Alcatel-Lucent today announced it has been selected by Vodafone Portugal
for the implementation of a triple play-capable network solution to provide
DSL- based services. In the first phase of the three-year frame agreement,
Vodafone Portugal will leverage the Alcatel-Lucent solution to provide high
quality broadband services including high speed Internet and voice to
residential customers, in what is the first wireline broadband network for
the operator.
Vodafone Portugal has deployed Alcatel-Lucent's TPSDA (triple play
service delivery architecture) that combines access and subscriber service
delivery into an integrated DSL solution, as well as its next generation
converged solutions. The Alcatel-Lucent TPSDA will enable Vodafone Portugal
to deliver on its customers' total communications needs by complementing
its existing mobile services portfolio with wireline-based high quality
interactive services.
"Implementing a DSL network based on state of the art broadband and
converged solutions was key to adapt our offerings to meet changing and
more demanding customer needs," said Miguel Martins, Vodafone Portugal's
Chief Technology Officer. "At Vodafone Portugal, we are committed to
offering our customers over-the-top communication experiences. For this we
rely on Alcatel- Lucent's experience and leadership in the wireline and
convergence markets to deliver the highest quality, most advanced DSL
services to our customers."
"Being able to provide the network framework, technology elements and
global deployment expertise to help Vodafone Portugal realize its strategic
vision for market growth and network transformation is of particular
importance to Alcatel-Lucent," said Olivier Picard, President of Alcatel-
Lucent's Europe & South activities. "The frame agreement confirms Alcatel-
Lucent as the partner of choice for operators in their strategic
transformation projects."
Alcatel-Lucent has supplied its Intelligent Services Access Manager
(the industry's most deployed IP access platform for triple play), and its
Network Analyser and Home Network Management solution (for the management
of devices deployed in customer homes and businesses). It has also deployed
its next generation Service Router along with the Service Aware Manager and
the Access Gateway Controller.
Alcatel-Lucent has unparalleled experience in the deployment of end-to
end-triple play network transformation projects worldwide and is currently
involved in more than 40 triple play projects and more than 40 network
transformation projects worldwide. In addition to voice and data services,
Alcatel-Lucent's innovative and interactive Triple Play/IPTV applications
enable the use of a TV set connected over the broadband network as a unique
device for blending entertainment and communication (including TV,
Video-on- Demand, web browsing, communication control, interactive voting,
user generated content and media share).
Alcatel-Lucent is the uncontested market leader in broadband access
with more than 133 million DSL lines shipped to date and a 41% market share
according to industry analyst firm Dell'Oro. According to Ovum-RHK,
Alcatel- Lucent was #2 in the IP/MPLS Edge market segment in Q4 2006, with
19% market share.
Source: Alcatel-Lucent
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