Telenet Picks Alcatel IP Service Router

PARIS -- Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) today announced it has beenselected by Telenet, the premier Belgian cable operator, to provide its carrier-class IP service routerfor Telenet’s Internet protocol (IP)-based broadband service network. Designed specifically for thedelivery of high value services, the Alcatel 7750 Service Router (SR) will enable Telenet to achievegreater network profitability by offering high-speed Internet services over a reliable IP/MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching) network. Future services like interactive digital TV, integrated data andvoice services, and a range of advanced services for the enterprise market will also use the Alcatelservice routers.

The Alcatel 7750 SR is the industry's first IP/MPLS router designed and optimized for the delivery ofscalable and profitable advanced Internet and private data services that allow service providers toattract and retain a wider customer base at a lower cost. Using the Alcatel 7750 SR’s uniquehierarchical quality of service (QoS) capabilities, Telenet can differentiate the traffic it carriestherefore guaranteeing varying classes of service to its customers. As a result, Telenet can introducehigh value services more quickly and realize a faster return on its investment.

“The advanced service-oriented features on the Alcatel 7750 SR allow us to give a distinctivetreatment to individual services, helping us to offer a differentiated product offering to increase theaverage revenue per user (ARPU),” said Piet Spiessens, Telenet vice President network and serviceengineering . “Alcatel's expertise in IP combined with the exceptional local support we’ve come to relyupon will allow us to keep up with customer demand for enhanced broadband services andtherefore maximize profit from our IP network.”

“As the premier Belgian cable operator, Telenet is focussed on increasing the value of residentialbroadband services and expanding into the business data market,” said Basil Alwan, President ofAlcatel’s IP activities. “The Alcatel 7750 SR was built from the ground up to offer scalable andreliable business and residential services which allows Telenet to deliver the triple play of services –voice, video and data – to thousands of business and residential users across its nation-widenetwork.”

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