Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that Nayatel is preparing to deploy the first gigabit passive optical network (GPON) in Pakistan; to provide its customers with the most advanced triple-play services - such as high-definition television, innovative telephony services and ultraband Internet access. Nayatel's Pakistani customers can expect the new network to be up and running by the end of 2009.
“In 2005, Nayatel was the first operator to deploy a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network solution in South Asia, and today we have once again pioneered the Pakistani market by becoming the first adopter of GPON technology in the country,” says Wahaj us Siraj, CEO, Nayatel. “With Alcatel-Lucent's industry-leading GPON solution, we will be able to offer our customers a whole new range of next-generation, ultraband applications that leverage our network's true gigabit speeds. All in all, we will soon be able to offer our customers a service experience that was once only dreamed of in this part of the world,” he adds.
“Nayatel's GPON deployment in Pakistan will enable their end-users to truly experience the power of next-generation triple-play services,” said Vincenzo Nesci, President of Alcatel-Lucent's business in the Middle East and Africa. “This contract highlights Nayatel's continuous confidence in our solutions and expertise,” he adds.
According to the latest MRG IPTV Market Leaders report*, Alcatel-Lucent dominates the global IPTV Access market with a 41% market share (four times the market share of its nearest competitor). In its report, MRG confirms that Alcatel-Lucent is the only vendor focusing on all four (geographic) regions, and is deployed in 10 out of the top 25 IPTV service providers worldwide. From an FTTH perspective, Alcatel-Lucent has more than 90 fibre deployments ongoing worldwide, with a mix of GPON and point-to-point roll-outs.
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The Alcatel-Lucent solution
Alcatel-Lucent will deploy its 7342 Intelligent Services Access Manager Fibre to the User (ISAM FTTU) system, leveraging GPON technology to multiplex voice, video and data services onto a single fibre. Concretely, Nayatel's GPON network will allow the service provider to deliver more content at the highest possible speeds. Alcatel-Lucent's 7342 ISAM FTTU solution, the highest capacity platform on the market, is complemented by the widest range of optical network terminals (ONTs) and is unmatched in terms of troubleshooting support. Alcatel-Lucent's GPON platform is managed by the innovative 5520 Access Management System (AMS), which covers the management of the entire ISAM product portfolio - encompassing DSL as well as fibre-based access.
Background material
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Nayatel
Nayatel is owned by Micronet Broadband www.dsl.net.pk, the premier and leading DSL broadband service provider in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Leveraging its rich expertise and experience of broadband, NTL launched South Asia's first fibre to the home (FTTH)/fibre to the user (FTTU) network in Islamabad in September 2006. This real triple play project is unique in its nature as it serves complex networking needs of mission-critical businesses, yet so simple that it has become a symbol of prestige for quality conscious home users. Covering over 90% areas of Islamabad and business districts of Rawalpindi, Nayatel's network offers ultra broadband Internet, data, modern telephony and digital video services to business and home users. In a hyper-competitive Pakistani telecom market with large telcos reeling, NTL is a unique example of success and growth by redefining standards of quality and earning customers' trust. For more information, visit Nayatel on the Internet: http://www.nayatel.com.
* IPTV Market Leaders Report - Published by MRG, Inc. - March 2009IPTV Market Leaders Report - Published by MRG, Inc. - March 2009
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Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organisation in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenue of Euro 16.98 billion in 2008 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com.
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