBM, and Sun Microsystems to Speed Delivery of Internet Applications and Services

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Lucent Technologies has reached separate agreements with EMC Corporation, IBM, and Sun Microsystems to work together and enable an emerging generation of high-bandwidth service providers, called CyberCarriers, to speed the delivery of next-generation digital content, applications, and services to customers. CyberCarriers integrate high-performance Internet data centers with very high bandwidth optical backbone and wireless networks. "According to industry estimates, CyberCarriers are expected to spend $133 billion on professional services and data center and network infrastructure over the next three years," said Pat Russo, executive vice president and CEO of Lucent's Service Provider Networks business.

Key Takeaways:

  • Lucent has formed separate agreements with EMC Corporation, IBM, and Sun Microsystems to work together and enable CyberCarriers to speed the delivery of next-generation digital content, applications, and services to customers.
  • CyberCarriers integrate high-performance Internet data centers with very high bandwidth optical backbone and wireless networks.
  • Industry estimates suggest that CyberCarriers will spend $133 billion on professional services and data center and network infrastructure over the next three years.
  • Lucent and its partners will work together to develop and deliver software, server, storage, and networking products for use in CyberCarrier reference architecture.
  • The partnership will also establish joint interoperability and demonstration labs around the world to ensure that technology solutions meet the needs of CyberCarriers.
  • EMC, IBM, and Sun Microsystems will develop and deliver software, server, storage, and networking products to be used in the CyberCarrier reference architecture.
  • Lucent will certify these multi-vendor offerings to speed the deployment of integrated CyberCarrier solutions in the market.

Statistics:

  • CyberCarriers are expected to spend $133 billion on professional services and data center and network infrastructure over the next three years.
  • The partnership will establish joint interoperability and demonstration labs around the world, with the first lab being a $10 million facility reserved for CyberCarrier solutions at Lucent's Bell Labs in Holmdel, N.J.
  • The partnership will also see the development of software, server, storage, and networking products, with a focus on enabling CyberCarriers to deliver next-generation digital content, applications, and services.

Sources:

  • Lucent Technologies press release, "Lucent Technologies Forms Strategic Agreements with EMC Corporation, IBM, and Sun Microsystems" (June 5, 2000)
  • EMC Corporation press release, "EMC and Lucent Technologies Collaborate to Optimize CyberCarrier Solutions" (June 5, 2000)
  • IBM press release, "IBM and Lucent Technologies Collaborate to Deliver Solutions for CyberCarriers" (June 5, 2000)
  • Sun Microsystems press release, "Sun Microsystems and Lucent Technologies Collaborate to Deliver Carrier-Grade Networking Solutions" (June 5, 2000)