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Scope of Work
NayaTel GPON OFFER
FTTU GPON offer
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................4
2. GENERAL FUNCTIONALITY..................................................................................5
3. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION........................................................................................8
3.1 Alcatel 7342 FTTU O-ONT .............................................................................9
3.2 Alcatel 7342 FTTU I-ONT .............................................................................9
3.3 Alcatel 7342 FTTU GMDU-ONT (Not part of offer)........................................10
..............................................................................10
3.4 Alcatel 7342 FTTU GSBU-Small Business Unit (Not part of offer).................11
3.5 Alcatel-Lucent 7342 P-OLT...........................................................................11
4. ALCATEL-LUCENT 5520 AMS ...........................................................................13
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
Overview......................................................................................................13
A new environment for the 5520 AMS.........................................................13
The impact on the 5520 AMS.......................................................................13
The 5520 AMS architecture..........................................................................14
The 5520 AMS functional overview..............................................................17
The 5520 AMS Solutions..............................................................................21
Access control..............................................................................................24
Authentication.............................................................................................25
Secure communication................................................................................25
Scope of Work
1.
INTRODUCTION
Fiber To The User (FTTU) is quickly becoming the only logical choice for new access
network build outs and for the revamping of existing networks. This radical transformation
in access network design is made possible by passive optical network (PON) technology.
Therefore, most of the FTTU deployments today around the world use the PON technology
as it uses low-cost, easy to install and maintain, passive optical splitters to perform the
fiber distribution.
This document describes the Alcatel-Lucent GPON NayaTel proposal.
The capabilities of the 7342 FTTU GPON system are also outlined in the sections below.
2.
GENERAL FUNCTIONALITY
The Alcatel 7342 ISAM FTTU solution supports long reach from the CO to the user,
up to 20 kilometres. Each fibre terminated at the OLT in the CO can be split using
optical splitters, which enables the Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ISAM FTTU to serve up to
64 ONTs located at outlying subscriber sites.
Element
Management
PSTN
Voice
Voice GW (Not
included in
Offer)
Up to 64 splits
1,490 nm
IP/Ethernet
(Not included
in Offer)
STB / TV
2.5Gb/s
PC
Optical Network
Passive Optical
Termination
Splitter (Not
(ONT)
included in
Black/SIP
Offer)
phone
Broadcast
HE
FTTU GPON
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The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 FTTU performs service differentiation and traffic flow
prioritization in the ONT and P-OLT.A full bundle of services voice, data, and
video can be provided over a single fiber cable to any residential customers
whether they are living in single family units (SFUs) or MDU/MTUs, for indoor or
outdoor deployment.
The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ONT O-Series is designed to deliver triple play services
to single-family homeowners that need a Telco demarcation point outside the
home. The ONT O-Series is a temperature-hardened unit ready for outdoor
deployment with battery backup for lifeline services.
The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 ONT I-Series is designed to deliver triple play services to
residential, single family home customers. I-Series ONTs can either be mounted
inside the home or placed freestanding on a desk, and can be equipped with a
battery backup for lifeline services.
The Alcatel 7342 ONT M-Series is designed to provide services to residential
subscribers in MDUs such as apartment buildings or multi-tenant units such as
business buildings. The MDU ONT terminates the PON interface and has 24 POTS
and 12 Port Ethernet.
The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 FTTU ISAM solution uses a one single mode fiber
technology to connect the OLT equipment in the central office (CO) to the ONTs
located at the subscriber location. Each fiber coming from the central office site
can be split up to multiple houses by means of optical splitters.
Each fiber from the CO can be shared by up to 64 subscribers using optical
splitters.
A detailed network design (distance, splices, losses, etc) is needed to
determinate which splitting ratios are appropriate for each case.
The Alcatel-Lucent 7342 FTTU ISAM solution supports 2,4G/1,2G asymmetrical
PON operation, as defined by the ITU-T G984.X GPON standard and this on each
fiber coming from the central office site.
Fibre type support
The reference fiber for the Alcatel-Lucent 7342 GPON platform is ITU-T G.652.
Single fibre - Fibre Pair support
The Alcatel 7342 supports one fiber in both transmission directions.
3.
SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
The 7342 FTTU ISAM solution features the following key elements:
P-OLT: the Packet Optical Line Termination unit that provides central processing,
switching, and control functions
Note: The V-OLT (the Video Optical Line Termination unit that distributes video
signals across the PON) and the WDM coupler are not part of this offer
The next section discusses these components one by one.
The Alcatel 7342 FTTU O-ONT was designed for single family and small business
application. The Alcatel 7342 O-ONT is environmentally hardened for external
installation, but can be installed inside buildings as well. The Alcatel 7342 O-ONT
has separate operator and user access areas to support a network point of
demarcation.
3.2
The Alcatel 7342 I-Series ONTs are designed for easy fiber termination inside single-family
homes. They are compact in size and can be mounted on walls or stand freely on a desk.
Each ONT terminates a GPON interface running at 2.5 Gb/s downstream and 1.2 Gb/s
upstream, delivering triple play services. The Alcatel I-Series ONTs can be powered from
AC outlets and can also be equipped with a battery backup for lifeline services. The
bottom cover can be easily removed for access to fiber and power terminals while the
service interfaces are all designed for external access. External LEDs indicating the
operational states of the ONT as well as individual ports are included for user-friendly
maintenance. The I-series ONTs include up to two POTS interfaces, two Ethernet
interfaces, and one RF video interface.
3.3
Two different variants will serve either access through VDSL2 or Ethernet.
The Alcatel MDU-Series ONTs are designed for fiber termination outside multi-dwelling
units (MDUs) or multi-tenant units (MTUs). Like the O-Series ONTs, they are hardened for
outdoor installation and can tolerate extreme temperatures, lightning, and other weatherrelated effects. Each ONT terminates a GPON interface running at 2.5 Gb/s downstream
and 1.2 Gb/s upstream, delivering triple play services. Battery backup is available for
lifeline services. The MDU Series ONTs are equipped with 24 POTS and 12 Gigabit Ethernet
interfaces. The Alcatel MDU-Series ONTs are locally powered and can be equipped with
battery backup for lifeline services. The entire unit is passively cooled, meaning that there
are no fans to ensure highest reliability
3.4
ALCATEL 7342 FTTU GSBU-SMALL BUSINESS UNIT
(NOT PART OF OFFER)
The Alcatel 7342 B-series ONTs are designed for small-to medium-sized businesses that
require connection to legacy TDM, Gigabit Ethernet and video (optional) services. Service
providers can make applications such as telecommuting, videoconferencing and online
collaboration a reality. The B-Series ONTs can be mounted indoors or outdoors because
they are hardened and can tolerate extreme temperatures, lightning, and other weather
related effects. The B-Series ONTs are ideal for communities with a mix of business and
residential customers because they operate on the same GPON termination as other
Alcatel ONTs, providing service providers the flexibility to deploy residential and business
services on the same GPON line. Each B-Series ONT includes eight POTS interfaces, one
Gigabit Ethernet interface, two E1 interfaces, and an optional RF video interface. The
Alcatel B-Series ONTs can be locally powered and equipped with battery backup for lifeline
services.
3.5
The 7342 P-OLT is the core of the GPON system. It provides capability to terminate
multiple passive optical network terminations to ONTs and connect those for user and
control plane traffic to the operators network using Ethernet technology. The P-OLT
consists of two key functional blocks: network termination (NT) and line termination (LT),
which actually act as a two-stage switch. The functional blocks are built on the intelligent
services access manager (ISAM) platform with tiers of software applications, including
communication and management protocols, core service and management applications,
and transport applications.
GLT4_1
NT_1
GLT4_2
NT-NT redundancy
HW ready for
1:1 red.
NT_2
Remote craft
Local craft
Remote Enet
Local Enet
PWR conn.
GLT4_14
ACU
Fan conn.
ALRM conn.
EXT BITS
SMAC
EHNT-B up to four 1-GE and one 10-GE interfaces (48G switching matrix)
The GLT4-A line termination cards support 4 ports each, thus providing up to 56
PON interfaces in total. The GPON line card contains a media access controller
(MAC) that provides the interfaces towards the PON and introduces and supports
Ethernet adaptation for VLAN functions and the processing of voice, data, and
IPTV video services. Interconnection between NT and LT is over point-to-point
links transporting Ethernet frames. This point-to-point interface is embedded in
the backplane of the shelf
Besides the NT and the LTs, the following building blocks can be found:
ACU Alarm Control Unit provides collection & distribution of ISAM &
customer alarms (mandatory board)
SMAC System Mac@ Card contains the MAC@ of the 7342 ISAM FTTU
4.
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
Common
EMS Core
Plat fo rm
Functio ns
5529 LRM
5529 OAD
Alarm Display
NE Configuration & Profiles
Other to come
User
Management
Equipment Views
5529 APC
Process
Monitoring
5529 RIM
Network Viewer
Activity log
Admin
Functions
NE Communication
plug-ins
Secur e
Pr otocols
7300
Communication
Protocols
7301
7302/ 7330
7324
7342
7354
7356
The 5520 AMS client is a separate software entity that runs either on a Windows-based PC
or Solaris-based workstation.
The 5520 AMS client software is distributed from the 5520 AMS application server. The AMS
client requires having an IP-link with the AMS application server and a Java runtime version
1.5.0 or later.
As depicted in Figure 2, the 5520 AMS client navigates to the client distribution window on
the server, which includes instructions for downloading the 5523 AWS client for Windows
and Solaris.
The 5520 AMS client can download the latest AMS client software upgrades. The 5520 AMS
GUI provides the capability to search for software upgrade and new extensions. The new
extensions include for instance the Client software for the 5529 Enhanced AMS
applications.
As depicted in Figure 3, the 5520 AMS client GUI offers the capability to search for updates
and new features to install.
A client installation log is included as well. A user-friendly web-page makes the client
installation history available on a browser (see Figure 4).
Figure 3 : The 5520 AMS Client Feature Updates and new installations.
4.5
Hierarchical view
For quick navigation
Intelligent grouping of
Equipment attributes
Network/Equipment views
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The network view of the 5520 AMS consists of a tree view, which displays all Network
Elements as defined. Network elements can be grouped together along geographical
domains or otherwise to facilitate the management of very big networks. The
Network View also depicts with a colour indication the current status of the nodes.
The tree can be expanded in order to allow the operator to zoom in to the detailed
configuration of the network element.
The graphical view is a realistic representation of the groups and the network
element as selected in the network view. It allows the operator to drill down in the
network element (rack/shelf/board/port). All configuration options relevant to the
zoom level are displayed in the object details window.
Alarm management
Alarm management is modelled after the 5523 AWS R7 and consists of alarm
collections from the nodes. A presentation window in the 5520 AMS GUI enables the
operators to view, to acknowledge and to delete alarms. Alarms are colour coded
according to severity. There is easy navigation between the alarm and the object
that reported the alarm and by double clicking the alarm entry the operator gets all
details of the alarm including the proposed repair actions. Both a current and a
historical alarm list are available and cleared alarms are moved manually or through
a predefined schedule from the current list to the historical list. The number of days
that alarms remain in the historical list before they are deleted can be configured.
Profiles
Profiles exist in the Network Elements. A Profile is a group of related attribute
values. Profiles make the node provisioning much easier. The network operator sets a
pointer to the applicable profile(s) instead of configuring each parameter
individually.
During the NE pre-provisioning phase, the profiles are made available in the network
element. This can be done through craft-access or with 5520 AMS. The 5520 AMS can
configure all profiles in the network elements.
Templates
Templates exist in the 5520 AMS. A Template is a data model of a profile. The 5520
AMS can model every node profile into a template. Via the use of templates, the
5520 AMS is able to manage the use of profiles in the Access network.
The 5520 AMS is able to manage all profiles as defined in the network elements
through the use of templates. Profile templates can be created based on the type of
network element and its software release. Profile templates can be given a friendly
name and can be uploaded to one or several network elements. Templates can also
be discovered from an already configured network element. This gives an easy
method to copy profiles from one network element to several other network
elements.
Profile Management
Its very likely that operators will deploy multiple services concurrently in the
network. For each service, the operator will use a set of profiles. The combination of
multiple services normally leads to an operational environment where many profiles
are in use. This can result in a complex and error sensitive situation.
Via the use of Templates and Template Groups, the 5520 AMS has the capability to
manage the use of profiles in a structured way. Service profiles can be grouped
together and a network wide profile deployment is possible.
The 5520 AMS allows to group templates and to download the group, in a single
command, to one or more network elements. For each deployed service or
combination of services, a Template Group can be defined. Template groups can be
deployed in the same way as profile templates, thus avoiding manual interventions
and human errors.
Scheduling
The 5520 AMS scheduling agent allows the operator to create schedules that can be
used in other applications like SW download or backup. Both one time and repetitive
schedules can be created.
User/session Management
A user can be created and a specific profile can be assigned to him. This profile is a
set of functional rights to perform certain actions on specific applications.
When an operator logs in, the operator must provide a username and password. Once
authenticated, a user session is created between the operator position and the
server. This session is used to uniquely identify the operator. All actions of a user
that modify the network are being logged and saved in a log file.
RADIUS/LDAP authentication
Local and Remote operator authentication is possible. Remote authentication is
based on the use of an LDAP server.
The RADIUS protocol enables an operator to utilise a centrally located authentication
server to authenticate the operators when they log in. The EMS can address the LDAP
server directly or through a RADIUS server
4.6
Network Pre-provisioning
The 5520 AMS is the core system for network commissioning and pre-provisioning
activities. The 5520 AMS provides the capabilities for infrastructure preparation,
equipment planning and service planning.
Before network equipment is deployed, the equipment is pre-provisioned with the
appropriate configuration. Via the use of Profiles the network elements are
prepared. In every type of NE, there is a list of profiles; each profile type represents
a set of coherent parameters.
The 5520 AMS provides the capabilities to manage profiles in a structured way i.e.
profiles are typically grouped together and associated with a typical
service/equipment rollout. Therefore the 5520 AMS offers the use of profile
Templates and Template Groups.
Profiles can be setup and tested in a lab environment. Profile configuration can
either be done with 5520 AMS or with direct Craft access. The profiles can be
uploaded to the AMS and be managed through Profile Templates. It is also possible
to first create the templates on the 5520 AMS and then download them to the NEs.
The 5520 AMS allows to group templates in a Template Group. Template Groups are
typically associated with a certain Equipment type or a Service. The 5520 AMS can
download a Template Group to one or multiple network elements. This allows for a
new network wide service introduction. Once downloaded, the equipment is preprovisioned and further service and equipment provisioning can take place.
The 5520 AMS can manage the Network Equipment Planning. The 5520 GUI gives an
advanced representation of the NE equipment state.
Shelves and Boards can be provisioned via Craft or via 5520 AMS. The 5520 AMS is
able to monitor the resulting states. The 5520 AMS gives a consistent view on board
planning using a specific color scheme in the GUI.
Boards have a planned state (configured in 5520 AMS) and a detected state (in the
network). The 5520 AMS discovers the detected state and compares it with the
planned state. Both states are represented in the 5520 AMS GUI.
This results in an appropriate management of Equipment Planning. The AMS displays
the plugged configuration and notes deviations from the planned configuration via an
appropriate colour scheme. This is important when trying to describe the state of an
NE to a technician in the field who might have to make changes.
Apart
from the
planned
Figure 6 : The 5520 AMS GUI Board state representation.
and the
detected state, the 5520 AMS provides additional information on the actual Power
state, the Administration state, the Availability state and the Operational state. In
this way, the 5520 AMS allows to be an important component in the Network Planning
and Building solution.
The 5520 AMS provides dedicated alarm view windows. Most of the AMS GUI windows
include objects info with alarm info. For instance, the equipment tree view, the
equipment object details window and the graphical equipment view include the
alarm state info.
4.7
ACCESS CONTROL
The AMS allows assignment of roles to users to limit the access they have to network
equipment and services even after successful login. At creation, each user is assigned
a functional access profile and a partition access profile.
Viewer User can view, but not modify, network and equipment information.
Constructor User can create and delete objects within the Network.
4.8
AUTHENTICATION
Operators are authenticated via a local userid-password mechanism or via a
centralised authentication database through the use of RADIUS or LDAP. The AMS can
address the LDAP server directly or through a RADIUS server as illustrated in Error:
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4.9
SECURE COMMUNICATION
The following secure protocols are available toward the NE: SNMPv3, SSH and SFTP.
Backup Restore and SW download using SFTP
The SNMP connection information is configured in the SNMP Security Profile object. A
user has to create the profile with the right SNMP parameters. When creating an NE
connection, the user has to select the corresponding profile. A set of default profiles
is created at AMS installation time. They cover all the SNMP variations (i.e. SNMPv1,
SNMPv3 AuthWithPrivacy, SNMPv3 NoAuthNoPrivacy).
A user can create new SNMP Security Profiles, assign them to NEs, and can also delete
an SNMP Security Profile if it has NOT been assigned to any NE yet. A user can edit an
SNMP Security Profile even if it was assigned to different NEs. After editing the
profile, the NEs that were using it will be using the newly configured parameters that
the SNMP Security Profile contains.
An SNMP Security Profile has an unique name. When creating a new Profile, its name
must be unique, otherwise an error message will be displayed and the create
operation fails.
The AMS has the SNMP version as a selectable field inside the SNMP Security Profile
window.
When SNMPv1 is selected, the user has to enter the corresponding parameters (port
number, read and write community strings) in order to create the Profile.
When SNMPv3 version is supported, the user must enter the following parameters:
context name, security level, security name, authentication protocol and its
corresponding password, encryption protocol and its corresponding password.
5. SPLITTER RECOMMENDATIONS
NOT INCLUDED IN OFFER)
(SPLITTERS
Splitters:
Splitting can be done in a single or multi stage, with splitting up to a maximum of
64 per PON interface. Splitters are available on the market as 1:2, 1:4, 1:8, 1:16, 1:32
and 1:64
Realizing that splitters are the most optical budget consuming elements in a PON
network, it is necessary to identify and select products that can meet an overall
best optical performance with the lowest possible Insertion Loss in order to
optimize the network span. Small size, high reliability, and low cost of these
optical splitters are important for ensuring a good end-to-end performance.
6.
SCOPE OF SUPPLY
6.1
ACCESS EQUIPMENT
As requested by NayaTel, a total of 3 x 7342 FTTU ISAMs (1 Rack with 1 OLT shelf) have
been provided in total.
7342 GPON-POLT Configuration
- 24 x 4 GPON (Ports) boards have been provided.
- As each LT Board provides four PON interfaces therefore a maximum total of 6144
possible ONTs can be supported.
- 5000 ONT's have been actually quoted, a usage ratio of 81%. (The assumption of 1 x 64
Splitters is taken)
- Redundant NT configuration with 2x 10 Gbit/s uplink (one (1) XFP 10GE per NT card)
(NT card is the EHNT-B 48G Switching Matrix)
B) ONTs:
A total of 5000 ONTs have been proposed for this offer.
Breakdown of the different ONT variants is below.
a. 4500
b. 300
c. 200
C) Network Management:
For NMS, 5520 AMS has been included in the offer.
6.2
SERVICES
Suitable services have been appropriately quoted keeping in mind the scope of the project.
Installation/commissioning of 10 ONTs.
B ) GPM Services
This section outlines the comprehensive set of services that Alcatel-Lucent proposes to
NayaTel for project management of the Central Office 7342 FTTU OLTs and customization
of the core.
Project Management: provides the highly experienced team to manage all of the actors
involved in the project to ensure that the key project objectives are met
Alcatel-Lucents Project Management skills and practices have been designed for todays
telecommunication environment where the challenges of the operators require
customized, integrated and high-speed deployment.
As the challenges of the operators are:
The actual telecommunication network implementation cannot only be dealt with the
installation of various components of the network.
The project management service proposed to NayaTel will manage these resources to
ensure their energies are channelled to perform the following fundamental and non
separable objectives;
Network performance
Alcatel-Lucent would like to offer the full range of services needed by NayaTel. If there
are any open points, they can be discussed and after having received more detailed
information, Alcatel-Lucent would be pleased to enhance this current service offering to
fully match NayaTels needs.
C ) Training
Training is not part of the offer.
6.3
ASSUMPTIONS
-Site preparation (Air Conditioning, Power and Transmission etc) is under the responsibility
of Customer.
- Appropriate Network Connectivity and transmission is under customers responsibility
- Our proposal does not include any supply nor laying of Optic Fiber nor supply of
splitters and any other part of the OSP.
- ODF and required optical patch cables (for SFP and XFP) will be NayaTels
responsibility.
-ALU will not be responsible for any Civil Works
- Hardware for NMS will be procured by the customer.
- Please refer to the responsibility Matrix for details
7.
REFERENCES
Alcatel-Lucent has an extensive experience with FTTH projects, based upon PON
technologies as supported by its 734x Intelligent Services Access Manager
Fiber-To-The-User (ISAM FTTU) product family.
Alcatel-Lucent sees Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) as the
dominant PON technology to be deployed by operators in Europe and Asia. Early
FTTU deployments especially in Japan (NTT) and US are gradually converting
towards GPON, especially when the scale of the projects enlarge. The increasing
number of GPON focused RFQs, further reinforce this worldwide trend.
There is an increasing adoption of GPON all over the world, with incumbents as well as
local communities selecting it as key access architecture. We are currently involved in
more than 60 FTTx projects worldwide, more than 30 of which include GPON, said Dirk
Van den Berghen, head of Alcatel-Lucents access network activities.
Alcatel-Lucent has led the industry from technology innovations to standardization. We
are a key member of the FSAN standards body and a major contributor to the GPON
standards. Our innovation and expertise demonstrate our commitment to delivering a
long-term strategic advantage to our customers and their access networks.
Press Release
On December 15, 2006 , France Telecom announced the second phase of its
Fiber To The Home (FTTH) plan. After an initial pilot phase with Alcatel-Lucent in
2006, the aim is to connect 150-200K subscribers (of an estimated potential of 1
FTTU GPON offer
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million) by the end of 2008, to its very high speed broadband services. Broader
deployment of FTTH is foreseen in 2009 and beyond, when the content and
services will be available to justify the capacity up to 100 Mbps for its customer
base. FT-Orange group chooses GPON technology, as the GPON architecture
allows for lower fibre installation and civil engineering costs. The total investment
over the two years is estimated at 270 million euros and is in line with the FT's
NExT (New Experience in Telecom services) strategy in terms of the ratio of
CAPEX to consolidated revenues. The NExT programme will enable the FT Group
to pursue its transformation as an integrated operator, supported by its renewed
model for profitable growth.
Didier Lombard, the (Orange) Groups Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
explains: After an initial pilot phase in 2006, the Group is stepping up a gear, increasing
the range of very high speed broadband services available with Orange as well as
expanding the regional coverage of its network for the future. This new phase will pave
the way for the broader deployment of fibrer to the home, which we foresee in 2009 and
beyond, when there will be content and services available which would justify such
capacity for many of our customers.
Alcatel-Lucent also recently signed a contract for the commercial trial of GPON
technology introduction to Telekomunikacja Polska (TP), the largest operator
in Central-Eastern Europe region. Alcatel-Lucent will provide a solution based on
ISAM 7342 FTTU including OLT, ONT equipment, training and end-to-end
deployment services. This is the first GPON deployment in TP's network as the
basis for the future oriented high speed internet access services for high density
residential areas. The ISAM 7342 GPON platform has been selected as the
preferred solution for the commercial trial after successful tests in TP R&D lab.
Already in August 2005 Alcatel-Lucent has been chosen by the State Ministry
of Communications (MOC) in Kuwait to supply a GPON solution to serve about
60 % of the access areas. Meanwhile some 29 000 GPON ONTs have been
delivered for deployment.
Alcatel-Lucent, as strategic partner to MOC, is responsible for the full end-to-end
system integration, both for the network and the service roll out.
By replacing the existing copper access with a passive optical fiber
infrastructure, MOC's access network is gradually upgraded. Subscribers are
already benefiting from this state-of-the art converged access infrastructure that
enables the delivery of services like voice, high speed Internet, voice and
multimedia over IP, and IPTV (including high definition TV, video on demand, and
home entertainment).
"Based on the latest telecommunication technology, the new network will be the platform
from which to provide an extensive range of broadband and narrowband services to
Kuwaiti homes. It will position Kuwait as the country with the most advanced
telecommunications infrastructure in the region. We also believe that selecting a major
vendor like Alcatel is a key to success", said Mr. Nabeel Bin Salamah, assistant
Undersecretary, Kuwait MOC.