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Thursday, March 27, 2008
PTCL selects Alcatel-Lucent to deliver "Broadband Pakistan"
PARIS - March 26, 2008 -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced a multi-year agreement with Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) to deliver its broadband access solution, enabling PTCL to provide high-speed services throughout Pakistan.
Supporting PTCL’s nation-wide program branded “Broadband Pakistan”, Alcatel-Lucent will deploy 100,000 IP DSLAM lines throughout the country, including rural regions and outlying districts of urban centers. Alcatel-Lucent’s turnkey solution will be supported by network element management tools that include provisioning, fault management and disaster recovery. Alcatel-Lucent will also provide network integration services including project management, application/software integration, installation, deployment, and testing.
“Broadband Pakistan is a major initiative for PTCL and our country-wide deployment plans are very aggressive. As the leader in IP DSLAM solutions, Alcatel-Lucent is a strategic partner for us to support our ambitious business objectives and deliver best quality services to our customers,” said Walid Irshaid, President and CEO, PTCL.
“This agreement with PTCL demonstrates our strong commitment to support them in delivering innovative multimedia and Internet services as broadband further develops in this country,” said Frédéric Rose, President of Alcatel-Lucent’s activities in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Alcatel-Lucent will provide its 7302 solution which is part of the market-leading ISAM (Intelligent Services Access Manager) product family and its 5523 ADSL Workstation (AWS) for network element management.
Alcatel-Lucent’s ISAM product portfolio leads the DSLAM market with a cumulative market share of 41%, more than double its nearest competitor. With more than 180 customers deploying the ISAM product portfolio - including 80% of the top 20 DSLAM operators in the world - Alcatel-Lucent continues to be the undisputed leader in the DSLAM market.
About PTCL
With over 5.7 million customers, PTCL (a subsidiary of Etisalat Telecommunication Corporation), is the largest telecommunications provider in Pakistan. The company maintains a leading position in Pakistan as an infrastructure provider to other telecom operators and corporate customers of the country. PTCL has laid an Optical Fibre Access Network in the major metropolitan centres of Pakistan and local loop services have started to be modernized and upgraded from copper to an optical network. For more information, visit http://www.ptcl.com.pk
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprise and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
Contact the Alcatel-Lucent Press Office: press@alcatel-lucent.com
Supporting PTCL’s nation-wide program branded “Broadband Pakistan”, Alcatel-Lucent will deploy 100,000 IP DSLAM lines throughout the country, including rural regions and outlying districts of urban centers. Alcatel-Lucent’s turnkey solution will be supported by network element management tools that include provisioning, fault management and disaster recovery. Alcatel-Lucent will also provide network integration services including project management, application/software integration, installation, deployment, and testing.
“Broadband Pakistan is a major initiative for PTCL and our country-wide deployment plans are very aggressive. As the leader in IP DSLAM solutions, Alcatel-Lucent is a strategic partner for us to support our ambitious business objectives and deliver best quality services to our customers,” said Walid Irshaid, President and CEO, PTCL.
“This agreement with PTCL demonstrates our strong commitment to support them in delivering innovative multimedia and Internet services as broadband further develops in this country,” said Frédéric Rose, President of Alcatel-Lucent’s activities in Europe, Africa and Asia.
Alcatel-Lucent will provide its 7302 solution which is part of the market-leading ISAM (Intelligent Services Access Manager) product family and its 5523 ADSL Workstation (AWS) for network element management.
Alcatel-Lucent’s ISAM product portfolio leads the DSLAM market with a cumulative market share of 41%, more than double its nearest competitor. With more than 180 customers deploying the ISAM product portfolio - including 80% of the top 20 DSLAM operators in the world - Alcatel-Lucent continues to be the undisputed leader in the DSLAM market.
About PTCL
With over 5.7 million customers, PTCL (a subsidiary of Etisalat Telecommunication Corporation), is the largest telecommunications provider in Pakistan. The company maintains a leading position in Pakistan as an infrastructure provider to other telecom operators and corporate customers of the country. PTCL has laid an Optical Fibre Access Network in the major metropolitan centres of Pakistan and local loop services have started to be modernized and upgraded from copper to an optical network. For more information, visit http://www.ptcl.com.pk
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprise and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
Contact the Alcatel-Lucent Press Office: press@alcatel-lucent.com
