Alcatel 1000 MM Switch Carrying Live Traffic in Italy.GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1999-- Alcatel at Telecom Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. - Hall 4, stand n(degree) 210 The new generation Alcatel 1000 MM is currently being installed in Italy by Infostrada, the first among the new fixed telecom operators in the recently deregulated Italian market. The first exchange of the new generation Alcatel 1000 MM, supplied to Infostrada has been cutover (communications, networking) cutover - /cut-ov*/ Switching from an old (hardware and/or software) system to a replacement system, covering the overlap from when the new system is live until the old system has been shut down. in commercial service and is generating revenues. The Alcatel 1000 MM is the commercial name of Alcatel(cent)s new generation Multimedia Multiservice Switch (1) A network switch that not only handles data, but adequately supports the real time transmission of voice and video. (2) A network device that supports multiple switching and routing protocols. . At the end of 1998, Infostrada chose Alcatel to supply its telecommunications network A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. equipment. The one year contract - valued at more than EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 100 million - includes the supply of advanced switching equipment, transmission systems, intelligent network, network management and fiber optic cables Noun 1. fiber optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light fibre optic cable transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power . By the end of 1999, the switching network will consist of 19 Alcatel 1000 exchanges of which four are high capacity Alcatel 1000 MM transit exchanges (Milan-Rome-Bologna-Napoli). The remaining, with tandem and international gateway functions, use today's leading edge technology. The Alcatel 1000 MM switch, operational in Italy, is the next generation switch based on the existing Alcatel 1000 S12 architecture in which the narrowband In communications, transmission rates up to T1 speeds (1.544 Mbps). The upper limit is moving target. At one time, narrowband meant 150 bps (that is 150 bits per second!). Then, the upper limit became 2,400 bps. Later, it moved to 64 Kbps. Contrast with wideband and broadband. part is replaced by a high capacity broadband switching part. The new configuration includes the integration of cost effective SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET. SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy interfaces allowing for reduction in footprint and power consumption. The current Alcatel 1000 MM switch can grow up to 120,000 trunk channels with a capacity of 160 Gbit/s. With this new high capacity Alcatel 1000 MM switch, Infostrada has the basis to offer multimedia services to its customers. "The first high capacity switch of the new generation in the network is now carrying live traffic. This is the first step towards fulfilling our high capacity network offer for our customers", declared Giuseppe Gerarduzzi, Vice President Network, Infostrada. "The successful completion of the first Alcatel 1000 MM project in Milan and Rome is a major milestone in our multimedia multiservice high capacity switching systems Switching systems (communications) The assemblies of switching and control devices provided so that any station in a communications system may be connected as desired with any other station. " said Etienne Fouques, President of Alcatel's switching and routing activities in Alcatel. About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees and sales of EURO 21.3 billion ($25.0 billion), Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. About Infostrada Infostrada is the first alternative wireline telephone operator in Italy providing telephone and Internet services to both residential and business customers. Previously owned by the Olivetti Group, Infostrada is wholly owned by German Group Mannesmann since June 15th 1999. The 1998 turnover of Infostrada reached 271 billion Lira while 1999 second quarter revenues reached 627 billion Lira. At the end of September 1999, Infostrada reached 2,134,000 voice customers and 650,000 Internet consumer customers. For full Alcatel Geneva Telecom press list, consult: http://www.alcatel.com |
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