China Telecom selects Alcatel-Lucent to introduce a variety of new multimedia services for subscribers in six provinces; Alcatel-Lucent’s IMS Solution to bring IP-basedvoice, video and Web services to 120 million customers at home, in theiroffices or on the go
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Mon July 4, 2011 6:53 AM
Paris, -- ChinaTelecom , a leading Chinese fixed and mobile operator, has selectedAlcatel-Lucent (ALU) to deliver multimedia services tosubscribers in Shanghai, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Xinjiang and Sichuanprovinces. By converging different types of "media" -- voice, video, and otherdata services -- over a common IP platform, China Telecom will be able to bringa growing range of interesting and useful services to more than 120 millionconsumers and business users.
This contract, won by Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell -- Alcatel-Lucent'sflagship company in China -- is the first commercial deployment of IMS (IPMultimedia Subsystem) technology for China Telecom, and builds on a successfultrial in Shanghai and Shandong provinces. This project will play a significantrole in helping China Telecom evolve its network from its legacy system -- knownas a PSTN -- to an all-IP infrastructure that operates on the principles of theInternet, making it much easier and less costly to operate.
"This project with Alcatel-Lucent, our first large-scale commercialdeployment of IMS, is a critical step in our transformation to a much moreflexible, cost effective all-IP network," said XU Sui, Deputy General Managerof Network Development Dept.in China Telecom. "The world ofcommunications is moving to more video, more streamed content from the web,more personalized services -- we are building a network for this new world."
Already the country's biggest fixed network operator, China Telecom hasexperienced dramatic growth in its mobile business and is seeking to expand allof its services to all subscribers. Alcatel-Lucent's IMS Solution willenable China Telecom to unify communications across fixed, mobile and the web,as well as ensuring it remains secure. These capabilities include: voice,video-conferencing, multimedia ringback tones, IP Centrex, SIP Pushsystem, CDMAAnchoring, and terminal management.
In addition, China Telecom and Alcatel-Lucent will work together to developadvanced services, including unified network address book, presence, multimediainstant messaging (including SMS, text and video) and image sharing..
"The successful China Telecom trial and commercial deployment of our IMSsolution in one of the world's largest markets, demonstrates that we cansupport the most demanding, fastest-growing operators," said RajeevSingh-Molares, president of Alcatel-Lucent's activities in Asia-Pacific. "We are ideally positioned to meet the growing appetite for multimedia servicesand universal access in this part of the world."
Alcatel-Lucent is a global leader in providing IMS solutions to serviceproviders, with more than 90 deployments worldwide. It is also ranked #1in IMS VoIP subscriber market share.
About China Telecom
China Telecom Corporation Limited is the world's largest wirelinetelecommunications and broadband services provider and the world's largest CDMAmobile operator. Serving as a full services integrated information serviceoperator, China Telecom provides basic telecommunications services, such aswireline telecommunications services and mobile telecommunications services,and value-added telecommunications services, such as Internet access servicesand information services in the PRC. As of the end of March 2011, the Companyhas wireline access lines in service of about 173 million, wireline broadbandsubscribers of over 66 million and mobile subscribers of more than 100 million.The Company's H shares and American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") are listed onThe Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and the New York Stock Exchange,respectively.
About Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU)
The long-trusted partner of service providers, enterprises,strategic industries and governments around the world, Alcatel-Lucent is aleader in mobile, fixed, IP and Optics technologies, and a pioneer inapplications and services. Alcatel-Lucent includes Bell Labs, one of theworld's foremost centres of research and innovation in communicationstechnology.
With operations in more than 130 countries and one of the mostexperienced global services organizations in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is alocal partner with global reach.
The Company achieved revenues of Euro 16 billion in 2010and is incorporated in France and headquartered in Paris.
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