China Unicom And Alcatel-Lucent Build One Of The World's Largest Fiber Access Networks To Meet Growing Demand For Superfast Broadband Services
Alcatel-Lucent named China Unicom's largest supplier of fiber access network based on GPON technology to deliver high-speed Internet access and multimedia services to millions of subscribers
Paris - Alcatel-Lucent and China Unicom, one of the country's major communications service providers, have announced plans to launch one of the largest fiber broadband access networks to date in China. Alcatel-Lucent has been selected as the largest supplier for China Unicom's expansion of its broadband access network based on GPON technology in 29 provinces to satisfy growing demand for capacity-intensive applications such as interactive TV, video-on-demand services, gaming, social networking and more.
Currently, an extensive effort is taking place across China to expand the reach of fiber-optic networks to connect millions of households to superfast Internet. Alcatel-Lucent is deploying its Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) platform – the most advanced FTTx offering in the market - to ensure China Unicom's network will be able to boost speed and capacity for years to come as subscriber demand requires. China Unicom's project will be the largest deployment of GPON technology to date worldwide.
With this deployment, China Unicom will be able to offer subscribers speeds of up to 100 Megabits-per-second, all with guaranteed quality of service levels providing great flexibility to a wide range of consumer and business services including IPTV, video on demand, and voice over IP (VoIP).
Rajeev Singh-Molares, President, Asia-Pacific at Alcatel-Lucent said: "This project represents another major milestone in the rapid expansion of broadband in China. It also demonstrates our strong and growing leadership position in the FTTx market as we help accelerate availability of superfast broadband throughout China."
The technology solution Alcatel-Lucent is providing China Unicom is comprised of the 7360 Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) FX – the company's highest capacity fiber access platform. The 7360 ISAM FX is the latest addition to the ISAM family of IP access products, which provides simultaneous support for the leading fixed broadband delivery technologies such as GPON, EPON and point-to-point fiber, and enables fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and fiber-to-the-building (FTTB) deployment models. The ISAM family is a cornerstone of Alcatel-Lucent's High Leverage Network architecture.
Alcatel-Lucent is the worldwide leader in fixed broadband access, supporting the largest mass deployments of video, voice and data services. Today, one out of three fixed broadband subscribers around the world is served through an access network provided by Alcatel-Lucent. Alcatel-Lucent is involved in all major GPON deployments worldwide with over 100 FTTH projects. Visit our website to find out how Alcatel-Lucent is delivering faster broadband with a full toolkit of fiber and advanced copper solutions to "get to fast, faster".
SOURCE: Alcatel-Lucent