PRAGUE -- Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and CESNET – a national research and education network (NREN) e-infrastructure provider in the Czech Republic - have successfully completed a trial of a 400 gigabits-per-second (400G) data transmission system over CESNET’s existing network, paving the way for new high-speed ultra-broadband services.

The CESNET network spans all major cities in the country, primarily serving organizations involved in research and development, science, education and healthcare. It connects universities, research centres, numerous hospitals, libraries and data centres.

CESNET is exploring a technical solution which will help them offer services with increased reliability and speed. This will allow them to transfer higher volumes of data over greater distances, to meet needs for high bandwidth real-time collaboration among member institutions – a demand that is growing by approximately 30% each year.

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