Alcatel Extends Stronghold Position as Leader in Worldwide DSL Market; Alcatel More Than Quadruples Volume Shipped of Any Other Vendor.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2002 Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA) continued to lead the worldwide market for digital subscriber line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary ) equipment in the third quarter of 2002 with global cumulative market share of 37 percent, according to data from industry analysts Dell'Oro Group. At quarter end Alcatel shipped a total of 20.8 million DSL lines worldwide, more than four times the volume of any other vendor. Alcatel's share of quarterly shipments in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) market, representing 29 percent of the global market, jumped by more than 12 points from the previous quarter to 50 percent with the nearest competitor at only 17 percent. Alcatel's quarterly shipment share also grew impressively in the Asia Pacific region, jumping six points to 16 percent. The Alcatel 7300 Advanced Services Access Manager (ASAM ASAM American Society of Addiction Medicine ASAM Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile ASAM Advanced Services Access Manager ASAM ATM Subscriber Access Multiplexer (Alcatel) ASAM Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants ), the word's most widely deployed broadband access platform, and Alcatel Litespan Next Generation Digital Loop Carrier In telephone communications, a technology that increases the number of channels in the local loop by converting analog signals to digital and multiplexing them back to the end office. (NGDLC NGDLC Next Generation Digital Loop Carrier ) systems, are the cornerstones of Alcatel's market dominance and are prominent in the networks of more than 70 of the world's largest carriers, delivering business and residential broadband services. "Worldwide broadband adoption is set to explode, and we predict the number of subscribers will rise to over 100 million by 2005," said Michel Rahier, president of Alcatel's broadband networking activities. "Alcatel firmly believes a roll-out of broadband services on this scale would have the power to stimulate the global economy and provide great benefits for society as a whole. DSL is the dominant broadband technology, and Alcatel is in a leading position to play a key role in this burgeoning market." Alcatel's extensive list of broadband customers includes some of the largest service providers around the world including Bell Canada, BellSouth, British Telecom, China Telecom, France Telecom, SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. , Telstra and Verizon. About Alcatel Alcatel designs, develops and builds innovative and competitive communications networks, enabling carriers, service providers and enterprises to deliver any type of content, such as voice, data and multimedia, to any type of consumer, anywhere in the world. Relying on its leading and comprehensive products and solutions portfolio, stretching from end-to-end optical infrastructures, fixed and mobile networks to broadband access, Alcatel's customers can focus on optimizing their service offerings and revenue streams. With sales of Euro 25 billion in 2001, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, http://www.alcatel.com. |
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