Alcatel to Further Light Telstra Optical Backbone Network in Australia.Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2001 Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA), a world leader in intelligent optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. , has signed with Telstra, the incumbent telecom service provider in Australia, a new multi-million U.S. dollar contract for implementing Alcatel's advanced Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing See WDM. (DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing ) system. The project represents a major milestone in accelerating Telstra's national network capacity to meet the Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. growth and extending the country's backbone coverage by another 8,000 kilometres. This award positions Alcatel as the main supplier of DWDM equipment to Telstra. As part of a complete turnkey solution, Alcatel will provide, install and commission its 16-channel DWDM system, part of the Optinex family, to enhance transmission capacity on major routes in Australia. In June 2000, Alcatel was selected by Telstra to supply a DWDM transmission link connecting Melbourne and Sydney. With this new contract, another five links will be added to Telstra's network. David Piltz, general manager, Core and Enterprise Planning, Telstra, said that enhancing the capability and robustness of Telstra's international and interstate transmission network would assist the provision of converged voice and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. - with a high quality of service and at a low cost. "It's a major part of Telstra's national network that is growing quickly to absorb the significant demand for Internet traffic throughout Australia. Alcatel's solution is attractive both commercially and technically, principally because it gives us the capability to steadily augment the system as traffic demand grows over the coming years," said Mr. Piltz. "We are eager to support Telstra to spread the reach of new high-speed services See broadband. into demanding end-user environments," said Jean-Marie Vansteenkiste, president of Alcatel's Terrestrial Networks activities. "The full turnkey solution leverages the existing Alcatel management platform to enable Telstra to remotely manage the DWDM system from its Global Operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. Centre in Melbourne, thus delivering its customers broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider. more efficiently." This new contract reinforces Alcatel's lead in building carrier grade optical networks that help customers keep up with the rapid pace of innovation. Over the years, Alcatel has established a long series of world-records in high-speed optical transmission. The most recent, dated July 2001, was set in long-haul transmission spanning 2,400 km with 32 wavelengths at 40Gbit/s. About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With sales of Euro 31 billion in 2000 and 110,000 employees, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, www.alcatel.com |
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