NTT goes for ALU Edge Router

Japan's NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) has chosen Alcatel's advanced Edge Router systems to dramatically boost speed, performance and cost-efficiency within in its VPN enterprise services.

NTT Com will introduce Alcatel-Lucent's Multi-service Edge Router, the 7750 Service Router (7750 SR) as part of business services available in Japan and worldwide. Previously such services were supported by independent networks, but the move to a single, converged IP infrastructure provided by Alcatel-Lucent will simplify and streamline network management, cut the cost of network operations and help lower NTT Com's operational expenditure through a measurable decrease in energy consumption.

Alcatel-Lucent's 7750 Service Router is designed to offer high performance and availability to differentiate it from the competition. The 7750SR supports platform capacities ranging from 40Gbps to 2Tbps, and has a processing structure adapted to the carrier's service, quality-of-service provision, and a wide range of protocols and interfaces such as Ethernet and multi-service.

Hiroshi Sono, director of technology, network services division of NTT Com said "In 2010 we deployed Alcatel-Lucent's service routers in the network that serves our international business customers, so the transformation of our network in Japan is a natural progression in this successful collaboration. Alcatel-Lucent's dedication to continuously enhancing their platforms with the very latest capabilities gives us the confidence that this new network will be able to address the fast-evolving expectations of our customers far into the future."

Martin Jordy, president and managing director of Alcatel-Lucent Japan said "Alcatel-Lucent has tremendous focus on building the most advanced capabilities into our service routers. Innovations such as our FP3 400G processor and advanced Application Assurance features enable our customers to address growing demand for sophisticated data services from businesses and consumers. This commitment to continuous innovation has allowed us to build an increasingly close relationship with NTT, and to expand our overall position in the extremely competitive Japanese market."