Telefonica Selects Metro Ethernet Solution From Lucent Technologies and Riverstone Networks for Multimedia Broadband Service
30 September 2004 - 7:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Telefonica Selects Metro Ethernet Solution From Lucent Technologies
and Riverstone Networks for Multimedia Broadband Service Telefonica
selects Lucent and Riverstone solution to deliver Video and
Internet services over DSL to its customers MADRID, Spain, Sept. 30
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU) and
Riverstone Networks (RSTN.PK) who today announced an agreement to
partner to deliver converged Ethernet networks for service
providers, said that Telefonica de Espana S.A.U ("Telefonica") of
Spain, the leading service provider in Spain, has selected their
combined Ethernet solution for the next phase of Telefonica's
multimedia broadband service deployment. This is one of the first
times that Ethernet, a more efficient, cost-effective, globally
deployed network technology, will be used to deliver IP (Internet
Protocol) services over broadband to homes. The Ethernet solution
will provide a very efficient network infrastructure over which
service providers such as Telefonica can deliver video and data
services. Lucent is collaborating with Telefonica to roll-out
Telefonica's "Imagenio" multimedia broadband service in major
cities across Spain, offering IP Multimedia Services over DSL,
including broadcast TV, video on demand, and internet access to
residential customers. In this latest phase of the deployment,
Lucent is supplying and integrating Riverstone's carrier Ethernet
routers with Lucent Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) access
concentrators to aggregate broadband traffic onto a converged
Ethernet infrastructure in Telefonica's network. By doing so,
Telefonica will have a simpler, more cost-effective network that
can carry multiple types of traffic and services with high
reliability and Quality of Service (QoS). The Lucent solution for
Telefonica includes integration, engineering, installation and
technical support for the next-generation Stinger(R) FS+ Digital
Subscriber Line (DSL) Access Concentrators and Riverstone Networks
RS 8000 and RS 38000 carrier Ethernet routers. About Telefonica de
Espana S.A.U Telefonica de Espana SAU is part of the Telefonica
Group, one of the world's leading telecommunications companies.
Telefonica is the leading operator in the Spanish and Portuguese
speaking markets and the sixth biggest operator in the world in
terms of market capitalisation. Its activities are centered mainly
on the fixed and mobile telephony businesses with broadband as the
key tool for the development of both of these. The company has a
significant presence in 16 countries and has operations in
approximately 40. Telefonica has a strong presence in Latin
America, where the company operates in eight countries and where it
concentrates its growth strategy. Its costumer base amounts to
nearly 100 million clients. Telefonica is a 100% public company,
with almost 1.7 million direct shareholders. Its share capital
currently comprises 4,955,891,361 ordinary shares traded on the
Spanish Stock Market (Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia) and
on those in London, Paris, Frankfurt, Tokyo, New York, Lima, Buenos
Aires, Sao Paulo and the SEAQ International Exchange in London.
About Lucent Technologies Lucent Technologies designs and delivers
the systems, services and software that drive next-generation
communications networks. Backed by Bell Labs research and
development, Lucent uses its strengths in mobility, optical,
software, data and voice networking technologies, as well as
services, to create new revenue-generating opportunities for its
customers, while enabling them to quickly deploy and better manage
their networks. Lucent's customer base includes communications
service providers, governments and enterprises worldwide. For more
information on Lucent Technologies, which has headquarters in
Murray Hill, N.J., USA, visit http://www.lucent.com/. About
Riverstone Networks Riverstone Networks, Inc. (RSTN.PK) is a
leading provider of carrier class solutions for next generation
metro Ethernet networks. Riverstone's metro routers and
provisioning solutions deliver the ease of use, cost effectiveness,
and flexibility that carriers require in meeting their customers'
IP networking requirements in support of voice, video, and data
services. Riverstone uniquely permits carriers to offer homogeneous
services across existing revenue-generating networks and new
Ethernet deployments. DATASOURCE: Lucent Technologies; Riverstone
Networks, Inc. CONTACT: Alistair MacIntyre-Currie, Lucent
Technologies - Europe, +44-207-318-6449, or mobile,
+44-7768-883-046, , or Mike Alva of Lucent Technologies - USA,
+1-510-747-5148, or mobile, +1-510-449-1902, ; or Amy Huitt,
+1-408-878-6918, , or Gary Holland, +44-118-903-7005, , both of
Riverstone Networks Web site: http://www.lucent.com/
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