PARIS, Nov. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent
(Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is to enhance the responsiveness of
emergency services and other municipal departments of the
City of Dallas by deploying an IP
(Internet Protocol)-based packet microwave radio network.
The new network will provide highly resilient and secure data
transmission capabilities to support critical services for more
than 1.2 million residents in Dallas, the ninth largest city in the United States.
Importantly, the network will support the existing land mobile
radio (LMR) communications system used by personnel in the city's
police and fire departments, as well as municipal public works
employees. The network will also provide high-speed, high-capacity
data connections between various city facilities, enabling enhanced
voice and data communications for applications such as unified
communications, video surveillance and SCADA (supervisory control
and data acquisition).
In support of this project Alcatel-Lucent is deploying its 9500
Microwave Packet Radio (MPR), along with the 7705 Service
Aggregation Router (SAR) to manage Ethernet, TDM and video services
at each microwave site enabling a smooth migration to all IP. The
new network will be managed end-to-end by the 5620 Service Aware
Manager (SAM) network manager.
Alcatel-Lucent is also providing a full suite of professional
services including network design and engineering, frequency
planning and licensing, tower construction, installation and
commissioning and field maintenance.
Key Facts:
- The City of Dallas will be
deploying Alcatel-Lucent's 9500 MPR, 7705 SAR, TSM 8000 and 5620
SAM to support the city's land mobile radio system for public
safety and other municipal services, and to interconnect various
city government facilities.
- This replaces an older microwave system, providing true
broadband capacity that is future-ready to support eventual
deployment of more advanced P25- and LTE-based radio system.
- The new microwave and IP/MPLS network will help support
critical services for more than 1.2 million Dallas residents.
- The Alcatel-Lucent technology is delivering substantially
higher speed and capacity, using less radio spectrum through
patented packet-booster technique while guaranteeing mission
critical traffic gets delivered on time.
Quotes:
Danny Rollins, Executive Vice
President, North America Sales for Alcatel-Lucent, said:
"The demands on municipal communication networks like the one
serving Dallas are growing
dramatically and at the same time becoming much more dynamic and
demanding. Alcatel-Lucent has the premier packet microwave
and IP/MPLS solution for modernizing these kinds of mission
critical networks."
About Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU)
We are at the forefront of global communications, providing
products and innovations in IP and cloud networking, as well as
ultra-broadband fixed and wireless access to service providers and
their customers, and to enterprises and institutions throughout the
world. Underpinning us in driving the industrial transformation
from voice telephony to high-speed digital delivery of data, video
and information is Bell Labs, an
integral part of the Group and one of the world's foremost
technology research institutes, responsible for countless
breakthroughs that have shaped the networking and communications
industry. Our innovations have resulted in our Group being
recognized by Thomson Reuters as a Top 100 Global Innovator, as
well as being named by MIT Technology Review as amongst 2012's Top
50 "World's Most Innovative Companies". We have also been
recognized for innovation in sustainability, being named Industry
Group Leader in the Technology Hardware & Equipment sector in
the 2013 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices review, for making global
communications more sustainable, affordable and accessible, all in
pursuit of the Group's mission to realize the potential of a
connected world.
With revenues of Euro 14.4 billion
in 2013, Alcatel-Lucent is listed on the Paris and New
York stock exchanges (Euronext and NYSE: ALU). The company
is incorporated in France and
headquartered in Paris.
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