LTE -- What Voice Services? by Jose Deras  Home         Topics: Main | DSL | Cable | FTTH  | GPON | VDSL2 | DOCSIS 3.0 | IPTV | Set-top Boxes  | Encoders  | Content   | Regulatory Issues  |  Links & Resources | Archive   | Europe  |    Alcatel-Lucent and Neuf Cegetel to extend FTTH in Paris Neuf Cegetel, the leading fixed alternative operator in France, has signed a new frame agreement with Alcatel-Lucent for the deployment of an FTTH network in Paris. Specifically, Alcatel-Lucent's GPON solution will enable Neuf Cegetel to offer very high-speed access and services to more than 100,000 apartments. The project is part of an initiative led by the Paris social housing office OPAC (Office Public d'Aménagement et de Construction) to bridge the digital divide in the French capital. Financial terms were not disclosed. As part of this frame agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will supply and provide project management for the deployment of its 7342 Intelligent Services Access Manager Fiber to the User (ISAM FTTU), leveraging GPON technology to multiplex voice, video and data services onto a single fiber and supporting a 2.5 Gbps downstream capacity, the highest bandwidth offered to the mass-market today. The solution is complemented by a range of in-house Alcatel-Lucent optical network terminals (ONTs). Alcatel-Lucent said this contract significantly increases its market strength in GPON, and confirms the company's readiness to engage in the mass deployment of GPON technology. The company noted that it is engaged in over 80 FTTx projects worldwide, over 60 of which are with GPON. http://www.alcatel-lucent.com 01-Jul-08 As of the end of Q1 2008, Neuf Cegetel had 3,294,000 broadband clients, an increase of 70,000 compared to the end of 2007; this includes +100,000 new customers for the Neuf brand and -30,000 customers for the other brands.     Learn How to Get Your Video on this Site Recent Last Mile News ARRIS Shows DOCSIS 3.0 at 320 Mbps Down, 100 Mbps Up 2/8/2010 Bell Canada's Q4 Revenue Grew 4.8%, FTTH Planned for Montreal, Toronto 2/4/2010 Comcast Grows 3.9% in 2009, Targets Project xfinity for 2010 2/3/2010 Calix Adds 10G, VDLS2, GPON, Ethernet Cards 2/1/2010 BroadHop Introduces Open Policy PCRF Platform 2/1/2010 USDA Awards $313.5M for Middle Mile and Last Mile Projects 1/26/2010 Comcast Hires Former CEO of Charter Communications 1/22/2010 BT Plans 40 Mbps Internet for £20 per month 1/21/2010 Department of Commerce Awards $63 Million in Broadband Grants 1/20/2010 MCNC Awarded $28.2 Million in Broadband Recovery Funds 1/20/2010 Verizon Applauds FCC Video Programming Ruling 1/20/2010 FCC Establishes New Rules for Video Distribution 1/20/2010 Huawei SynchE 1588v2-Compliant xDSL Backhaul Prototype 1/19/2010 Verizon Updates its FiOS Bundles 1/18/2010 Ohio's Wabash Mutual Telephone Deploys Occam 1/13/2010 > More news...   Search  this site   Search the Web   Get Your Column Published LTE -- What Voice Services? by Jose Deras Framing the Next Wave of Carrier Ethernet by Umesh Kukreja Network Interconnection and Evolution for Super Carriers by Dawn M. Hogh Carrier Challenges for Tomorrow's Connected Enterprise by Dr. Badri Nath Dynamic Performance Management for Mobile Data Networks by Michael J. Schabel, Ph.D. To 4G or not to 4G: Supporting Exponential Mobile Traffic Growth by Joe Schraml