New Delhi, September 8, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that, according to the Dell’Oro 2Q’08 access report*, the company remains the worldwide leader in DSL with 7.7 million DSL lines shipped in 2Q’08. With a cumulative market share in DSL port shipments of 39%, more than three times that of its nearest competitor, and a worldwide installed base of 173 million DSL lines, Alcatel-Lucent continues to lead the fixed broadband access market.
According to Dell’Oro, Alcatel-Lucent leads the IP digital subscriber line access multiplexer (IP DSLAM) market with a 2Q’08 market share of 32%. Alcatel-Lucent is also the clear leader in very high-speed DSL (VDSL) shipments, surpassing a 38% market share in terms of ports shipped in 2Q'08 - again more than threefold the number of shipments of Alcatel-Lucent’s nearest competitor in this field.
Alcatel-Lucent is maintaining its regional leadership in North America, EMEA and Rest of the World, while retaining its number-2 position in Asia Pacific.
This market leadership goes hand in hand with a strategy of continuous product innovation and quality. In 2008, Alcatel-Lucent’s lead in innovation and mindshare has been underpinned by several innovation announcements:
· First on the market with VDSL2 module with 48 ports
· First with Smart DSL technology that improves IPTV performance over DSL
· First with a Digital Home Care solution, fostered now by the intended Motive acquisition
· Innovative and efficient FTTB architectures (ultra-compact access node, distributed DSLAMs and Virtual ONTs)
· First to introduce and deploy a scaleable GPON system with the broadest ONT family available and key customer wins
“Alcatel-Lucent is seen by customers as their partner for broadband access transformation, mastering a complete view on the options and on the implementation challenges, and increasingly being appreciated for its integration capabilities,” says Luis Martinez Amago, President of Alcatel-Lucent’s fixed access activities. “With one out of three fixed broadband customers around the world served through an access network provided by Alcatel-Lucent, we are committed to support our customers’ network transformation projects.”
Alcatel-Lucent’s leadership in fixed broadband access builds to a large extent on the Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) family, an IP access platform that supports a flexible mix of future-proof access technologies (xDSL, GPON, point-to-point fiber) and a variety of network topologies (central office as well as remote architectures). More than 190 service providers around the world have already selected the ISAM platform. Furthermore, Alcatel-Lucent is deploying more than 85 FTTH deployments, is present in every country which is engaged in FTTH and is the vendor of choice of most of the large scale FTTH projects.
* DSL Access Concentrators (Single Service + Multiservice) - Worldwide & Regions (2Q08). (Dell’Oro – August 2008)
About Alcatel-Lucent
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) provides solutions that enable service providers, enterprise and governments worldwide, to deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. As a leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent offers the end-to-end solutions that enable compelling communications services for people at home, at work and on the move. With operations in more than 130 countries, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner wit global reach. The company has the most experienced global services team in the industry, and one of the largest research, technology and innovation organizations in the telecommunications industry. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. For more information, visit Alcatel-Lucent on the Internet: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com