Verizon Selects Lucent for OC48 Sonet

LINTHICUM, Md. -- Lucent Technologies today announced that Verizon Communications, the national telecommunications company formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE, has chosen Lucent to provide next-generation optical networking technology to meet the growing demand for bandwidth in Verizon's New York metropolitan area designated as the 132 LATA. The agreement includes deployment of Lucent's WaveStar(tm) TDM 2.5 G optical carrier level 48 (OC-48) solution in the New York metropolitan area and will enable Verizon to efficiently transport voice and data services over fiber-optic lines. This new generation transport system can transmit 2.5 gigabits per second (Gb/s) across a single fiber.

"We are pleased to have the opportunity to assist Verizon in evolving its optical network," said John Pellegrini, Lucent Technologies regional vice president. "The deployment of Lucent's WaveStar technology will enable Verizon to efficiently meet customer demand for bandwidth in a market with unprecedented growth."

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