TeliaSonera and Alcatel-Lucent Deploy First Countrywide 100Mbps Access Network in Finland

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- TeliaSonera Leverages Alcatel-Lucent’s Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) fiber/VDSL2 Innovations to Become the Finnish Broadband Access Leader

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Nordics operator TeliaSonera today announced the deployment of the first 100Mbps VDSL2-based access network in Finland, enabling the delivery of a full-blown (high-definition) IPTV service offering across the country.

TeliaSonera’s fiber-to-the-building (FTTB) architecture makes use of fiber cables that are trenched from the operator’s central offices to the basement of (apartment) buildings. From there, the end-users are offered very high-speed broadband applications over the existing, in-building copper wires. The architecture is based on Alcatel-Lucent’s 7354 ISAM FTTB Remote Unit - which has specifically been designed for cabinet and multiple dwelling unit (MDU) deployments. Alcatel-Lucent also will provide a range of professional services related to the network roll-out project.

“We will be the first operator in Finland to provide customers with an access connection that can peak up to 100Mbps in the existing building copper wiring,” says Jussi Salminen, Vice President in Broadband Services Finland at TeliaSonera. “This is a major differentiator on the Finnish market, allowing us to significantly grow our market share - all while introducing to our customers the latest triple-play services. Alcatel-Lucent’s 7354 ISAM FTTB Remote Unit perfectly suited our business case, as it allows us to bring fiber to the most economic point by easily connecting in-building copper wires to our fiber network.”

“Alcatel-Lucent will help TeliaSonera realize their firm go-to-market objectives,” adds Pertti Tukia, General Manager, Alcatel-Lucent Finland. “This contract shows once again that Alcatel-Lucent leads in terms of next-generation broadband access, and that we have all technologies at hand to grow our customers’ networks in a way that makes most sense to them.”

Alcatel-Lucent’s leadership in DSL builds on its award-winning ISAM product family. The ISAM family has now been deployed at more than 210 customers worldwide. Since its launch five years ago, the ISAM family has been adopted by approximately one customer per week, consolidating Alcatel-Lucent’s number-one position in IP broadband access.

What has been supplied to TeliaSonera? Alcatel-Lucent delivers its 7354 ISAM FTTB Remote Unit, a compact full-service IP access node for Ethernet MDU and cabinet deployments, designed to deliver up to 100 Mbps over VDSL2. The 7354 is part of the ISAM family and allows operators to offer the same service quality from FTTB as from central office and fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) deployments. It is complemented by Alcatel-Lucent’s 5520 Access Management System (AMS), the next-generation element management system covering the entire ISAM product portfolio, encompassing DSL as well as fiber-based access networks. Alcatel-Lucent also provides a number of professional services to TeliaSonera, including consulting, design and maintenance.

Editorial background material Alcatel-Lucent confirms 1Q’09 broadband access leadership, performing strongly in VDSL and GPON (June 8th, 2009) www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Doc s_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001611.x ml&lu_lang_code=en

Guangdong Telecom selects Alcatel-Lucent to deploy first VDSL2 network in China (June 3rd, 2009) www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Doc s_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001597.x ml&lu_lang_code=en

Alcatel-Lucent confirmed as global IPTV access and middleware market leader (Apr 30th, 2009) www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Doc s_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2009/News_Article_001554.x ml&lu_lang_code=en

Alcatel-Lucent evolves its IP access platform which is powering advanced triple play services around the world (September 30th, 2008) www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Doc s_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2008/News_Article_001261.x ml&lu_lang_code=en

Alcatel-Lucent extends broadband access portfolio with fiber to the building (FTTB) solution (March 5th, 2008) www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/newsreleases/detail?LMSG_CABINET=Doc s_and_Resource_Ctr&LMSG_CONTENT_FILE=News_Releases_2008/News_Article_000903.x ml&lu_lang_code=en

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About Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions that deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 16.98 billion in 2008 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: www.alcatel-lucent.com.

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