PARIS -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and WOW! Business have teamed to upgrade and expand the Denver-based cable company’s business services network in the Midwest and Southeastern areas of the United States.

Built upon the Alcatel-Lucent 7750 Service Router and associated product family, the all-IP network is being deployed in 19 markets and has already enabled WOW! Business to deliver carrier-grade Ethernet services to businesses in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Columbus and Evansville with more market rollouts on the way.

The network will enable the WOW! Business, a division of WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone, to meet the growing need for ultra-broadband business services and applications, including VPN, Cloud and data center interconnect services, as well as cell tower backhaul.

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