Dell'Oro Says Alcatel Doubles 2001Terrestrial Optical
Transport Market Share
Alcatel Only Vendor to Consistently Grow Its Market Share Throughout the Year, Ranking It Number One
in the Fourth Quarter of 2001
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2002-- Alcatel (NYSE:ALA - news) today announced it has more than doubled its market
share in the optical transport market, composed of dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) systems and Synchronous Digital
Hierarchy/Synchronous Optical Network (SDH/SONET) add-drop multiplexers, in 2001 according to Dell'Oro Group, a leading
telecom market research firm.
Alcatel was the only vendor to consistently increase market share throughout the year and consequently was ranked number one
in the fourth quarter of 2001, building on the success of its new-generation product offering.
According to the Dell'Oro Group report, Alcatel dominated the optical transport market in the fourth quarter of 2001 with 21.5
percent market share. This result represents a tremendous increase in the company's worldwide market share, compared with its 8.5
percent share in the fourth quarter of 2000.
``Dell'Oro's report reaffirms our remarkable success in terrestrial optical transport in 2001, more than doubling our market share in
one year and consistently growing our market share despite market slowdown,'' said Christian Reinaudo, president of Alcatel's
optics activities. ``Our new-generation products provide our customers with smooth migration from existing to future services, cost
optimization and long-term reliability. We have thereby reinforced our lead in Europe and Latin America, increased our presence in
Asia-Pacific, and made a breakthrough in the U.S.''
In 2001, Alcatel delivered more than 30,000 units of Alcatel's SDH optical multi-service node family to 135 operators, mostly for
metropolitan network applications. Alcatel also expanded the customer-base of its SONET add-drop multiplexers into the U.S.
backbone network service provider and utility service provider markets. In addition, Alcatel installed its DWDM products in 70
customers' networks around the world for backbone and metropolitan core network applications.
About Alcatel
Alcatel designs, develops and builds innovative and competitive communications networks, enabling carriers, service providers and
enterprises to deliver any type of content, such as voice, data and multimedia, to any type of consumer, anywhere in the world.
Relying on its leading and comprehensive products and solutions portfolio, stretching from end-to-end optical infrastructures, fixed
and mobile networks to broadband access, Alcatel's customers can focus on optimizing their service offerings and revenue streams.
With sales of Euro 25 billion in 2001 and 99,000 employees, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information,
www.alcatel.com.
About Dell'Oro Group
Dell'Oro Group is a market research firm that specializes in strategic competitive analysis in the networking industry. Their quarterly
reports and five-year forecasts offer detailed quantitative information on revenues, port and/or unit shipments, and average selling
prices as it relates to markets and vendors. Using rigorous analysis and validation processes that are unmatched in the market
research industry, their goal is to provide accurate and timely data to help ensure their customers' success. For more information,
www.delloro.com.
Contact:
Alcatel
Jamie Horton, 707/792-7843
Jamie.horton@alcatel.com
or
Alcatel Investor Relations
Claire Pedini, 33 1 40 76 13 93
claire.pedini@alcatel.com
or
Peter Campbell, 972/519-4347
Peter.campbell@alcatel.com
or
Alcatel Industry Analyst Relations
Julie Buckley, 707/792-7820
Julie.buckley@alcatel.com |
