MURRAY HILL, N.J. -- Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) today announced optical contracts to supply state-of-the-art metro optical networking systems to carriers in the United States and Canada. Lucent has deployed Ethernet-over-SONET solutions from the Metropolis(R) DMX Access Multipexer family with Cavalier Telephone, Everest(R) Connections and Toronto Hydro Telecom. These contracts demonstrate Lucent's strong established position in the multiservices over SONET optical networking equipment market, and the products allow service providers to continue to use embedded technology while adding new revenue-generating Ethernet services without overhauling the network. "We're very excited about the reception that the Metropolis(R) DMX family is receiving from customers," said Jay Fahey, general manager for Metro Access Systems, Lucent Technologies. "Our goal is to provide our customers the most efficient, scaleable, reliable and technologically-advanced products possible, and this solution helps us to achieve our goal by integrating seamlessly with our customers' current networks." The Metropolis(R) DMX family includes the DMX Access Multiplexer for central office and large enterprise applications, the DMXpress for customer premises applications, and DMXtend, now available, for enterprise and loop access applications. All provide compatible next-generation SONET functionality and serve as integrated Ethernet over SONET metro platforms. When used together, the products in the portfolio create an end-to-end solution that allows carriers to offer faster, more sophisticated services while lowering operating costs. "The DMXpress platform provides an ideal premises-based platform for Ethernet over SONET, as well as TDM services," said Ian Miles at Toronto Hydro Telecom. "We are delighted to be using this technology in Toronto." Lucent Technologies Inc.