Lucent Technologies Named Primary Supplier for Korean Next-Generation Network Project; Lucent Will Provide AnyMedia Line Access Gateway for KT's Next-Generation Access Build-Out.Business Editors & High Tech Writers SEOUL, Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OCT. 14, 2002 Lucent Technologies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LU) today announced that it has been awarded a multi-year contract to supply AnyMedia(r) Line Access Gateways (LAG) to KT, South Korea's largest communications service provider A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. , for its NGN (Next Generation Networks) An umbrella term for mixed voice and data networks running over the IP protocol. See IP Multimedia Subsystem. project. KT is moving quickly into packet-based next-generation networks and this LAG build-out is an early and integral part of their network evolution plan. Under the terms of the contract, Lucent will deliver AnyMedia(r) LAGs to build access networks to provide 824,000 lines in the western part of the Seoul metropolitan area, Gangwon province, Chungcheong province and Daegu-Northern part of Kyungsang province. The commercial service is scheduled to start at the end of this year. "KT is determined to move quickly towards NGN to realize profit-generating value networking," said Jeong-bong Kim, director, Network Planning and Coordination Group of KT. "We believe that as Lucent already understands our existing networks and the future of the network we are planning, they are the right technical partner for this initiative. We look forward to working with Lucent to create long-term value for our customers." The AnyMedia(r) LAG is a highly scaleable, multi-service platform that supports both narrowband and broadband services. With its "any service" application slots, KT can support any combination of 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 ), plain old telephone service (POTS), integrated services digital network Integrated services digital network (ISDN) A generic term referring to the integration of communications services transported over digital facilities such as wire pairs, coaxial cables, optical fibers, microwave radio, and satellites. (ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. ) and special services. The AnyMedia(r) LAG secures KT's future-proof network investment because it can be enhanced with IP interfaces for delivering packet-based services. It also reduces operating expenses by consolidating network components and simplifying network operations. "By winning a major portion of the nationwide deal as one of the primary suppliers and the only foreign vendor, Lucent is firmly positioned for further NGN business in Korea. Partnership over the coming years is an important part of our relationship with KT and we are delighted to be part of this critical long-term project for them," said John Yang, president and chief executive officer, Lucent Technologies Korea. "As we have been contributing to and building Korean service provider networks for over 22 years, we will continue to do our best to find the cost-effective and profitable solutions for our customers in Korea." Lucent has previously provided KT with switching systems such as the 4ESS(r) Toll Switch and 5ESS(r) Switch for the voice services, broadband access systems and optical networking systems including 2.5G, 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 , DACS DACS Data & Analysis Center for Software DACS Design and Analysis of Communication Systems (University of Twente, Netherlands) DACS Digital Access & Cross-Connect System DACS Data Acquisition and Control System (NASA) to build backbone networks since the 1980s. And it recently supplied 10G SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET. SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy optical transmission systems for KT's nationwide long distance transmission networks upgrade. About KT KT (formerly Korea Telecom) is the largest service provider in South Korea. It runs the largest and most sophisticated communications network in South Korea for local, long-distance, and international call and data service. And it was privatized in June 2002. For more information on KT, visit its Web site at http://www.kt.co.kr. About Lucent Technologies Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, designs and delivers networks for the world's largest communications service providers. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent relies on its strengths in mobility, optical, data and voice networking technologies as well as software and services to develop next-generation networks. The company's systems, services and software are designed to help customers quickly deploy and better manage their networks and create new, revenue-generating services that help businesses and consumers. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit its Web site at http://www.lucent.com. |
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