Lucent and BroadBand to supply key components of TELUS' multimedia trial installation.RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 1996--TELUS Corp. has selected Lucent Technologies Canada and BroadBand Technologies Inc. to supply key networks components and integration services for TELUS' interactive multimedia trial scheduled for mid to late 1997. The $60 million project will bring broadband services to over 3,400 selected households in Calgary and Edmonton on a trial basis. This initiative will help TELUS TELUS Telemetric Universal Sensor determine the kinds of new communications services customers want, as well as provide valuable information about operating and maintaining a broadband network. The installation will comprise the SLC (Subscriber Loop Carrier) Lucent's designation for its digital loop carrier (DLC) products. See digital loop carrier. See also 386SLC. (R) 2000 Access System with FLX FLX Finger Lakes (New York) FLX Fort Lauderdale Executive (airport code) FLX Federal Learning eXchange FLX Flatfishes (R) SDV (Switched Digital Video) See switched video. , an integrated product from Lucent Technologies and BroadBand Technologies. The switched digital broadband network will offer customers an array of services such as broadcast video, movies on demand, interactive games, home security and high speed Internet access See how to access the Internet. . "This project represents the first broadband installation for Lucent in Canada," said Jim Schram, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Lucent Technologies Canada. "We are pleased to partner with BroadBand Technologies in enabling TELUS to provide the latest multimedia features and services to their customers." This contract award comes on the heels of a recent announcement by Bell Atlantic of the selection of Lucent and BroadBand to supply the key components of their switched broadband network A communications network that provides connectivity across a large area at high speed. deployment in the mid Atlantic Mid Atlantic can mean:
"TELUS is committed to providing the kind of services and choices our customers demand," said Henry Yip, vice president for TELUS Multimedia. "This multimedia trial is an important step in helping us establish a future direction in an increasingly competitive and changing marketplace, so we chose to partner with vendors who bring proven success and leadership in broadband technology." "This most recent announcement by TELUS indicates that our customers now recognize that installing feature-rich fiber networks is competitive with copper as momentum continues to build for our FLX platform as the platform of choice for service providers throughout the world," said Salim A.L. Bhatia, president and chief executive officer for BroadBand Technologies, Inc. "With the virtually unlimited dedicated bandwidth provided by our FLX platform, TELUS' customers will soon be able to sample a robust array of high-quality digital services." TELUS is one of Canada's largest telecommunications company, managing $4.2 billion in assets. BroadBand Technologies Inc. based in Research Triangle Park, NC, was founded in 1988. Its mission is to deliver products and services that enable network and service providers to offer consumers robust, economical, electronic access to advanced communication, entertainment and information services See Information Systems. . Lucent Technologies, formerly the systems and technology units of AT&T, designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software, and consumer and business telephone systems. Bell Laboratories is the research and development arm of the company. For more information on BroadBand Technologies, please see the BroadBand Technologies home page at www.bbt.com. -0- Note to editors: FLX is a registered trademark of BroadBand Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Lucent Technologies Canada Valery Vollenweider, 416/756-5024 vollenweider@attmail.com www.lucent.com or TELUS Multimedia Gord Meeberg, 403/493-3819 gmeeberg1@ent.agt.ab.ca www.telus.com or Broadband Technologies Julie Price, 919/405-4816 price@bbt.com www.bbt.com or Copithorne & Bellows Jack Varley/Diane Parazin 617/450-4300 jack.varley@cbpr.com www.cbpr.com |
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