Alcatel-Lucent expands Ethernet portfolio

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Alcatel-Lucent expands Ethernet portfolio

Provides with a new platform that increases the capabilities of existing copper networks

Monday, March 23, 2009

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NEW DELHI, INDIA: Alcatel-Lucent, a provider in voice, data and video communication services, today announced a new product that helps service providers make better use of their installed copper access networks by enabling them to offer new high-speed broadband services to business customers.

To achieve this, Alcatel-Lucent has expanded its Ethernet business access portfolio with a new 'Ethernet in the First Mile' (EFM) platform that increases the capabilities of existing copper networks, said a press release.

Around the world, business customers of all sizes are demanding increased network coverage and access to higher-speed services, and service providers are looking for ways to meet this demand without significantly increasing costs, it said.

While fiber access to every office would be an ideal solution, this is not yet a reality for many business customers, added the release.

"Alcatel-Lucent's Ethernet Business Access portfolio - and the 1532 CLAS in particular - enables our customers to significantly extend the reach of their business access network," said Dave Geary, president, Alcatel-Lucent's Wireline Networks activities.

"Although the availability of fiber has increased dramatically, the vast majority of business sites in the U.S. and Europe haven't yet made that transition. This Copper Line Access Switch will enable service providers to address a promising new market."

To help service providers meet their customers' requirements, the company's Ethernet Business Access portfolio has been expanded with the 1532 Copper Line Access Switch (CLAS), which increases data throughput on copper networks, offering symmetrical bandwidths and services at rates up to 480 megabits per second (Mb/s) over bonded copper pairs, said the release.

The Copper Line Access Switch is a hybrid Packet/TDM platform. It enables service providers to deploy high-speed broadband services, such as virtual leased lines (VLL), virtual private LANs (VPLS) as well as IP-virtual private networks (IP-VPNs) to an increased number of business customers.

These capabilities will enable service providers to pursue a market that will grow to around US$ 47 billion in 2011, says a study by Infonetics, a market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry.

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