PARIS, March 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon
Wireless is to deploy Alcatel-Lucent's (Euronext Paris and
NYSE: ALU) advanced data management platform throughout
its network, helping to support the carrier's LTE expansion.
The Alcatel-Lucent Subscriber Data Manager (SDM), part of the
company's IMS Subsystem portfolio of technologies designed to
enable rich multimedia applications, will help support the
expansion of Verizon's LTE services by centralizing multiple
application databases.
The deployment continues the role Alcatel-Lucent plays in the
expansion of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network, for which the
company was named a key supplier for the IMS portion when the
network was originally launched.
Key Facts:
- Verizon Wireless has selected Alcatel-Lucent's SDM to help
manage data traffic as the 4G LTE network continues to grow.
- SDM is part of Alcatel-Lucent's IMS (Internet Protocol
Multimedia Subsystem) portfolio and will help centralize multiple
individual databases across Verizon's 4G LTE and 3G networks.
- Verizon has chosen a comprehensive subscriber data management
solution that also includes Alcatel-Lucent's SDM, Motive
Authentication, Authorization and Accounting Server, Centralized
Operations Manager, and SDM Expert products as well as the VoLTE
feature set.
- Alcatel-Lucent was named as a key IMS supplier for Verizon
Wireless' 4G LTE network when it was announced in 2009 and has been
providing multiple IMS services since that time.
- Working with Verizon Wireless to efficiently and cost
effectively support network performance through IMS is aligned with
The Shift Plan, the industrial strategy to reposition
Alcatel-Lucent as a specialist vendor of IP Networking and
Ultra-Broadband Access
Quotes:
Mike Haberman, Vice
President-Network Technology, said: "As Verizon Wireless
continues to grow, we are focused on operating our network as
efficiently as possible. Savings in power consumption,
footprint reduction and simplified network operation and
maintenance also are critical. Alcatel-Lucent's SDM supports
these goals."
Steve Marino, Vice President
of Alcatel-Lucent's Verizon Customer Team, said:
"Alcatel-Lucent has enjoyed a longstanding relationship that dates
back to the inception of Verizon Wireless. We know the
network. That Verizon Wireless selected our SDM to help
streamline network operations speaks highly of their confidence in
our technology, capabilities and experience."
About Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE:
ALU)
Alcatel-Lucent is at the
forefront of global communications, providing products and
innovations in IP and cloud networking, as well as ultra-broadband
fixed and wireless access to service providers and their customers,
enterprises and institutions throughout the
world.
Underpinning Alcatel-Lucent in driving the
industrial transformation from voice telephony to high-speed
digital delivery of data, video and information is Bell Labs, an integral part of Alcatel-Lucent
and one of the world's foremost technology research institutes,
responsible for countless breakthroughs that have shaped the
networking and communications industry. Alcatel-Lucent innovations
have resulted in the company being recognized by Thomson Reuters as
a Top 100 Global Innovator, as well as being named by MIT
Technology Review as amongst 2012's Top 50 "World's Most Innovative
Companies". Alcatel-Lucent has also been recognized for innovation
in sustainability, being named Industry Group Leader for Technology
Hardware & Equipment sector in the 2013 Dow Jones
Sustainability Indices review for making global communications more
sustainable, affordable and accessible, all in pursuit of the
company's mission to realize the potential of a connected
world.
With revenues of Euro 14.4
billion in 2013, Alcatel-Lucent is listed on the
Paris and New York stock exchanges (Euronext and NYSE:
ALU). The company is incorporated in France and headquartered in Paris.
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