By PRNewswire-FirstCall
Building on Innovation to Support Leadership
in IP DSLAM and VDSL
PARIS, May 23/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that, following the publication of
the Dell'Oro 1Q'08 access report*, the company remains the worldwide leader in DSL with 6.6 million DSL lines shipped in 1Q'08. With a cumulative market share in
DSL port shipments of more than 40%, more than three times that of its nearest competitor, and a worldwide installed base of 166 million DSL lines, Alcatel-Lucent
continues to lead the fixed broadband access market.
According to Dell'Oro, Alcatel-Lucent leads the IP digital subscriber line access multiplexer (IP
DSLAM) market with a Q1 2008 market share of 33%. Alcatel-Lucent has also seen a rapid uptake of its very high-speed DSL (VDSL) shipments in 1Q'08, surpassing a
47% market share in terms of ports shipped – an all-time high, and more than threefold the number of shipments of Alcatel-Lucent's nearest competitor in this
field.
Alcatel-Lucent is maintaining its regional leadership in North America, EMEA and Rest of the World, while consolidating its number-2 position in Asia
Pacific.
Alcatel-Lucent also confirmed its technological leadership in DSL by launching its Smart DSL solution that targets operators who look at deploying
higher-speed bandwidth services over asymmetric DSL (ADSL) and VDSL lines. The Smart DSL technology allows operators to guarantee DSL line stability at bit rates
that are typically as much as 30% higher than traditional methods, building on Alcatel-Lucent's Artificial Noise and Virtual Noise innovations.
“Our
leadership in IP DSLAMs and VDSL shipments – as well as our ongoing DSL innovations – demonstrate that Alcatel-Lucent continues to be the leading vendor in fixed
broadband access,” says Luis Martinez Amago, President of Alcatel-Lucent's fixed access activities. “With one out of three fixed broadband customers around the
world served through an access network provided by Alcatel-Lucent, we are committed to support our customers' network transformation projects.”
Alcatel-
Lucent's leadership in fixed broadband access builds to a large extent on the Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) family, an IP access platform that
supports a flexible mix of future-proof access technologies (xDSL, GPON, point-to-point fiber) and a variety of network topologies (central office as well as remote
architectures). More than 185 service providers around the world have already selected the ISAM platform.
* DSL Access Concentrators (Single Service +
Multiservice) – Worldwide & Regions (1Q08). (Dell'Oro – May 13th, 2008)
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU)
provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprise and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a
leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable
compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner wit
global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in
the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in
Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
Source: Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent Press Contacts:
Regine Coqueran, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-49-24, [email protected]; Stephane Lapeyrade, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-12-74, [email protected];
Alcatel-Lucent Investor Relations: Remi Thomas, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-50-61, [email protected]; John DeBono, Tel: +1-908-582-7793, debono@alcatel-
lucent.com; Tony Lucido, Tel: +33(0)1-40-76-49-80, [email protected]; Don Sweeney, Tel: +1-908-582-6153, [email protected]
