Qu‚becTel Deploys Newbridge DSL Solution to Meet
Provincewide Demand for Multiple, Value-Added Voice and
Data Services
MAY 15, 2000
RIMOUSKI, QUBEC--Cost-Effective Solution Enables Delivery of
Profitable, High Speed Services and Applications to Businesses
Provincewide
Newbridge Networks (NYSE: NN; TSE: NNC) today announced that
Qu‚becTel, one of the province's largest telecommunications
carriers, is deploying the Newbridge(r) Networks digital
subscriber line (DSL) solution throughout the province of Qu‚bec.
The deployment will significantly extend Qu‚becTel's customer
reach and enable it to meet provincewide demand for multiple,
value-added voice and data services and applications.
Using this highly scalable, cost-effective solution, Qu‚becTel
will deliver profitable, high speed services to its small and
medium-sized businesses and residential customers, including
Internet protocol virtual private networks (IP-VPNs), voice over
DSL (VoDSL) and high speed Internet access.
"We were seeking a highly scalable, standards-based solution that
would protect our existing network investment, yet provide us with
the flexibility to evolve our network to meet both our customers'
immediate and long term communications requirements," said Rock
Scully, division director, technology and network development,
Qu‚becTel.
"Newbridge Networks spent considerable time discussing and
understanding our stringent and unique requirements. Selecting
Newbridge, the only vendor to offer a complete, end-to-end, fully
managed networking solution, was the logical choice."
"Qu‚becTel is a long-standing Newbridge customer and a company
that shares our commitment to providing customers with superior
quality service," said Kieron Dowling, vice president of sales,
Newbridge Networks. "We are delighted to be providing the company
with a solution that enables them to meet customer demand for a
myriad of next generation, converged voice and data services."
"Not only is Newbridge providing leading-edge technology, it is
offering unmatched network and service management capabilities --
a winning combination that we believe will strongly position
Qu‚becTel to sustain success in today's highly competitive
marketplace," he added.
The Newbridge 350 Integrated Versatile Services Node (IVSN) access
platform is the industry's first multiservice asynchronous
transfer mode (ATM)-based platform. It enables service providers
such as Qu‚becTel to support both current voice and data service
offerings, as well as offer a rich selection of new, and future
Internet protocol (IP) services. The solution is being seamlessly
integrated into Qu‚becTel's existing core ATM network
infrastructure, which will result in considerable cost savings.
Qu‚becTel's DSL network will be managed end-to-end by the industry
leading MainStreetXpress(tm) 46020 Network Manager.
About Qu‚becTel
Qu‚becTel Group, through its various subsidiaries, offers a
complete range of local, long-distance and mobile telephone
services, as well as diversified products and services in the
information technologies sector, and content to business
enterprises and consumers throughout the province. With total
investments exceeding $900 million and a workforce of nearly 2,200
employees, Qu‚becTel Group owns and operates a state-of-the-art
infrastructure representing the second largest telecommunications
system in the province of Qu‚bec.
About Newbridge Networks
Newbridge Networks designs, manufactures, markets and services
wide area networking solutions for service providers in more than
100 countries. On February 23, 2000, Newbridge entered into a
definitive agreement to be acquired by Alcatel, a world leader in
end-to-end voice and data communications solutions systems.
Alcatel's leadership in broadband access combined with the
Newbridge leadership in ATM/MPLS/IP switched routing will make it
one of the top players in the next generation networking market
with complete, end-to-end communication solutions. Current
Newbridge customers include the world's 350 largest
telecommunications service providers. The Company employs more
than 6,000 people on six continents. News and information are
available at www.newbridge.com.
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