Alcatel-Lucent Continues to Lead the Fixed Broadband Access Market in Q1 2008
Posted on May 23, 2008
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PARIS, May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris
and NYSE: ALU) today announced that, following the publication of the
Dell’Oro 1Q’08 access report*, the company remains the worldwide leader in
DSL with 6.6 million DSL lines shipped in 1Q’08. With a cumulative market
share in DSL port shipments of more than 40%, more than three times that of
its nearest competitor, and a worldwide installed base of 166 million DSL
lines, Alcatel-Lucent continues to lead the fixed broadband access market.
According to Dell’Oro, Alcatel-Lucent leads the IP digital subscriber
line access multiplexer (IP DSLAM) market with a Q1 2008 market share of
33%. Alcatel-Lucent has also seen a rapid uptake of its very high-speed DSL
(VDSL) shipments in 1Q’08, surpassing a 47% market share in terms of ports
shipped - an all-time high, and more than threefold the number of shipments
of Alcatel-Lucent’s nearest competitor in this field.
Alcatel-Lucent is maintaining its regional leadership in North America,
EMEA and Rest of the World, while consolidating its number-2 position in
Asia Pacific.
Alcatel-Lucent also confirmed its technological leadership in DSL by
launching its Smart DSL solution that targets operators who look at
deploying higher-speed bandwidth services over asymmetric DSL (ADSL) and
VDSL lines. The Smart DSL technology allows operators to guarantee DSL line
stability at bit rates that are typically as much as 30% higher than
traditional methods, building on Alcatel-Lucent’s Artificial Noise and
Virtual Noise innovations.
“Our leadership in IP DSLAMs and VDSL shipments - as well as our
ongoing DSL innovations - demonstrate that Alcatel-Lucent continues to be
the leading vendor in fixed broadband access,” says Luis Martinez Amago,
President of Alcatel-Lucent’s fixed access activities. “With one out of
three fixed broadband customers around the world served through an access
network provided by Alcatel-Lucent, we are committed to support our
customers’ network transformation projects.”
Alcatel-Lucent’s leadership in fixed broadband access builds to a large
extent on the Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) family, an IP
access platform that supports a flexible mix of future-proof access
technologies (xDSL, GPON, point-to-point fiber) and a variety of network
topologies (central office as well as remote architectures). More than 185
service providers around the world have already selected the ISAM platform.
* DSL Access Concentrators (Single Service + Multiservice) - Worldwide
& Regions (1Q08). (Dell’Oro - May 13th, 2008)
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that
enable service providers, enterprise and governments worldwide, to deliver
voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in
fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies,
applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions
that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work
and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent
is a local partner wit global reach. The company has the most experienced
global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research,
technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry.
Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 and is
incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more
information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet:
http://www.alcatel-lucent.com
SOURCE Alcatel-Lucent
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