Alcatel Garners Biggest Multiservice WAN Market Share Gain According to Dell'Oro Report; Industry-Leading Platforms Enable Alcatel to Outperform Market in 2001.Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2002 Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ALA) made the biggest multiservice wide area network (WAN) market share gain in 2001 based on port shipments, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dell'Oro Group. Alcatel showed significant momentum in 2001, rising to number-two position in the second half of the year. Of the top three vendors, Alcatel was the only company to increase its market share for the year. Alcatel's multiservice WAN portfolio includes the Alcatel 7670 Routing Switch See layer 3 switch. Platform (RSP RSP right sacroposterior (position of the fetus). ), 7470 Multiservice Platform and 7270 Multiservice Concentrator. Highlights of the year included contract announcements with Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom AG (ISIN: DE0005557508, FWB: DTE, NYSE: DT, LSE: DEU, TYO: 9496 ) (abbreviated DTAG) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Germany and in the EU. , Telekom Austria Telekom Austria is a provider of a range of fixed line, mobile, data, and Internet communications services. In addition to its operations in Austria, Telekom Austria also has a wireline segment represented in the Czech Republic with Czech On Line, a leading Internet service , Bell Canada, Guangdong Corporation, and Belgacom, and the launch of Alcatel 7670 RSP Release 2. With this latest release, the Alcatel 7670 RSP outpaces the competition by delivering in-service scalability up to 450 Gb/s in addition to multiprotocol label switching (networking) Multiprotocol Label Switching - (MPLS) A packet switching protocol developed by the IETF. Initially developed to improve switching speed, other benefits are now seen as being more important. (MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. ) and support of low-speed multiservice data interfaces. "Our continued commitment to development in this critical multiservice WAN market segment is reflected in our 2001 success," said Michel Rahier, president of Alcatel's Broadband Networking Division. "These results validate our strategy of offering capex-optimized network growth, investment protection via multiprotocol integration, and enhanced delivery of profitable services to carriers worldwide." About Dell'Oro Group Dell'Oro Group is a market research firm that specializes in strategic competitive analysis in the networking industry. Their Quarterly Reports and Five-Year Forecasts offer detailed quantitative information on revenues, port and/or unit shipments, and average selling prices as it relates to markets and vendors. Using rigorous analysis and validation processes that are unmatched in the market research industry, their goal is to provide accurate and timely data to help ensure their customers' success. For more information, www.delloro.com 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 and 99,000 employees, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, www.alcatel.com |
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