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Lucent Technologies Multimedia Access Platform Wins IEC 2006 InfoVision Best Metro Networking Technology or Service Award

Posted on: Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 09:05 CDT

Lucent Technologies today received a 2006 InfoVision Award from the International Engineering Consortium for the best metro network technology or service of the year. The award, which recognized the Lucent Multimedia Access Platform, was presented at the Broadband World Forum 2006 trade show in Hong Kong.

Only those products that were commercially announced or in deployment within the Asia-Pacific region prior to the show were eligible for an InfoVision Award. A committee composed of industry experts from vendor companies, service providers and industry associations judged the submissions.

The Lucent Multimedia Access Platform is a next generation broadband access platform designed to help service providers profitably deliver IPTV and IP multimedia services to the mass market, across copper, fiber and/or wireless networks, reducing both capital and operational costs.

"This is hard-won recognition for our state-of-the art broadband access and IPTV platform," said Rob Piconi, vice president and general manager, Broadband Solutions, Lucent Technologies. "We're particularly proud that, going forward, this IMS-capable platform will enable- operators to seamlessly blend voice, data, video, and mobility services to suit their customers' lifestyle--wherever they may be--with end-to-end quality of service."

The Lucent Multimedia Access Platform is a pure IP/Ethernet platform, built on Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture (ATCA) hardware and Linux software. It can help service providers reduce costs and accelerate time-to-market with new features and capabilities compared to proprietary systems. Designed to deliver up to 10 gigabits per second of flexible, high-volume services from every slot, it supports DSL, VoIP, fiber to the premise (FTTP) and WiMAX wireless broadband in a single chassis. A unique SmartPON(TM) module, developed by Bell Labs, Lucent's R&D organization, enables the Lucent Multimedia Access Platform to support both EPON and GPON from a single chassis.

"This award reflects on Lucent's and Bell Labs' focus on developing and introducing products that meet the sophisticated demands of the Asia Pacific market," said Bart Vogel, president of Lucent Technologies Asia Pacific. "Having the right access products to deliver leading-edge applications in a blended manner is key for service provider success in Asia."

For further information on the Lucent Multimedia Access Platform, visit http://www.lucent.com\LucentMAP.

ABOUT THE IEC

A nonprofit organization, the IEC is dedicated to catalyzing technology and business progress worldwide in a range of high-technology industries and their university communities. Since 1944, the IEC has provided high-quality educational opportunities for industry professionals, academics, and students. In conjunction with industry-leading companies, the IEC has developed an extensive, free, on-line educational program. The IEC conducts industry-university programs that have substantial impact on curricula. It also conducts research and develops publications, conferences, and technological exhibits that address major opportunities and challenges of the information age. More than 70 leading high-technology universities are IEC affiliates, and the IEC handles the affairs of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association and Eta Kappa Nu, the honor society for electrical and computer engineers. The IEC also manages the activities of the Enterprise Communications Consortium. Please visit www.iec.org.

About Lucent Technologies

Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and software that drive next-generation communications networks. Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent uses its strengths in mobility, optical, software, data and voice networking technologies, as well as services, to create new revenue-generating opportunities for its customers, while enabling them to quickly deploy and better manage their networks. Lucent's customer base includes communications service providers, governments and enterprises worldwide. For more information on Lucent Technologies, which has headquarters in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, visit http://www.lucent.com.

Source: Business Wire

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