Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Alcatel releases SDN strategy Network equipment company will update its OmniSwitch operating system early next year with components allowing enterprises to build software-defined networks
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Alcatel templates help build automated networks Certifications from Citrix have allowed Alcatel to offer blueprints for customers to create WAN-to-LAN automated networks
Monday, May 07, 2012
Alcatel-Lucent to bring 40G to mesh Two 40Gig Ethernet line cards will be available in the third quarter for its OmniSwitch 10K network core switch, which, combined with software upgrades will fill out its fabric architecture.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Alcatel to give switch ‘multimedia fluency’ Coming software upgrades will let switch detect SIP-based traffic and individual users so Quality of Service terms can be applied
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Alcatel-Lucent integrates Wi-Fi with mobile networks Many wireless operators have to include Wi-Fi offloading on their networks to ease crowded spectrum, says the equipment maker
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Alcatel hikes optical speed with less energy The 1870 Transport Teraswitch (TTS) is based on a new chip from the equipment maker that cut power consumption to one-eighth that of earlier processors. Squeezing more performance out of network core equipment is the key to carriers keeping up with growing demand, says an industry analyst
Sunday, September 22, 2002
Alcatel sees lower sales and 13,000 fewer jobs Citing a further worsening of the market for telecommunication equipment, Alcatel SA announced 13,000 more job cuts on Friday and lowered its second-half sales forecast.
Thursday, February 21, 2002
Emily Carr Institute discovers technology and art make good fit It might come as a surprise to hear that the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver has installed a high-tech network to connect students, faculty and administration; after all, art speaks to the quest for truth and beauty, not bits and bytes, doesn’t it?
Wednesday, February 06, 2002
Teleworking services in a broadband age: New opportunities for service providers This paper describes the business trends that are fuelling teleworking, the opportunity it offers to service providers, and gives an overview of the solutions Alcatel offers to make these services a reality.
Thursday, December 27, 2001
EDS to take over Alcatel's IT services unit Answare Electronic Data Systems Corp. (EDS) is due to take over Answare SA, the IT services subsidiary of French telecommunication equipment manufacturer Alcatel SA, the companies said Friday.
Thursday, September 20, 2001
The evolution of voice over IP The technologies behind voice over IP (VoIP) have progressed far beyond the CB radio-style consumer-driven services that started popping up around 1996, and while analysts and vendors see a market for the newest wave of VoIP products and solutions, the days are hardly numbered for classic circuit-switched telephony.
Thursday, September 20, 2001
The evolution of voice over IP The technologies behind voice over IP (VoIP) have progressed far beyond the CB radio-style consumer-driven services that started popping up around 1996, and while analysts and vendors see a market for the newest wave of VoIP products and solutions, the days are hardly numbered for classic circuit-switched telephony.
Friday, April 27, 2001
Report: Lucent, Alcatel discuss complete merger French telecommunication equipment maker Alcatel SA said Friday that it has made a bid to buy Lucent Technologies Inc.'s fibre-optic business, but according to a report published Friday in The Wall Street Journal newspaper, those talks have broadened to include the possibility of a full merger between the two companies.
Thursday, September 07, 2000
Agreement paves way for single network architecture The Multiservice Switching Forum (MSF) has announced an agreement that will provide telecom service providers, telecom equipment vendors and businesses with a single network architecture to deliver ATM, IP and voice services.