Monday, March 5, 2012

Etisalat selects Alcatel-Lucent to accelerate the deployment of its nationwide fiber-optic network in the UAE.

Alcatel-Lucent announced that it has been selected by Etisalat, the UAE's leading telecommunications service provider, to speed up the deployment of its nationwide fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network. In this multimillion-Euro deal, Etisalat will utilize Alcatel-Lucent's Gigabit passive optical network (GPON) technology to connect 50,000 households and business customers.

Etisalat will use Alcatel-Lucent's GPON platform to provide residential and business customers with simultaneous access to several high-definition (HD) TV channels and a video-on-demand (VoD) library--all while enabling them to surf the Internet up to 16 times faster.

"Etisalat is always keen to stay …

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