Alcatel-Lucent has been selected as the largest supplier for the expansion of broadband access networks China Unicom in 29 provinces, using GPON technology, to address the increasing demand for applications with intensive capacity such as interactive TV, video-on-demand, gaming, social networking and other.
Not long ago, a massive effort has been made in all of China to expand the reach of fiber-optic network that millions of residential customers can connect to the Internet super-fast. Alcatel-Lucent platform is being held Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) it - the most advanced FTTx offerings on the market - to ensure that the network of China Unicom increase in speed and capacity in the coming years in line with increased customer demand. Projects with China Unicom is deploying GPON technology will become the largest in the world today.
With this deployment, China Unicom will be able to deliver speeds up to 100 megabits per second, a reliable level of service quality and high flexibility to meet diverse customer demands such as IPTV, video on demand and voice over IP (VoIP).
Rajeev Singh-Molares, President, Alcatel-Lucent Asia Pacific said: "This project represents a major milestone in the midst of another such a rapid expansion of broadband in China. This project demonstrates our strong leadership position and continue to grow in the FTTx market while helping to accelerate the availability of super-fast broadband in all of China. "
Alcatel-Lucent's technology solutions enable China Unicom to use the platform with the highest capacity fiber access the Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) FX 7360 from Alcatel-Lucent. ISAM FX 7360 is the newest addition in products ISAM family of IP access, which provides simultaneous support for the delivery of fixed broadband technologies like GPON, EPON and point-to-point fiber, as well as the deployment of FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) and FTTB (fiber-to-the-building). ISAM product family is the mainstay of High Leverage Network ™ architecture of the Alcatel-Lucent.
Alcatel-Lucent is the worldwide leader in fixed broadband access, which is capable of supporting the largest mass deployment of video services, voice and data. Currently, one of three fixed broadband subscribers around the world get service from the access network provided by Alcatel-Lucent. Alcatel-Lucent is involved in major GPON rollouts worldwide with more than 100 projects FTTH.
