Alcatel wins SDH deal in Lithuania

Fiber Optics Weekly Update, Nov 22, 2002

Alcatel and AB Lietuvos Telekomas, Lithuania's largest provider of telecommunication services, announced the successful completion of the first phase of an expansion project covering the deployment of new data-aware metropolitan rings in Lithuania. Leveraging Alcatel's new generation SDH technology, the project will enhance the capacity of AB Lietuvos Telekomas' existing network infrastructure. This implementation will allow AB Lietuvos Telekomas to meet Lithuanian business and residential users' growing requirements for broadband services, such as Fast Ethernet and business application services, as well as to efficiently support ADSL traffic.

The three-year agreement, signed in July 2002, calls for the implementation of Alcatel's world class Optical Multi-Service Node (OMSN) systems that are designed to address the transmission needs of both regional and metropolitan applications. Under the first phase, Alcatel has built up an SDH metro ring already carrying services in Vilnius, the country's capital. To provide interconnection with the existing national infrastructure, Alcatel also will supply its SDH multi-service cross connect, the Alcatel 1641 SX, that allows network capacity upgrades without any traffic interruption in metropolitan environments. Their combined implementation will provide AB Lietuvos Telkomas with a 2.5 Gbit/s scalable transmission solution offering advanced optical networking features in terms of network capacity and protection. Furthermore, Alcatel will supply its integrated end-to-end network management solution to provide efficient control of the new rings, while imparting significant economics in operating the network.