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To: Greg h2o who wrote (41572)	3/30/1998 3:41:00 PM
From: djane	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 61433

Bell Atlantic release. Excerpt: "Under the agreements, Fujitsu will provide SONET optical loop extensions and add-drop multiplexers. DSC and Tellabs will supply digital cross connect systems. CIENA Corp. was chosen to supply dense wavelength division multiplexing equipment. Bell Atlantic has selected Lucent Technologies to provide SONET optical loop extensions, add-drop multiplexers and dense wavelength division multiplexers." Bell Atlantic Steps Up Deployment of High-Speed, Broadband Data Network Company Selects Suppliers To Enhance the Most Competitive State-of-the-Art System in the Region NEW YORK, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Businesses looking for the most futuristic, reliable and efficient network for increasingly intensive data applications need look no further than Bell Atlantic. The corporation today announced its response to the explosion in demand for an anytime, anywhere system with a five year, $1.5 billion construction investment accelerating its next generation broadband data network. The system will empower customers to maximize as never before the entire range of on-line applications and many more data-intensive tasks ranging from data storage to video conferencing to the Internet. "We are dedicating even more resources to the new applications that our customers want because we're committed to offering top quality service and products," said Lawrence T. Babbio, president and CEO, Network Group and chairman, Global Wireless Group, Bell Atlantic. "Customers must have the highest-speed, highest bandwidth connections available, delivered on state-of-the-art technology." Five companies -- CIENA Corp., DSC Communications Corporation, Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., Lucent Technologies and Tellabs, Inc. -- have been selected to supply advanced telecommunications transmission technology to meet the needs of high-bandwidth customers. "Our aggressive investment in this powerful, leading-edge technology will differentiate us from the competition, attract new customers and convince those who've tried the competition that we're the best choice," Babbio said. "This strategy underscores our unswerving commitment to provide unmatched speed, reliability and flexibility in the data marketplace." Babbio said there is immense strength in the combined purchasing power of the new Bell Atlantic. As a result, customers will benefit from the savings achieved in the five-year supplier agreements. "We expect these agreements to take us more than halfway to our annual synergy savings target of $300 million as the result of the merger," Babbio said. Bell Atlantic issued a request for proposal (RFP) for network transport equipment last year. Under the vendor agreements based on this RFP, Bell Atlantic will purchase: -- SONET optical loop extensions that deliver high speed signals directly to customers' premises from the backbone network. -- OC-3, OC-12, OC-48 and OC-192 SONET transmission systems that collect voice and data signals from telephone offices and convert them to higher speed signals for transmission on the network. For example, OC-192 technology enables transmission of more than 100,000 simultaneous conversations over a single fiber pair. This technology will expand the already impressive array of network transmission products available today on Bell Atlantic's state-of-the-art network. -- Digital cross connects, which act as a kind of switch for high capacity systems, efficiently routing voice and data traffic through many types of network equipment. -- Dense wavelength division multiplexers, a leading-edge technology that combines multiple paths of light carrying voice and data into a single fiber optic path. The system makes possible tremendous efficiencies and cost savings by allowing much higher volumes of voice and data traffic to move over fewer fiber pairs. Bell Atlantic is one of the first local exchange carriers to integrate this innovative approach in its advanced network. -- Element management systems, a combination of hardware and software that maps proper paths for data and voice signals, monitors network performance and provides warnings of potential network problems. Under the agreements, Fujitsu will provide SONET optical loop extensions and add-drop multiplexers. DSC and Tellabs will supply digital cross connect systems. CIENA Corp. was chosen to supply dense wavelength division multiplexing equipment. Bell Atlantic has selected Lucent Technologies to provide SONET optical loop extensions, add-drop multiplexers and dense wavelength division multiplexers. I wonder why BA even bothered with Fujitsu? Bell Atlantic -- formed through the merger of Bell Atlantic and NYNEX -- is at the forefront of the new communications and information industry. With 40.5 million telephone access lines and six million wireless customers worldwide, Bell Atlantic companies are premier providers of advanced wireline voice and data services, market leaders in wireless services and the world's largest publishers of directory information. Bell Atlantic companies are also among the world's largest investors in high-growth global communications markets, with operations and investments in 21 countries. INTERNET USERS: Bell Atlantic news releases, executive speeches, news media contacts and other useful information are available at Bell Atlantic's News Center on the World Wide Web ( ba.com ). To receive news releases by e-mail, visit the News Center and register for personalized automatic delivery of Bell Atlantic news releases.

To: Greg h2o who wrote (41572)	3/30/1998 3:44:00 PM
From: djane	Respond to of 61433

Lucent Technologies Strikes Deal Valued at Approximately $500 Million for Bell Atlantic's State-Of-The-Art Data Network PR Newswire - March 30, 1998 14:41 %TLS %CPR LU V%PRN P%PRN Delivers DWDM, Network Management Software and SONET Equipment MURRAY HILL, N.J., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) today announced a five-year agreement with Bell Atlantic (NYSE: BEL) valued at approximately $500 million for optical networking, including dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM), network management software and SONET transmission equipment. Lucent's solution will help Bell Atlantic's local telephone companies carry traffic across a state-of-the-art data communications network. Lucent's contract is part of Bell Atlantic's project announced today to accelerate deployment of a next-generation broadband data network. Lucent's equipment will help Bell Atlantic companies offer bandwidth-intensive services ranging from high-speed Internet access, data storage and video conferencing. In addition, Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. will use Lucent's software to manage equipment from multiple vendors within the carrier's next-generation network. "Bell Atlantic is aggressively investing in the modernization of its network, using Lucent's high-capacity, optical networking products that can grow to meet our customers' communications needs for the future," said Lawrence Babbio, president and CEO, Bell Atlantic Network Group, and chairman, Global Wireless Group. "We chose Lucent to deliver a complete, totally flexible and cost-effective solution to meet our data networking requirements." This agreement builds on Lucent's existing business with Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc. that covers SONET and other areas of the carrier's network including switching and access systems. "As a carrier that's consistently pursuing better ways of providing the most sophisticated data, voice and video services to its customers, Bell Atlantic is primed to deliver a network that has uncompromising speed, reliability and state-of-the-art technology," said Carly Fiorina, group president for Lucent's Global Service Provider business. "Lucent is proud to help Bell Atlantic realize significant cost savings and increased capacity over a fully integrated network, by offering pay-as-you-grow optical networking, SONET and software solutions. Today's announcement is further proof that Lucent is enabling its customers to redefine their networks for the future." Under the agreement, Lucent will deliver its high-capacity WaveStar(TM) optical networking system that lets carriers combine and transport 16 channels, or wavelengths, of information end to end over a single fiber. Lucent's WaveStar system is easily upgradeable to grow as demand for capacity dictates, delivering up to 80 optical channels over one fiber. As announced in January, Lucent introduced the industry's first 80-channel, 400 gigabits per second (Gb/s) DWDM system. Called the WaveStar OLS 400G, Lucent's 80-channel optical system is the first to support a mix of SONET rate input at 2.5 or 10 Gb/s, from different vendors, giving carriers added flexibility in managing their network traffic. Lucent's network management software will also be delivered to Bell Atlantic, enabling the carrier to efficiently provision and maintain its data network. This element management system optimizes bandwidth as well as reduces the time required to turn up service for customers, helping Bell Atlantic add customers to its network more quickly. Under the terms of the agreement, Lucent will also provide SONET transmission equipment covering multiple signal rates (OC-1, OC-3, OC-12, OC-48 and OC-192). Lucent's SONET systems gather and manage voice and data signals from network central offices, converting them to higher speed signals for transmission. Additionally, Bell Atlantic has the option of using Lucent's new WaveStar BandWidth Manager. Unveiled in March, this revolutionary network bandwidth management system is capable of routing all the traffic being handled by today's largest telephone central offices and saves carriers up to 60 percent in equipment costs. Lucent is a leading provider of optical networking and SONET equipment under its WaveStar product family, which includes breakthrough capabilities in DWDM technology. The company has delivered more than 1,100 DWDM systems, with 16-channel systems being delivered to major customers around the world, and maintains the largest deployment of any optical networking vendor. Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, New Jersey, designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software, data networking systems, business telephone systems and microelectronics components. Bell Laboratories is the research and development arm for the company. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit the company's web site at lucent.com. SOURCE Lucent Technologies /CONTACT: Paula Horii, 908-582-5522 - office, or 908-301-0344 - home, or phorii@lucent.com, or Loren Talley, 908-559-6417 - office, or 888-520-7338 - pager, or ltalley@lucent.com, both of Lucent/ /Web site: lucent.com (LU BEL) Search for: Enter Stock Symbols (eg: IBM, T, GM) or Company Name. 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