Saudi Telecom has awarded a multi-million EUR frame contract to Alcatel-Lucent to expand, extend and upgrade
its existing broadband network to serve an additional two million residential and enterprise customers by the end of 2010. The network upgrade is made possible by the enhanced aggregation and transport features of Alcatel-Lucent’s broadband access, IP, optical and services solutions.
Under the agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will provide its packet optical transport solution for DSLAM traffic aggregation and Ethernet business services, along with its DSL and GPON /MSAN technology. The company will also leverage its services expertise in the areas of project management, network analysis, software integration, integration services and technical support services to deliver a true turnkey services solution.
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