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Alcatel to Supply IMS-ready Net for CNPC Karamay
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Alcatel just scored a contract from Sinkiang Petrochemical Management Bureau to deploy a next generation net for its subsidiary oil producer China National Petrochemical Company (CNPC) Karamay, the companies announced on Wednesday. The contract was won through Alcatel Shanghai Bell, Alcatel's flagship Chinese company.
The deal will enable Alcatel to integrate its technology into CNPC Karamay's existing private voice communication system in order to transform it into an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) ready, next gen network capable of bundle VoIP and other IP-based multimedia services. Completion of the project is expected by the end of 2005.
"Modern and reliable communications are key to ensure the efficiency of company operations," said Chen Hu, general manager of Sinkiang Petrochemical Management Bureau which operates the communication system of CNPC Karamay. "Our cooperation with Alcatel to build a private network based on its NGN technology is the first in the oil industry in China, and is a good reference for other domestic oil companies. Thanks to Alcatel's advanced NGN solution, we are able to upgrade our communication system in a cost effective way".
Alcatel will deploy the Alcatel 5020 Softswitch, the Alcatel 1540 Litespan Multiservice Access Gateway and application server, providing consolidation and optimization of the customer's communication system.
"This project demonstrates Alcatel's expertise in NGN and is a showcase for Alcatel Shanghai Bell to further develop its NGN business in vertical markets", said Gerard Dega, president of Alcatel Shanghai Bell. "Alcatel's solution enables CNPC to optimize its operating costs through network consolidation while providing the building blocks to migrate to an IMS-based network capable of supporting new IP-based multimedia services".
CNPC's network, which currently serves around 100,000 users, should be completely optimized with Alcatel's technology by the end of this year.
Alcatel made news recently when it announced it teamed up with Amdocs in order to push IPTV and other emerging broadband IP-based services. According to a letter of intent addressing the requirements of communications service providers (CSPs) looking to deploy IP-based television (IPTV) and other next-gen broadband IP services, the agreement would enable the companies to "work to deliver a joint end-to-end solution that will allow CSPs to offer 'triple-play' bundles of voice, data and video services, making deployments faster and easier, and reducing operational costs."
The partnership called for the integration of the Amdocs IP Convergence Solution for IPTV with Alcatel's broad suite of IPTV offerings.
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Johanne Torres is contributing editor for TMCnet. To see more articles by Johanne Torres, please visit:
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