Alcatel Garners Biggest Multiservice WAN Market Share Gain
According to Dell'Oro Report
Industry-Leading Platforms Enable Alcatel to Outperform Market in 2001
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2002--Alcatel (NYSE: ALA - news) made the biggest multiservice wide area network
(WAN) market share gain in 2001 based on port shipments, according to Dell'Oro Group.
Alcatel showed significant momentum in 2001, rising to number-two position in the second half of the year. Of the top three
vendors, Alcatel was the only company to increase its market share for the year.
Alcatel's multiservice WAN portfolio includes the Alcatel 7670 Routing Switch Platform (RSP), 7470 Multiservice Platform and
7270 Multiservice Concentrator. Highlights of the year included contract announcements with Deutsche Telekom, Telekom
Austria, Bell Canada, Guangdong Corporation, and Belgacom, and the launch of Alcatel 7670 RSP Release 2. With this latest
release, the Alcatel 7670 RSP outpaces the competition by delivering in-service scalability up to 450 Gb/s in addition to
multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) and support of low-speed multiservice data interfaces.
``Our continued commitment to development in this critical multiservice WAN market segment is reflected in our 2001 success,'' said
Michel Rahier, president of Alcatel's Broadband Networking Division. ``These results validate our strategy of offering
capex-optimized network growth, investment protection via multiprotocol integration, and enhanced delivery of profitable services
to carriers worldwide.''
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
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
Contact:
Alcatel
Media: Jamie Horton, 707/792-7843
Jamie.horton@alcatel.com
Industry Analyst Relations: Julie Buckley, 707/792-7820
Julie.buckley@alcatel.com
Investor Relations: Peter Campbell, 972/519-4347
Peter.campbell@alcatel.com
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