Alcatel-Lucent signs with Royal DSM to create IP network infrastructure

Telecomworldwire, Oct 21, 2008

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-21 October 2008-Alcatel-Lucent signs with Royal DSM to create IP network infrastructure(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU) (Euronext Paris:ALU), a network technologies company, announced today (21 October) that it has signed a four year deal with Dutch life sciences and materials sciences company Royal DSM NV to overhaul its global voice communications network and create a secure high-speed IP network for DSM facilities in Europe, Asia and South America.

According to Alcatel-Lucent, DSM's new China campus in Shanghai, which comprises all Shanghai offices of DSM (China) Ltd Holdings and several business groups and the R&D labs of DSM in China, has already been upgraded with Alcatel-Lucent's voice network solution.

The solution will be managed by Alcatel-Lucent for DSM. Employees across the globe will share common interfaces and functionality, while DSM will also benefit through a pay per user model for services and the assurance of a flexible growth path for deployment of advanced applications. Managed services include a centralised helpdesk with support in key languages, potentially including Mandarin.

No financial details of the contract were disclosed.

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