Alcatel Lucent bags smart city project

New Delhi: Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise will provide communications and networking solutions for building the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) in India.

Newgen, the lead member of the GIFT ICT Concessionarie, has selected Alcatel to contribute in the development of the smart city, a statement said.

GIFT is a joint venture between the Government of Gujarat (GOG) and the Gujarat Urban Development Company Limited (GUDCOL) and is aimed at developing India’s capabilities as an established and high-tech financial hub, a statement said.

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise will provide personalized services with enterprise telephony and unified communications applications running over an intelligent enterprise network infrastructure.

The global solution from Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise helps turn communications from being just another utility service to becoming a strategic asset, helping organizations optimize their business performance and provide an enhanced user experience.

It’s comprised of-- Unified Communications (UC) and IP Telephony,  Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN), Wi-Fi Solution, Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON), OpenTouch Customer Service (OTCS),  Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH).

GIFT will serve as a model for the world’s best smart cities and it is designed to supersede globally benchmarked financial centers such as Shinjuku, Tokyo; Lujiazui, Shanghai; La Defense, Paris; and the London Dockyards.

Spanning 3.58 sq. kilometers, the smart city will contain commercial, residential and social areas, consisting of global trade and financial centres, exhibition complexes, city services establishments, and residential structures.

The city will be a fully connected one which will include services like intelligent parking, bus services, sustainable and connected buildings, city-wide connectivity, etc.

Sanjay Sapru, Regional Director, South Asia, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, said:  “The GIFT project marks another milestone in our journey as a future-ready communications and networking solutions provider. We are excited to witness the role our advanced communication solutions will play in the world’s best smart city, and we look forward to working alongside Newgen in transforming this vision into a reality.”

Anurag Khurana, CEO and Managing Director, Newgen Holdings Private Limited, said: “We are happy to have selected Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise as communications and networking solutions provider for GIFT, the torch bearer of Smart Cities in India. We are committed to provide quality of life, connected world and vibrancy to the enterprises, employees and residents at GIFT.”