| Portugal Telecom selects Alcatel-Lucent to expand network to deliver new broadband solutions |
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The FINANCIAL -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) on July 28 announced it has signed a major three-year agreement with Portugal Telecom to extend the capacity of its IP/MPLS network to support existing and new services to its growing customer base.
Leveraging Alcatel-Lucent ’s High Leverage NetworkTM (HLN) architecture, PT will evolve its converged IP/MPLS network to support new video rich content and data services.
The architecture will leverage an all-IP network layered with embedded intelligence and application awareness that improves the end-users experience as well as PT’s ability to bring new services to market more efficiently. The platform will also enable Portugal Telecom to implement 100 Gigabit Ethernet, L2/L3 mobile backhaul and IPv6 services that will guarantee available bandwidth and an expanded address space to ensure the smooth introduction of the most sophisticated services.
“The growing popularity of video content brings new business opportunities, but also requires a thoughtful transformation of the network,” said Alfredo Baptista, CTO of Portugal Telecom. “The evolution of the existing network architecture and the full support of IPv6 and 100G, with Alcatel-Lucent ’s innovative approach, will give us the flexibility to cope with the growing demand for today’s services and the capacity to offer exciting new services to meet our customer’s needs in the future.”
“Portugal Telecom has a strong commitment to innovation and transformation of the services they provide to their customers,” said Adolfo Hernandez, President of Alcatel-Lucent in EMEA. “With our High Leverage Network architecture we can work together with Portugal Telecom to transform their network, enhance their business and deliver new services in the most cost-effective way.”
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