Alcatel-Lucent Extends Strategic Relationship With Genband for Mobile NGN Solution
LAS VEGAS, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — CTIA Wireless — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it has extended its strategic relationship with Genband, a market-leading developer of next-generation media gateways and applications solutions, by adding Genband’s new G9 Converged Media Gateway to Alcatel-Lucent carrier-grade Mobile Next Generation Network (NGN) solution.
In Alcatel-Lucent’s standards-compliant (3GPP Release 4 and Release 5) Mobile NGN solution, the media gateway provides a migration path from stand- alone mobile switching centers to centralized mobile call servers with distributed media gateways, and to (Release 5) IP Multimedia Subsystem- compatible networks.
“Genband has been a trusted partner, providing the key high-performance gateway component in our Mobile NGN solution for several years,” said Dave Geary, president of Alcatel-Lucent’s Multicore activities. “The success of our relationship makes Genband’s newest media gateway an ideal addition to our NGN portfolio as we help operators efficiently migrate to next-generation wireless broadband technology.”
Alcatel-Lucent and Genband’s relationship produced the first commercial deployment of Genband’s media gateway in early 2004 and currently, more than 20 million Genband media gateway ports are deployed as part of Alcatel- Lucent’s market-leading Mobile NGN solution within many top mobile service providers’ networks worldwide.
“After years of working together to serve mobile customers around the globe, we are pleased to expand this relationship with Alcatel-Lucent,” said Charles Vogt, President and CEO of Genband. “The best-of-breed G9 media gateway enables Alcatel-Lucent to provide low-cost distributed networks for mobile operators and facilitate exciting enhancements like Fixed Mobile Convergence to help operators improve customer loyalty and provide superior call quality.”
Genband’s high-density G9 platform is the latest generation of carrier class media gateways with field-hardened software, advanced Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology, and a host of integrated, mobile-specific features like Transcoder Free Operation (TrFO), which improves voice quality and reduces network costs, Voice Quality Enhancement Features, and an integrated Signaling Gateway.
Visitors to the CTIA Exhibition (April 1-3) will see the gateway displayed in Alcatel-Lucent’s booth 2613 and Genband’s booth 6365.
About Genband
Genband is a leading supplier of next generation IP gateway and application solutions. These high-performance gateway and application platforms enable fixed wireline, mobile, and cable network service providers to rapidly deploy new multimedia services. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Genband has research and development facilities in Texas, China, and India. Additional information is available at http://www.genband.com/.
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprise and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel- Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/
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