Lucent Technologies was awarded a contract to supply optical line systems to KT (formerly Korea Telecom). Specifically, KT will deploy Lucent’s WaveStar OLS 1.6T systems with the capacity of 800 Gbps in the cities of Seoul, Busan and Suwon by the end of August. The KORNET backbone carries KT’s broadband traffic and handles high-end data services. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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- Last month, Lucent Technologies announced a contract to supply its DWDM systems to Hanaro for a nationwide backbone upgrade. Specifically, Lucent will deliver and deploy WaveStar OLS 1.6T systems in the major metropolitan areas including Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Daejeon and Gwangju by the end of August.