STC selects Alcatel-Lucent for major broadband access network expansion in Kingdom of Saudi

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced it has signed multimillion-euro frame contracts with STC (Saudi Telecom Company), the main telecommunications carrier in Saudi Arabia, to expand its broadband access network.

Major operator

“As a major operator, STC is committed to provide its customers with the latest high-speed broadband services with the highest quality of service,” said Dr Zeyad Al-Otaibi, STC's vice-president Networks. “We are confident that Alcatel-Lucent's unique network expertise and the high technical competence of its local team will provide us with a superior â€" though cost-effective - upgrade of our broadband network, enabling us to continue to achieve this goal.”

Alcatel-Lucent will deploy the industry's most renowned IP access solution: the Intelligent Services Access Manager (ISAM) platform - supporting DSL and GPON technologies and a cornerstone of Alcatel-Lucent's High Leverage Network architecture. Alcatel-Lucent's ISAM family of IP access products enables the seamless and cost-effective delivery of high-speed broadband multimedia services to mass markets - such as high-speed data, IPTV, VOIP and content-on-demand.

The worldwide leader in fixed broadband access

Alcatel-Lucent is the worldwide leader in fixed broadband access, supporting the largest mass deployments of video, voice and data services. Today, one out of three fixed broadband subscribers around the world is served through an access network provided by Alcatel-Lucent. Alcatel-Lucent is currently involved in over 100 FTTH projects worldwide, over 85 of which are with GPON, and is the driving force behind the world's most advanced VDSL2 roll-outs.