France Telecom chooses Alcatel for new service to residential Internet users
France Telecom Internet Call Waiting service is based on Alcatel's 5020 Softswitch and
Alcatel Open Service Platform for IN applications
Hanover, March 13, 2002 - Alcatel (Paris : CGEP.PA and NYSE : ALA), leader in voice,
packet and mobile technologies, announces that it has signed a contract to provide France
Telecom with a network solution to enable the operator to launch its Internet Call Waiting
service (ICW) for residential customers throughout France. This next-generation multimedia
solution is based on the combination of the Alcatel 5020 Softswitch and Alcatel IN solutions
running on OSP (Open Service Platform) for network applications.
The ICW service allows Internet surfers, connected to France Telecom's PSTN or ISDN
network, to be notified about an incoming call and to access the call either on their telephone
line or by forwarding it to a second line, or having it delivered to their computer using Voice
over IP or diverted to their unified messaging system.
For Ludwig De Maeyer, Alcatel's president for Voice Network activities, "Alcatel's Softswitch
and OSP based network applications are major components of our next-generation network
portfolio, enabling service providers to offer new services for both existing voice networks and
emerging next-generation integrated voice and data networks."
The Alcatel 5020 Softswitch is a carrier-class, scalable and flexible platform enabling
advanced NGN applications and services thanks to its open Application Programming
Interface (called OPSI - Open Call API). The Alcatel OSP Network Applications provides IN
solutions which allows service providers and third-parties to develop services on top of the
Alcatel 5020 Softswitch.
About Alcatel NGN portfolio
Alcatel's Next Generation Network convergence portfolio comprises a complete range of
softswitch and gateway offerings designed to help service providers seamlessly transition to the
converged voice/data network. The portfolio also includes network applications such as
Intelligent Network, Messaging and Multimedia portal solutions for voice, data and video
converging markets on both fixed and mobile networks. Whether the service provider desires to
add voice services to the data network or offload data from the voice network, Alcatel has the
experience and proven product family to enable service providers to offer revenue-generating,
value-added services and minimize their capital expenditures. The solution portfolio
comprises Internet offload solutions, toll/tandem, local public and business access solutions for
voice services, as well as advanced multimedia 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.
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