TELUS Confirms Alcatel Platform as the Standard for Its
Broadband Infrastructure Alcatel Broadband Solutions keep
TELUS ahead of explosive traffic growth
BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--JANUARY 10, 2001 - 12:27 EST
Alcatel (NYSE:ALA)(PARIS:CGEP.PA) today
announced that TELUS has confirmed Alcatel's platform will be the
standard from which the telecommunications company intends to
launch its next generation broadband network.
TELUS will deploy Alcatel's industry leading 7670 Routing Switch
Platform (RSP) throughout their core backbone, greatly expanding
the switching capacity of their Canadian broadband network
infrastructure.
"TELUS has always been first to the market with the right
broadband solution, and Alcatel has been instrumental in our
success," says Roy Osing, executive vice president, TELUS, and
president, TELUS Advanced Communications. "We count on them for
fully scalable and reliable products that at the same time
simplify our network architecture and position us for the
introduction of additional innovative services in the future."
As one of Canada's largest telecommunications companies, TELUS
already relies on Alcatel's DSL and broadband switching solutions
-- the Alcatel 7470 Multiservice Platform (MSP) and the Alcatel
7350 ASAM (ASAM) -- to meet the exploding demand for high speed
Internet access. With the first deployment of the Alcatel 7670s in
Calgary and Vancouver, TELUS will be able to deliver consumer
Internet, business enhanced data, and wholesale ISP services with
increased efficiency and cost effectiveness to their customers
across Canada.
"Today's broadband products need to be designed with a firm eye on
future needs and capabilities," says Hubert de Pesquidoux,
President and CEO for Alcatel Canada. "Alcatel products evolve
with these fast changing times, enabling our customers to support
ever increasing requirements for greater speed connectivity and
the highest possible performance."
About the Alcatel 7670 RSP
The Alcatel 7670 RSP, the latest addition to Alcatel's broadband
services portfolio, is a next generation multiprotocol switch that
integrates ATM (asynchronous transfer mode), MPLS (multiprotocol
label switching), and IP (Internet protocol). It can support up to
500,000 connections, with 3,000 calls per second, and offers
traffic capacity from 50 Gb/s to 450 Gb/s. The 7670s protocols and
interfaces can be added on an as needed basis without impact to
existing services. The Alcatel 7670 is managed by Alcatel's award
winning network management system.
About TELUS
TELUS Corporation (NYSE:TU)(TSE:T)(TSE:T.A) is one of Canada's
leading telecommunications companies providing a full range of
communications products and services that connect Canadians to the
world. The company generated $5.9 billion in revenues in 1999 and
is the leading service provider in Western Canada. TELUS also
provides voice, data, Internet, advertising and wireless services
to Central and Eastern Canada. With the purchase of QuebecTel and
national digital wireless company Clearnet Communications Inc.,
TELUS is rapidly strengthening its position as a leading national
service provider. For more information about TELUS, visit
www.telus.com.
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 EURO 23 billion in 1999, Alcatel
operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit
Alcatel on the Internet: alcatel.com |
