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CPN doing well...VRSO should do well on their news and CWON is mentioned in LU's news this morning.

June 15, 2004 08:03:00 (ET)


MURRAY HILL, N.J., Jun 15, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Lucent Technologies (LU, Trade) today announced a new multiservice edge switch and a key enhancement for its multiservice switching portfolio that will enable service providers to grow today's profitable data services, pursue emerging opportunities for next- generation data services, and to converge these services onto a cost-effective Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) core network.

Lucent's expanded portfolio enables service providers globally who have deployed thousands of Lucent multiservice switches to optimize their network by leveraging existing investments, retaining carrier-class network characteristics and seamlessly integrating the new equipment into their existing operations system.

According to Infonetics Research, the market for multiservice edge switches is expected to grow about 25 percent, from its current size of about $1.2 billion to approximately $1.5 billion by 2006.

The newly-designed CBX 3500(TM) Multiservice Edge Switch, available now for trials, has been specifically created -- or "purpose-built" -- to allow service providers to offer more profitable Frame Relay, Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and private line services and have the ability to deploy new Ethernet and Internet Protocol (IP)/MPLS services as their business warrants.

Choice One Communications (CWON, Trade), an integrated communications provider offering facilities-based voice and data telecommunications services, including Internet solutions, to clients in 29 Northeast and Midwest markets is trialing the CBX 3500(TM) switch with the intent to deploy the technology in its network.

China Unicom, one of the largest service providers in China, is also interested in the new switch and intends to trial the technology in its network.

CBX 3500(TM) Multiservice Edge Switch

The CBX 3500(TM) switch offers flexibility, savings, greater performance and proven reliability based on Lucent's leading multiservice switch portfolio.