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BT selects Alcatel IP service routing solution for PSTN transformation trial |
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Saturday, 10 July 2004 |
06 July, 2004:
Alcatel today announced that its service routing and management
solution has been chosen by BT to provide IP/Ethernet switching as part
of the carrier's 21st Century Network (21CN) PSTN transformation trial
which will pilot voice services over a dedicated IP network.
BT's
21CN initiative will create the enabling infrastructure for the growth
of BT and the UK telecoms industry. As part of the initiative, BT has
unveiled a transformation program to move its entire UK network to a
multi-service, IP based infrastructure by 2009. As a result BT will
remove duplication across separate PSTN and ATM networks and will
converge voice and data services over a single IP/MPLS network. From
October 2004, as part of a trial, calls that are currently
circuit-switched over the PSTN network will be carried as packets
within an IP environment for 1,000, then later 4,000, live customers.
BT's
PSTN transformation trial will use the Alcatel 7750 Service Router
(7750 SR) to meet the operational challenges of maintaining the
required Quality of Service for packetized voice and data across
multiple virtual private networks (VPNs). In addition, BT will deploy
the 5620 Service Aware Manager (SAM), which improves the delivery of
new generation packet services by enabling rapid, scalable and
manageable delivery of IP/MPLS and Ethernet network-based services.
"There
is a compelling business proposition to move voice services onto a
single IP/MPLS-based converged platform. The most important aspect of
that convergence though is that customer services are either the same
or better. Alcatel's IP solution helps make this possible for BT and
other progressive carriers who are taking this step toward delivering
voice services over an IP network", said Basil Alwan, President of
Alcatel's IP activities. "The resiliency and scalability of the 7750 SR
are unparalleled, and the 5620 SAM ensures that BT can easily provision
and maintain its IP-based services."
www.alcatel.com
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