Brazoria Telephone Selects Alcatel for End-to-End IP Network
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PLANO, Texas, June 1 // -- Alcatel (NYSE: ALA; Paris: CGEP.PA) today announced that it has been selected by U.S. independent service provider Brazoria Telephone for the deployment of an end-to-end IP network solution. The solution will allow Brazoria to deliver new services to its customers, including high speed Internet, streaming video, online gaming, and eventually VoIP.
Providing local telephone, cellular and Internet services to more than 7,000 customers in Texas, Brazoria will now be able to offer innovative high bandwidth applications based on Alcatel's solution including the 7750 Service Router, the 7450 Ethernet Service Switch and the Alcatel 7330 Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) system.
"We can now offer customers an extensive range of dynamic high-speed Internet services," said John Greenberg, president, Brazoria Telephone. "In addition to delivering applications such as video streaming, Alcatel's expertise in end-to-end IP solutions also allows us to lay the groundwork for offering applications such as VoIP."
"This announcement is another example of Alcatel's commitment to Independent Operating Companies," said Hubert de Pesquidoux, president of Alcatel's North American activities. "Operators such as Brazoria Telephone are eager to provide their customers with exciting user-centric offerings. Alcatel's market-leading access and IP solutions enable operators such as Brazoria to cost-effectively deliver advanced video and voice services to their customers."
Alcatel is the leader in the global DSL market (having shipped over 86 million DSL lines) and in broadband access, and according to Synergy Research Group, Alcatel is #2 in the Services Edge Router category in Q1 2006, with 18% market share, following four consecutive quarters of market share gain.
About Alcatel
Alcatel provides communications solutions to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to their customers or employees. Alcatel brings its leading position in fixed and mobile broadband networks, applications and services, to help its partners and customers build a user-centric broadband world. With sales of EURO 13.1 billion and 58,000 employees in 2005, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com/
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