Terra Telecom Selects Alcatel to Provide IP-based
Convergence Technologies to Enterprise Customers
throughout the Midwest
Alcatel further strengthens convergence channel strategies in North America with new business partner
TULSA, Okla. & CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2000-- Alcatel (NYSE:ALA - news) and Terra Telecom, the
leading telecom business solutions provider to Oklahoma and the surrounding states, today announced an agreement in which
Terra Telecom will sell and support Alcatel's OmniPCX 4400 IP-based PBX and a complete line of Alcatel's enterprise convergence
technologies.
With over 3,000 established customers, Terra Telecom specializes in providing businesses with a wide range of voice and data
services including local dial tone, long distance service, voice messaging and T-1 Internet access. The agreement with Alcatel allows
the company to significantly expand its portfolio of convergence technologies and market to companies that have network
environments with multiple locations such as schools and government properties.
``With Terra Telecom's rate of growth, we plan to expand our sales channels beyond Oklahoma to Arkansas, Texas, Kansas and
Missouri. Many customers in these areas will expect us to launch their first IP-based network,'' said Jerry McCart, president of Terra
Telecom. ``What makes us so excited about the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 is that it is a full-fledged PBX that supports IP connections
as well as analog and digital connections. The OmniPCX 4400 platform allows users to migrate to IP at their own pace, at the same
time, enjoying the rich feature set of a traditional PBX.''
``Terra Telecom has established themselves as a foremost provider of both e-business and telecommunications services. Since both
Alcatel and Terra Telecom have such aggressive convergence strategies, they are an invaluable addition to our North American
Business Partner Program,'' said Sergio Gemo, Alcatel vice president, channel sales. We look forward to a successful rollout of
Alcatel's Omni family of voice and data products in all the markets they serve.``
The OmniPCX 4400
The OmniPCX 4400 is the world's most advanced IP-based voice communications system. Based on a client/server UNIX
architecture, the OmniPCX 4400 includes scalability from 50 to 50,000 users, innovative Reflexes telephone handsets, 99.999
percent reliability, one-number mobility, unified messaging, voice-over IP networking with quality of service management, and
comprehensive network management. Internet Telephony Expo 2000 Best of Show award winner.
About Terra Telecom
Founded in 1980, Terra Telecom is an interconnect telecommunications company specializing in a wide range of voice and data
telecommunication services and products. Headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Terra Telecom provides businesses with best-in-class
telephone and telecommunications equipment and services.
About Alcatel
Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and
new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees and sales of $26 billion (EURO $23 billion)
in 1999, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: alcatel.com
Contact:
Alcatel, Calabasas
Monica Li, 818/878-5389
monica.li@ind.alcatel.com
Ed Essa, 818/878-5472
ed.essa@ind.alcatel.com |
