Doug, how big is France Telecom?
biz.yahoo.com
Thursday September 23, 8:11 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
France Telecom Selects Newbridge Networks for National Multiservice ATM
Network: Newbridge Solution to Deliver a Broad Range of Services to France
Telecom Customers
KANATA, CANADA/PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 1999--
Newbridge Networks (NYSE:NN - news; TSE:NNC. - news) today announced that
France Telecom, the world's fifth-largest telecommunications service provider,
has selected the high-capacity Newbridge(r) MainStreetXpress(tm)
multiservice, multi-access asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) platform
to build France's broadband multiservice ATM network. Many hundreds of the
industry-leading MainStreetXpress 36170 Multiservices Switch will be deployed
in the initial three years of the contract. Beginning in October, France
Telecom will begin to offer an extensive range of ATM-embeded services to its
customers within France and beyond its boarders over its global network.
The ATM network comprises the industry-leading MainStreetXpress 36170 Multiservices Switch -
the largest selling ATM switch in the industry - and the
MainStreetXpress 46020 Network Manager. The Newbridge solution enables France Telecom
to deliver high-speed services with guaranteed quality of
service (QoS). The network will support voice, data, Internet protocol (IP)
and multimedia service offerings, including virtual private networks (VPNs),
frame relay, permanent virtual circuit (PVC) and
switched virtual circuit (SVC)-based native cell relay services.
The network also supports Internet access,
broadcast quality video and high-speed local area network (LAN) interconnection.
``Newbridge is delighted to be working with France Telecom on this global network,'
said Alan Lutz, president and chief operating officer, Newbridge
Networks. ``France Telecom's investment in the Newbridge solution confirms our position
as the leading provider of broadband, multiservice, multi-access
ATM networks throughout the world.'
Installed in the networks of more than 350 service providers worldwide,
the MainStreetXpress 36170 Multiservices Switch provides a broad range of
interfaces and service offerings. These include native cell relay, circuit emulation
for advanced private line services, voice-over-frame relay and ATM,
IP-based virtual private line services, digital subscriber line (xDSL),
and broadband wireless services.
The MainStreetXpress 46020 Network Manager provides end-to-end network
and service management. It permits network and service management across
multiple technologies including, IP, ATM, frame relay and time division multiplexing (TDM).
It also enables service providers to adapt their networks as the
needs of their customers evolve, allowing them to quickly introduce new services.
The 46020 Network Manager's high scalability means it can support and
manage more than 250,000 service connections and permit more than
255 operators to monitor and manage the network at the same time.
France Telecom, one of the world's leading telecommunications carriers,
has operations in more than 50 countries and 24.6 billion euros in 1998 revenues.
It provides businesses and consumers with a full range of services, including local,
long-distance and international telephony, as well as data, wireless,
Internet, cable-TV and value-added services. France Telecom is listed on the
Paris Bourse and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: FTE - news).
Newbridge Networks designs, manufactures, markets and services wide area
networking solutions for Internet service providers; local, long-distance, and
wireless communications companies; cable television carriers; and corporate
customers in more than 100 countries. The Company leverages its relationship
with a growing family of Newbridge Affiliate companies and strategic alliances
with numerous other networking companies to deliver complete, end-to-end
solutions. Newbridge customers include the world's 350 largest telecommunications
service providers and more than 10,000 corporations, government
organizations and other institutions. Founded in 1986, the Company employs
more than 6,000 people on six continents. News and information are available at
www.newbridge.com.
------------------------
Message #15728 from Doug at Dec 14 1999 5:41PM
Z.O: I respect your views on ATM.
However in the same time frame NN tanked, IP Routers did exceedingly well and IPO's making IP Terrabit routers took off. Surely if ATM
was that hot we would have
seen IPO's based on IP/ATM. I have not seen any.
The fact is that our ATM stock NN is down during a peak in ATM technology. I would like to see the market(thru NN) respond to your
claims. That will be the best
proof that IP/ATM is still the protocol of choice for the Carriers. |
