-- Ultra-broadband 100G technology will address ever-growing
demand for network capacity in Spain fueled by increased use of video and
cloud services
PARIS, Sept. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent
(Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Telefonica have today agreed to
deploy a 100 Gbps (gigabits-per second) optical network throughout
the north-west, eastern and southern regions of Spain.
Alcatel-Lucent's industry-leading 1830 Photonic Service Switch
(PSS) platform will be the key element of the network
transformation. It will enable Telefonica, one of the world's
largest telecommunications service providers, to improve the
capacity of its regional networks to meet rapidly growing consumer
and business demand for high-speed, ultra-broadband Internet
connectivity. This demand is being fuelled by the increasing
adoption of 4G LTE mobile wireless services in Spain, along with the use of cloud services
and growth of video-based data traffic.
Key Facts:
- Alcatel-Lucent is providing Telefonica Spain a DWDM solution
with integrated OTN switching and aggregation to support increasing
traffic created by video and cloud applications.
- The solution offered is based on converged 1830 PSS DWDM and
OTN technology and 1350 Optical Management System (OMS).
- The network has 8.8 Tbit/s of capacity and is ready to grow to
24 Tbit/s meaning that it will be able to transport the projected
enormous demands for mass video services.
- Alcatel-Lucent's 100 Gbps technology will provide Telefonica
with critical resiliency, as well as auto-restoration features
based on a GMPLS control plane in every regional domain to advance
reliability and uninterrupted quality of experience for
customers.
Quotes:
Roque Lozano, President
Alcatel-Lucent Spain, said: "Video is becoming an increasing
focus for Telefonica in Spain. That means capacity and
reliability are critical elements for its nationwide
infrastructure. With future video services and mass
high-definition video storage in the cloud, Telefonica needed the
most reliable and flexible technology available today.
Alcatel-Lucent's 100G solution has everything to take Telefonica to
the next level of its network transformation in Spain."
Additional Resources:
- Agile Optical Networking
- 400G Photonic Service Engine (website)
- Paving the way the world's first commercial 400G coherent
solution (video)
- Alcatel-Lucent 1830 PSS photo
About Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU)
We are 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, and to enterprises and institutions throughout the
world. Underpinning us 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 the Group and one of the world's foremost
technology research institutes, responsible for countless
breakthroughs that have shaped the networking and communications
industry. Our innovations have resulted in our Group 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". We have also been
recognized for innovation in sustainability, being named Industry
Group Leader in the 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 Group'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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