Updated: 12:44 PM EDT
CTC Communications Selects Lucent Technologies Compact Switch for Next - Generation VoIP Services
MURRAY HILL, N.J., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU) today announced a contract with CTC Communications, a provider of converged communications services in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, for equipment and services from Lucent's Accelerate(TM) Next Generation Communications Solutions.
CTC is deploying Lucent Compact Switches, which will enable CTC to deliver tandem switching and advanced next-generation Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services to small, medium and large business customers throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions while reducing the company's operating and maintenance expenses.
Lucent Worldwide Services will provide maintenance, deployment support and integration services.
"We were looking for a solution that enabled us to offer our customers the latest advanced switch architecture while maintaining carrier class reliability and traditional telephone service offerings," said Aaron Bruneau, vice president, engineering and network operations, CTC Communications. "Lucent's solution allows CTC to satisfy our customers' needs while reducing operating and capital spending."
"Understanding the needs of an innovative telecommunications provider like CTC, we developed a cost-effective solution that enables an easy and efficient evolution to advance services with a competitive edge," said Gerry Cafaro, vice president of sales for Lucent Technologies. "Our solution offers CTC the flexibility they need to provide today's advanced services, as well as those that will become available in the future, and will allow them to grow efficiently to meet future customer demand."
The Lucent switch also can serve as a building block for carriers that choose to migrate to an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network to offer blended lifestyle services.
The Lucent Compact Switch can support from as few as 1,000 subscribers to more than 100,000 subscribers on a single integrated platform. Service providers can deploy the switch for end-office (Class 5) and tandem (Class 4) applications to replace an existing switch or as an addition to the network. In addition to providing VoIP, Internet off-load and gateway mobile switching center features, the compact switch also offers CALEA and E911 capabilities.
About CTC Communications
CTC Communications is the largest competitive provider of telecommunications services headquartered in New England. CTC offers a full range of voice, Internet and data service solutions, dynamically allocated on a next-generation, all-IP packet-based network. CTC's Cisco-powered IP+ATM packet network runs over a fully managed and CTC-owned fiber optic network from Maine to Maryland. CTC has provided cost-effective communication solutions since 1981 and is today part of Columbia Ventures Corporation's worldwide family of businesses. Visit CTC Communications online at www.ctcnet.com.
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 www.lucent.com.
SOURCE Lucent Technologies
10/25/2005 11:14 ET
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