e-Bill re: IP/ATM switch
"By the Fall of 2000, Alcatel and Newbridge had yet to produce a next-generation switch capable
of combining frame relay, IP, ATM, SS7 signaling, voice services, and an integrated Sonet
add-drop multiplexer."
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Newbridge has been shiping IP/ATM switch (50 Gig) before merger last year.
Now they are shipping to FT,BT,SBC etc. contracts.
So article is not right.
May be they need to gain some technology, and in this case would be class 5 switch substitution.
ALA 7667 IP/ATM platform can do everthing, including lcass 4, but not class 5, so aquisition is logical.
see this for example:
Alcatel Switches will Provide the Muscle Behind BT's
Broadband Services
Paris, October 26, 2000 -- Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) has won a multi-phased
order with an estimated value of Euro 200 million from its channel partner Marconi, to provide BT
with the Alcatel 7670 Routing Switch Platform (RSP). The 7670 RSP will be installed at the very
heart of BT's Multiservice Intranet Platform (MSIP), where it will aggregate and switch traffic from
Internet, dial services, and traffic from BT's ADSL and broadband leased-line networks. As a result
of a separate and earlier contract, Alcatel is also a key provider of BT's ADSL technology, including
central office lines and modems.
Pearse Flynn, President of Alcatel's Carrier Networking Group, said: "We're doing exactly what we
said we would when we re-launched Alcatel's vision post the Newbridge acquisition. We are going
after the world's premier service providers -both incumbent and new generation -who already have
Alcatel broadband gear at the edge or the core of their networks, and selling them the complete
end-to-end solution. This takes BT's MSIP to the cutting edge of functionality and scalabily needed
for the rapidly expanding broadband services market. Having best-in-class products in every
position helps a lot. This deal reaffirms our belief that Alcatel solutions will capture, aggregate and
switch the lion's share of the world's broadband traffic."
As an example of the broadband services powered by Alcatel, BT has set out to provide home and
business Internet users in the UK with an ultra-fast and content-rich Internet service. Users benefit from always-on broadband access, with
speeds for home users starting at 500 kb/s, 10 times faster than conventional modems. Of equal importance, the service will include unique
content, developed with many prestigious partners, designed to exploit the full potential of the high-speed connection. The services from BT,
and those from other service providers, will include on-demand video and music, all at high quality.
The 7670 RSP, Alcatel's next generation multi-protocol platform, will provide high capacity, QoS-assured, carrier class switching and routing for
IP/MPLS and ATM based services. The 7670 RSP will scale from its initial throughput of 50G/s to 450Gb/s whilst actually in service, enabling BT
to keep pace with the aggressive roll-out of its broadband networks without service downtime. The ability of the 7670 RSP to guarantee quality of
service to IP applications and services, combined with its class leading in-service scalability, was proved conclusively during rigorous testing
and proved decisive in helping Marconi to win the contract.
Alcatel is the worldwide market leader in DSL, and is the clear technology leader in core broadband switching.
About BT
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is one of the world's leading providers of telecommunications services and one of the largest private sector
companies in Europe. Its principal activities include local, long distance and international telecommunications services, mobile communications,
Internet services and IT solutions. In the UK BT serves 28 million exchange lines and more than seven million mobile customers. International
direct-dialled telephone service is available to more than 200 countries and other overseas territories -covering 99 per cent of the world's 800
million telephones.
BT is expanding its presence overseas rapidly and has operations in more than 30 countries worldwide, with ventures in the Republic of Ireland,
France, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Latin America and
India.
BT and AT&T have also created Concert, the leading global telecommunications company serving multi-national business customers,
international carriers and Internet service providers worldwide. Concert provides customers with communications services on an unprecedented
scale, scope and quality, with the industry's broadest portfolio of voice, data and Internet services. Concert's frame relay network reaches every
major city in the United States and the United Kingdom, and extends to an additional 170 cities in 47 countries. Its global public network
reaches directly 237 countries -more than any other existing network. In the year to March 31, 2000, BT's total turnover, including its share of its
ventures' turnover, was "21,903m with a pre-tax profit of "2,942m.
About Marconi
Marconi plc is a global communications and IT company with around 49,000 employees world-wide and sales in over 100 countries. It supplies
advanced communications solutions and the key technologies and services for the internet. Marconi plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange
under the symbol MNI.
About Alcatel
Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as
well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees and sales of EURO 23 billion in 1999, Alcatel operates in more than 130
countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: alcatel.com.
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