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Finland's Elisa Selects Alcatel's IP Solution to Converge Fixed and Mobile Networks13 September 2005
Alcatel
(NYSE: ALA; Paris: CGEP.PA) today announced that Elisa Corporation, a leading
telecommunications service provider in Finland, has selected Alcatel's IP
service routing solution to power its next-generation, IP/MPLS network. Elisa
selected the Alcatel solution because it enables the convergence of fixed and
mobile operations onto a single platform -- ensuring lower operational and
capital expenditures, while simultaneously opening up the opportunity to offer
a range of new services that offer a richer customer experience.
The new nationwide network, which became operational in July, comprises
several hundred network nodes, based on the Alcatel 7750 Service Router (SR)
and 5620 Service Aware Manager (SAM). Elisa can thus offer stringent Service
Level Agreements (SLAs) on real-time voice, video and business-critical data
applications while sustaining unique Quality of Service (QoS) characteristics
and simultaneously supporting multiple service types with tremendous scale.
Due to this unique feature set, this network forms the cornerstone of
Elisa's current and future services offering, including aggregation of
broadband and 2.5 and 3G mobile traffic, IP Virtual Private Network (IP-VPN)
and Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS).
"With this infrastructure investment we are well positioned to deliver a
competitive portfolio of flexible, user-centric services," said Ismo Heino,
director of Elisa's Access and Carrier Services. "IP/MPLS is the key
technology for the converged, multiservice networks of the future. This
network enables us to efficiently deliver our current offering of fixed
telephone, broadband and mobile connections with new levels of performance and
reliability while evolving our services to meet future customer needs with
reduced operational costs."
"The 7750 SR provides Elisa with one of the most advanced IP service
capabilities in the world today: a very high capacity, user-centric platform
that will merge fixed and mobile services onto a single IP network," said
Basil Alwan, president of Alcatel's IP activities. "The complete Alcatel
solution enables Elisa to deliver end-to-end reliability for business-critical
deployments, based on new levels of service control that are required by
service providers and customers alike."
Alcatel is focused on the continued enhancement of its IP portfolio in
order to meet the diverse needs of its customer base and ensure high customer
satisfaction. This has led to its confirmation by independent industry
analysts as a "top-three" provider of IP solutions. In particular, Alcatel
has led the industry in the definition of the multiservice edge router
segment, based on delivering the critical feature set demanded by progressive
service providers who seek to use IP/MPLS to converge multiple networks while
simultaneously initiating profitable and compelling new services. To date,
more than 70 of the world's leading service providers in 30 countries have
selected the Alcatel IP portfolio.
About Elisa Corporation
Elisa Corporation is the leading telco in Finland which provides fixed and
mobile network products and solutions. Elisa Corporation's revenue in 2004
amounted to EUR 1.36 billion, and the group employed 5,376 people. At the end
of 2004, there were a total 1.22 million fixed phone subscriptions in the
group's network. The number of broadband subscriptions is soaring. By the
end of 2004, there were 222,307 broadband subscriptions. Elisa's mobile
carrier had 1.38 million mobile subscriptions at the end of last year. The
group, which is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange, has approximately
300,000 shareholders, which comprise national and international institutional
investors, plus Finnish households. For more information, visit Elisa on the
Internet: http://www.elisa.com
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 12.3 billion and 56,000 employees in 2004, Alcatel
operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on
the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com
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Source: NewsWire
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