Paris, January 24, 2006 - At the TVoDSL conference in Paris, which opens today, Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) continues to demonstrate its leadership in triple play, including IPTV, through new solutions, demonstrations and presentations. Alcatel has gained unparalleled experience in services integration and end-to-end network design through its work with more than 30 triple play projects around the world. Alcatel also outlines its vision of the triple play market, confirming that a significant milestone - two million IPTV subscribers - was reached during 2005. Alcatel projects that the number of IPTV subscribers will grow to 70 million by 2010.
Alcatel's triple play leadership is demonstrated in the following areas:
- Innovative solutions: Alcatel will display its industry-leading Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) family, the market's first true 100% triple play access platform. The ISAM is an integral part of Alcatel's triple play service delivery architecture which spans access and fiber technologies, IP routing and Ethernet switching solutions.
- Innovative applications: Alcatel will showcase its new IPTV applications, the Alcatel 5900 Amigo TV and Alcatel 5900 My Own TV, which enable the consumer to personalize the TV experience and to share personal content with their community and circle of friends. Built upon the Microsoft TV IPTV Edition software delivery platform, these user-centric triple play applications combine content delivery, voice services and interaction.
- End-to-end demonstrations: Alcatel's presence at this year's conference will include several live demonstrations highlighting various elements of its industry-leading solutions portfolio. Alcatel will provide an example of the hardware and software elements needed to meet the scalability, reliability and quality of service requirements of an IPTV solution. This demonstration will feature the MicrosoftTV IPTV Edition software platform, which is a key component of the global collaboration agreement between the two companies that is designed to rapidly accelerate the availability of IPTV services for broadband operators worldwide. In addition to IPTV, several new triple play applications will be shown, highlighting how triple play will change the end-user TV experience.
- Industry expertise: Alcatel will be sharing its industry expertise through participation in three speaking opportunities, focused on compelling issues related to triple play and IPTV:
Alan Mottram, Alcatel's Chief Marketing Officer will speak on:
"Redefining the End-user Triple Play Experience" (Jan 25 at 09:00)
Willem Verbiest, vice president of Alcatel's Triple Play core team in Europe, will speak on: "Rolling out Triple Play Services"(Jan 25 at 18:00)
Rik Missault, vice president Marketing and Communications of Alcatel's fixed solutions activities, will speak on: "Innovative Triple Play Applications" ( Jan 26 at 15:30)
For more information on triple play and IPTV, please visit the Alcatel booth (booth 109) or our dedicated website www.alcatel.com/tripleplay
About Alcatel's user-centric triple play
To meet today's quest for increased personalized and interactive services, Alcatel helps worldwide operators transform their networks and deliver a new, way better end-user experience. Alcatel's user-centric triple play builds on its leadership in broadband technology, IP networking, optics, new multimedia and video applications, as well as end-to-end services integration. End-users will enjoy unique, exciting services including video on demand, personal TV, community channels, online gaming and sharing of music, photos and home videos, all delivered simply and seamlessly via a range of devices and networks.
About Alcatel
Alcatel provides communications solutions to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to their customers or employees. Alcatel brings its leading position in fixed and mobile broadband networks; applications and services, to help its partners and customers build a user-centric broadband world. With sales of EURO 12.3 billion and 56,000 employees in 2004, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. | |
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