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Sierre-Energie Selects Lucent Technologies and World Wide Packets to Provide Ethernet Technology to Support IPTV Services
Companies to deploy carrier Ethernet solutions for the cost effective delivery of “triple play” services to business and residential customers in Switzerland
Murray Hill, NJ and Spokane Valley, WA – November 14, 2006 – Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) and World Wide Packets, a leading provider of Ethernet solutions, today announced that Sierre-Energie -- a power utility and communications service provider in Switzerland -- has selected a joint solution from the two companies that will enable the deployment of feature-rich Ethernet services over its broadband fiber to the home (FTTH) network. These capabilities will allow Sierre-Energie to deliver “triple play” services, including IPTV, to its 30,000 business and residential users.
For the project, Lucent will supply Sierre-Energie with World Wide Packets' LightningEdge customer premises equipment (CPE) and other products to enable the successful delivery of a range of new services with exceptional levels of speed and cost effectiveness. This deployment will enable Sierre-Energie to update its current network to support the delivery of triple play services -- including IPTV, Video on Demand, data and voice over fiber. The network will offer customers improved performance at lower cost than ever before, while at the same time helping ensure that the operator has sufficient bandwidth to support anticipated subscriber growth in the future. Lucent's Services organization will provide integration and maintenance services for the deployment.
“In order to provide our customers with a more diverse service offering that will meet the current and future demands of our growing subscriber base, we decided to upgrade our network with new, cutting edge capabilities” said Benoît Cosandey, Network Architect, Sierre-Energie. “The joint solution from Lucent and World Wide Packets enables the fast, reliable delivery of our IPTV offering. World Wide Packets' LightningEdge products are helping us provide customers with the services they require, and are ensuring we will have the speed and bandwidth necessary to address future requirements.”
"This agreement further highlights Lucent's expertise in designing, integrating and maintaining multi-vendor IPTV solutions for operators worldwide,” said Michael Murphy, Business Development Director, Lucent Technologies. "We are looking forward to the opportunity to help Sierre-Energie offer a whole new level of service to its customers.”
Under a reseller agreement established earlier this year, Lucent offers operators key elements of World Wide Packets' LightningEdge® CPE solutions, which provide premises-based connectivity for optical fiber-based point-to-point Ethernet networks. These products enable operators such as Sierre-Energie to extend Ethernet service offerings to residences, as well businesses of all sizes, from single company office building to multi-tenant business locations.
“Sierre-Energie is at the forefront of the carrier Ethernet revolution with the deployment of this new network, bringing its customers exciting, innovative new services, such as feature-rich IPTV,” said Chad Whalen, senior vice president of global sales and marketing, World Wide Packets. “We are extremely pleased they have chosen World Wide Packets to assist them in delivering high performing, cost-effective triple play services.”
About Sierre-Energie
Sierre-Energie SA provides electricity to 30,000 households and small companies located in the canton of Valais (the Matterhorn canton) in the French part of Switzerland. This company is also responsible for the exploitation of the cable network of Télévision Sierre SA. Sierre-Energie is now developing a FTTH network to provide IPTV to his customers and new services (such as VoD, nPVR, etc) that are not available on a normal cable network.
About World Wide Packets
World Wide Packets is a leading provider of Carrier Ethernet solutions that allow service providers, cable operators, emerging carriers and municipalities to realize a new level of speed and agility in the deployment of revenue generating Ethernet services. With World Wide Packets' LightningEdge® product family, carriers can address the demand with their growing subscriber base by fully leveraging the power, flexibility and low cost of Ethernet technology, while dramatically reducing the CapEx and OpEx of existing legacy networks. World Wide Packets offers the QoS, scalability, reliability and manageability necessary to making Carrier Ethernet services such as IPTV, VoIP, mission critical data and wireless transport a reality. For more information on World Wide Packets, please visit www.worldwidepackets.com.
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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.
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