- Services expertise and IP routing technologies deployed to
simplify network infrastructure, ensure efficient capacity use and
enhance service quality for customers
PARIS, Aug. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcatel-Lucent
(Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is transforming Telefonica's fixed
and mobile networks with its IP technology and services expertise
to meet growing consumption of data and video by its customers –
while ensuring optimal operational cost and efficiency.
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Video content is causing data traffic to rise dramatically
across Telefonica's networks. In 2014 the company tripled its
pay-TV subscriber base to 1.9 million customers. With the expansion
of its Movistar TV service, including the integration of Canal+
services and launch of personal video and 'catch-up' TV services -
enabled by Alcatel-Lucent's Cloud DVR platform - Telefonica will
continue growing its customer base that could reach four million
customers for this service by the end of 2015.
Demand is also growing amongst Telefonica's mobile subscribers,
as well as amongst customers of its fixed access business, driven
by the operator's announcement earlier this year that it will
triple the speeds of its fiber fixed-line services. As a result of
this demand, Telefonica aims to increase network capacity and
reduce complexity to allow it to manage traffic with even greater
efficiency.
In a three-year project, Alcatel-Lucent is deploying its IP
Routing portfolio with Telefonica that will drive simplification
into the network, with a network design that will collapse the
traditional eight network layers into only four. Residential and
business services will converge on a single network and the IP
service edge will move closer to customers, enabling Telefonica to
use network capacity more efficiently and optimize data and video
delivery, lowering latency to boost performance and reduce costs,
while setting the stage for advanced services in the future.
Alcatel-Lucent will also employ its leading services expertise
for the project including installation and commissioning, systems
integration and migration of current services to the new network
architecture.
Key Facts:
- Alcatel-Lucent will deliver its IP routing technology as part
of Telefonica's three-year 'Fusion Red IP' project – the first
global transformation project of its kind conducted by the service
provider – which will begin in in the coming months in Murcia,
Spain.
- Alcatel-Lucent will replace older routers within the network,
using its IP routing portfolio to perform core routing and layer
two and three edge routing functions and act as a broadband network
gateway for the provision of residential services. Alcatel-Lucent
will deploy the 7950 Extensible Routing System, the 7450 Ethernet
Service Switch (7450 ESS-MM), and the 7750 Service Router (7750
SR-12). End-to-end management will be provided by the
Alcatel-Lucent 5620 Service Aware Manager.
- Alcatel-Lucent will employ its services expertise to manage the
project, including installation and commissioning, systems integration,
integration of nodes with the network and migration of current
services to the new network architecture.
- Alcatel-Lucent offers a comprehensive portfolio of hardware and
software based routing functionalities for enhanced network
efficiency, allowing service providers to address the overwhelming
growth in video and data traffic and offering a seamless migration
toward virtualized network architecture, using NFV. Alcatel-Lucent
recently announced an extension of its collaboration agreement with
Telefonica to test NFV functions, following outstanding lab test
results achieved by the Alcatel-Lucent Virtualized Service
Router.
- Having launched an IPTV service in 2001, Telefonica re-launched
its new Movistar TV service, powered by Alcatel-Lucent's IP Video
portfolio - including its Cloud DVR platform and 5910 Video
Services Appliance - in December
2013. Within 13 months the number of Cloud DVR users
quintupled with hours of usage increasing by 19% between
October 2014 and February 2015.
Quotes:
Joaquin Mata, Network
Technology and Operations Director, Telefonica Spain said: "As
we ramp up our video and high-bandwidth data service offers we are
committed to delivering the best possible quality of experience for
our customers. By working with Alcatel-Lucent to leverage its IP
Routing and Services expertise we will be able to manage our
network with even greater efficiency."
Roque Lozano, President of
Alcatel-Lucent Spain and Global Account Manager for Telefonica,
said: "As network transformation specialists we can help
deliver the highest flexibility and efficiency into our customers
IP networks with a comprehensive portfolio of technology and
services. By converging residential and business services and
providing routing capabilities closer to the IP edge, we can help
customers such as Telefonica get more from their network capacity,
while simplifying network structures to maximize user experience
for the next generation video services challenging requirements and
achieve it at soustainable costs levels."
About Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE:
ALU)
Alcatel-Lucent is the leading IP networking,
ultra-broadband access and cloud technology specialist. We are
dedicated to making global communications more innovative,
sustainable and accessible for people, businesses and governments
worldwide. Our mission is to invent and deliver trusted networks to
help our customers unleash their value. Every success has its
network.
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