CHINA!!!!
Shanghai Bell, Alcatel and Ascend Communications,
Inc. Announce Partnership
Business Wire - July 10, 1997 09:01
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SHANGHAI, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 1997-- Shanghai Bell, Alcatel and
Ascend Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASND) announced today a partnership where
Shanghai Bell will offer Ascend and Alcatel remote access equipment to the China Market.
In a partnership deal that could support several million Internet subscribers over a three year
period, Shanghai Bell, who is majority owned by the MPT, will market, promote and support
carrier grade access solutions for Internet applications. The products include Alcatel's
A1000ADSL and Ascend's MAX and MAX TNT WAN access switches, and the Ascend
GRF family of high performance IP switches.
Shanghai Bell will offer these products as part of its total offering of full range carrier services
and products including powerful network and service management.
Xu Zhi Qun, deputy general manager of Shanghai Bell, said, "We looked at all of the major
Internet access products on the market and Ascend's MAX and TNT family are the clear
leaders in this field. Its carrier class architecture provides the highest quality Internet access
services. In addition, Ascend is a clear leader in the field of virtual private networking."
"Alcatel's DMT-based ADSL has been endorsed by many carriers world wide. Its
standards-based architecture has proven to be flexible. In particular, we liked the ATM
interface, and the fact that it is proven."
Dr. Martin De Prycker, vice president Access Systems Division of Alcatel, said, "This is an
important milestone in our longstanding relationship with Shanghai Bell. The Internet is growing
rapidly in China and Shanghai Bell is quick to realize the potential of this market segment.
They are already the leader in the Carrier voice switching business in China and with the trend
toward multimedia over IP and high speed services, this will strengthen its position in this very
important market through the synergy between the voice and data markets."
Curtis Sanford, senior vice president, international of Ascend Communications, said, "The
relationship with Alcatel, formed last year, has been extremely successful for both parties in
the provisioning of carrier Internet solutions. The agreement with Shanghai Bell brings the
Ascend/Alcatel relationship to the China Market. Ascend has enhanced its products for the
China market and has established itself as the leader in Internet access for this market. With
the combined strength of Shanghai Bell, Alcatel and Ascend, I believe that we can assist
China in their continued advance in the information age."
Ascend Communications, Inc. develops, manufactures and sells wide area networking
solutions for telecommunications carriers, Internet service providers and corporate customers
worldwide. For more information about Ascend and its products, please visit the Ascend web
site at ascend.com , or e-mail info@ascend.com .
Ascend is headquartered at One Ascend Plaza, 1701 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda CA
94502. Phone 800/ASCEND4; Fax 510/814-2300
Alcatel, part of Alcatel Alsthom, is a worldwide company, currently working with partners in
over 125 countries on projects which span the full spectrum of communications systems. With
about 87,000 employees in the telecommunication sector, Alcatel is a system integrator in the
telecommunications field. It manufactures advanced digital switches, transmission systems,
broadband products, access products, radio mobile communication systems, business
systems, systems and products for space and defense, and components. In 1995, these
activities registered total sales of FF 66.9 billion.
The Shanghai Bell Telephone Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd is a leading manufacturer and
supplier of telecommunications equipment in the People's Republic in China. It is majority
owned by the China Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. Shanghai Bell has sales and
support offices throughout China. Its primary market is to the provential Postal and
Telecommunications Authorities and other government carrier organizations. |
