Alcatel Launches Triple Play Analyzer

PARIS -- Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) today announced availability of theAlcatel 5530 Network Analyzer (NA), an advanced diagnostic software tool designed to analyzenetwork conditions to ensure the successful deployment of value-added broadband services. There isrobust demand for broadband access around the world, and service providers are responding withaggressive plans to expand the reach and quality of their services, including the option to delivervoice, video and data over phone lines. The Alcatel Network Analyzer helps meet this goal byautomating the process of line quality assessment and the continuous monitoring of service quality.This translates into faster time-to-market, guaranteed service delivery, and improved customersatisfaction.

"Broadband subscriber growth has been robust over the past three years,” said Patrick Kelly, Partnerat industry analyst firm OSS Observer. “As demand surges, carriers have focused on automatingactivation and service assurance functions to support millions of new orders. Alcatel's leadershipposition in the DSL market is now being extended to help service providers reduce operational costand improve customer loyalty."

Alcatel has worked with more than 110 customers around the world in the deployment of their DSLnetworks. The Alcatel 5530 software tool allows the provider to proactively analyze existing copperlines to assess their ability to deliver “triple play” services (voice, data, and video). The Alcatel 5530NA performs a number of tests to determine line quality and the connection between the centraloffice and the subscriber’s premises. It can also identify any potential equipment issues, identify rootcauses and provide suggestions for the successful resolution of any problems. These actions arecompleted without impacting service delivery. Because the Alcatel 5530 is designed to detect andanalyze network problems that lead to customer complaints, it reduces the time spent handlingcustomer complaints and minimizes the number of truck rolls, which in turn reduces operationalexpenses considerably.

“The needs of end users are constantly changing,” said Michel Rahier, Chief Operating Officer ofAlcatel’s fixed networking activities. “The introduction of multimedia and live-stream services meansthat customers need more than just increased bit rates. They need stable, high-quality lines that arecapable of delivering new services. They demand high service quality and expect quick resolution ofany problems or they will take their business elsewhere. The Alcatel 5530 NA is the result of ourexperience working with customers around the world and is a must-have for service providers thatwant to provide the best service possible.”

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