Lucent announced Tuesday that it has signed multi-million euro frame contracts with STC (Saudi Telecom Company) to expand its broadband access network. This large-scale project - leveraging Alcatel-Lucent's leading VDSL2 and GPON technologies - will enable STC to provide state-of-the-art, bandwidth-demanding applications to its customers and expand the reach of its network while benefiting from enhanced aggregation and transport capabilities. “As a major operator, STC is committed to provide its customers with the latest high-speed broadband services with the highest quality of service,” said Dr. Zeyad Al-Otaibi, STC's vice president Networks. Alcatel-Lucent will deploy the industry's most renowned IP access solution: the Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) platform - supporting DSL and GPON technologies. ISAM family of IP access products enables the seamless and cost-effective delivery of high-speed broadband multimedia services to mass markets - such as high-speed data, IPTV, VoIP and content-on-demand. Next to the deployment of its 7302 ISAM with advanced voice capabilities and its 7342 ISAM FTTU, Alcatel-Lucent will also provide a comprehensive range of professional services to STC - including network design, deployment, installation, commissioning, testing and full project management support. “Thanks to the flexibility of Alcatel-Lucent's ISAM platform we can help our customers manage and evolve their networks cost-effectively and make sure they meet end-users' growing bandwidth needs,” said Adolfo Hernandez, president of Alcatel-Lucent in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
