Global News

September 24, 2002
Optus chooses Alcatel routing platform for core network

FRANCE -- Alcatel announced that it has signed an agreement with Optus to supply its 7670 Routing Switch Platform for the Australian carrier's core network.

The 7670 is designed for the heart of next-generation multiservice networks, ready to support Optus' current and future network services today. Including the Alcatel 5620 Network Manager, the 7670 gives Optus a highly scalable and efficient core infrastructure, significantly reducing the cost of future network growth.

The 7670 is an MPLS-enabled ATM core platform, allowing different networking protocols like IP or ATM to work together on one centrally-managed network. Equipped with a platform capable of supporting multiservices and multiprotocols, Optus stands to make considerable operational and capital savings. The 7670's ability to support next-generation IP services today will dramatically reduce the cost of Optus' network migration.

"As the demand for broadband services intensifies Optus needs a core platform that will give advanced services to more customers," said Stephen Rotheram, director of Optus Networks. "With product features that are widely acknowledged throughout the industry as 'state-of-the-art', the Alcatel 7670 was the obvious choice for Optus."

Ross Fowler, CEO of Alcatel Australia said: "The solution we have provided to Optus not only takes into account their current network requirements, but also their future requirements, particularly as we are on the edge of a broadband explosion. The Alcatel 7670 will increase Optus' revenue, given its ability to offer new services, while significantly reducing a number of costs."