PARIS, France, Oct. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- China Telecom,
China Unicom and China Mobile – the three biggest
telecommunications service providers in China – have each
chosen the 7950 XRS (Extensible Routing System) from Alcatel-Lucent
(Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) for their IP-based core networking
needs in order to meet rapidly accelerating demand for fixed and
mobile broadband access in the nation of almost 1.4 billion
people.
The 7950 XRS core router is the 'traffic cop' that directs data
traffic at the heart of an IP network, handling multiple Terabits
of data per second. The system, which offers industry-unique
benefits in space saving and energy efficiency, provides operators
with up to five times the data capacity of other core routers on
the market.
China is anticipating massive
growth of data and video in the coming years for residential and
enterprise customers due to increasing demand for high-definition
content, on-demand viewing, multi-screen delivery, the widespread
use of smart-phones and tablets and the rapid adoption of cloud
applications.
The first scale commercial deployments of the 7950 XRS in
China will enable China Telecom,
China Unicom and China Mobile, to address this expected explosion
of demand for capacity over the next five years, as well as
supporting the operators' contributions to China's national 'Broadband China'
strategy.
The selection of the 7950 XRS is the result of a recent central
bidding process for IP core routers. The deployments will mark the
first scale commercial use of the system in China.
Key Facts:
- In the China Telecom 2014 400G-enabled core router central bid,
Alcatel-Lucent successfully secured Jiangsu province and Shanghai city, two areas with the highest
demand for network traffic, out of the five bidding areas.
- In the China Unicom 2014 all Ethernet core router central bid,
Alcatel-Lucent was selected as the sole supplier.
- Alcatel-Lucent was also selected as the sole supplier for the
China Mobile 2014 high-performance Ethernet router central
bid.
- Alcatel-Lucent's 7950 XRS core router directs the data traffic
at the heart of a network, handling multiple Terabits of data per
second and providing up to five times the capacity of other core
routers on the market.
- The7950 XRS system delivers significant operational cost
savings by reducing requirements for physical footprint and power
consumption, requiring only a single watt to switch a Gigabit per
second worth of traffic. The 7950 XRS can save on reduced footprint
and power costs by 50 percent over a five-year period of network
growth.
- The 7950 XRS is based on Alcatel-Lucent's Service Router
Operating System (SROS) which is the foundation for a consistent,
simplified and reliable operating environment across
Alcatel-Lucent's entire IP portfolio.
Quote:
Michel Combes, CEO of
Alcatel-Lucent said: "These first scale commercial deployments
in China of the world's most
powerful core router will provide China Telecom, China Unicom and
China Mobile, with the increased capacity needed to meet internet
service demand in the world's largest market. The experience gained
in China will lay a solid
foundation for future deployments of the 7950 XRS across the entire
region of APAC."
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